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The Regional Värmland SOM Survey 2018

SND-ID: SND 1112

This study is part of the collection The Regional Värmland SOM survey

Alternative title

Värmlands-SOM 2018

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Description

In 2018 the SOM Institute carried out the third SOM survey in the region of Värmland. Focus was on issues of public services, regional development and media habits. The survey also related to the relationship to Norway and the opinion on local infrastructure projects. The SOM survey in Värmland is designed in collaboration with Karlstad University.

Purpose:

Study attitudes and behaviours that are linked to local and regional issues and phenomena

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Protection and ethical review

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 130-15

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 16-85 years residing in the county of Värmland

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random
Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

2018

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Värmland County

Topic and keywords

Research area

POLITICS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, Elections, Political behaviour and attitudes, Political ideology, Cultural activities and participation, MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, Leisure, tourism and sport, Social behaviour and attitudes, Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies), Media and Communications, Media Studies, Other Social Sciences, Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

housing, occupations, public sector, environment, trust, political interest, local government services, public transport, medical care, public services, news, income, political participation, democracy, internal politics, political parties, internet use, politicians, social participation, working conditions, clubs, leisure time activities, educational levels, political attitudes, cors

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Dataset
The Regional Värmland SOM Survey 2018

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2019). The Regional Värmland SOM Survey 2018. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/3y3b-y023

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2018-09-25–2018-12-31
  • Data collector: Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
  • Sample size: 5000
  • Cause of non response - No contact/refusal: 2370
  • Cause of non response - Respondent unable to participate: 195
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

369

Number of individuals/objects

2435

Response rate/participation rate

51%

Published: 2020-04-02