Data Catalogue

The purpose of the project was to study students' understanding of and attitudes towards the use of gene technology in food production and medicine. Information regarding attitudes towards the use of additives in food, gene technology and genetic testing of embryos is among the data in the data material.

The primary objective of this project was to map out different attitudes towards the Drammen dialect, and to assess what linguistic characteristics that were connected to negative attitudes towards the dialect. The respondents evaluated people based on language tests, and assessed nine linguistic characteristics, and were asked about their own use of linguistic traits.

Themes for Omnibus no 1 1998: Travels the last 3 months, Smoking habits, Assessment and prioritization of healt and health care, Use of estrogen, Information about cultural provision, the daily press interest in research Omnibus no. 1 in 1998 has got the following clients and themes: - Statens tobakksskaderåd: Smoking habits - Statistiscs Norway, Seksjon for samferdsels- og reiselivsstatistikk: Travels the last 3 months - Senter for helseadministrasjon: Assessment and prioritization of healt...

Choices involving risk significantly affect the distribution of income and wealth in society. "Just Luck - An Experimental Study of Risk Taking and Fairness, 2007" reports the results of the first experiment (to the researchers`knowledge) to study fairness views about risk-taking, specifically whether such views are based chiefly on ex ante opportunities or on ex post outcomes. The results show that even though many participants focus exclusively on ex ante opportunities, most favor some...

From 1994 to 2023, Medianorway was an information centre for facts about Norwegian media. The purpose was to make Norwegian media statistics available via one central source, and to document Norwegian media development through the systematic collection of media data. After more than twenty years of work, it has become a comprehensive collection of information about the Norwegian media sector. Data on online media in Norway are compiled from various sources by Medianorway, University of Bergen,...

Worldwide about 2 million hectares of agricultural fields are irrigated with wastewater. The practice of wastewater use is particularly pronounced in the urban and peri-urban areas of developing and emerging economies. Wastewater use in urban agriculture can serve as a common denominator for the transmission of diarrhoeal, helminth and malaria diseases if not undertaken in a safe manner. This project aims to assess the contribution of informal urban wastewater irrigation to both pathogenic and...

The purpose of the project is to describe the variation in access to and utilization of "kvistbete" within and between plant species along gradients in the environment. The background for the project is based on the question "How should forest management resources be managed to provide maximum sustainable yield in a savannah environment?" And further investigates how access and utilization of "kvistbete" vary within and between plant species along gradients in the environment. The main findings...

This data set is taken from the survey "Local Government Organization at Municipal and County Level, 2000", which was conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) on behalf of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (KRD). The purpose of the survey was to collect data for an update of KRD's organizational database. This database provides data on various features of municipal organization in most municipalities and counties in Norway. The purpose of...

The Norwegian Citizen Panel is a platform for internet surveys of public opinion in important areas of society and politics in Norway. Participants are randomly recruited from the Norwegian population register, and they are encouraged to participate over time. The panel was fielded for the first time the fall of 2013 and as of 2017 the survey is carried out three times a year. The data set for The Norwegian Citizen Panel Wave 19, 2020 also contains variables from previous waves, the wave number...

The project is a study of the implementation of "the Action plan for welfare services for the elderly" in the 24 municipalities of the county Nord-Trøndlag. Both the processes the action plan put in motion in the municipalities, and the specific results of it are investigated. Focus has been on the conditions the municipalities had to carry out the Action plan, internal discussions in the municipalities with regard to different solutions and the relationship between different municipal...

Data is collected from "Representing Others in a Public Good Game – Experiment Data, 2011". The purpose of the study was to compare decisions when taken by individuals who represent themselves, and individuals representing a group. A laboratory experiment was carried out at the University of Oslo with 108 participants. The participants played public good games against other participants. Some games were played as an individual, and others made choices on the behalf of a group that played against...

Since 1989, national school elections have been conducted in tandem with municipal and national elections. NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data is the national organizer and coordinator of the project. Until and including 2003, the Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research (KUF) financed the project. Since 2005 The Directorate of Education and Training has held the overall responsibility for the project, as well as being its source of finance. The school elections in Norwegian upper...

Enron, Shell, and in Norway, Statoil and the state-owned Vinmonopolet, are all companies that have recently been involved in scandals and criticized for unethical conduct. By implication, these companies are also accused of neglecting their corporate social responsibility (CSR). Concurrently, it is not unlikely that such scandals have fed what appears to be widespread public skepticism regarding CSR programs. The companies' motivation for CSR is questioned, and it is doubted whether they follow...

This is a research study which aims to investigate the relationship between the specific alcohol metabolite etylglucuronid (ETG) in saliva, blood and urine, after consuming a known amount of alcohol. ETG can be detected in the blood several hours longer than alcohol, and in urine up to a few days. ETG is therefore an important marker for the detection of previous alcohol intake. The purpose of the experiment is to investigate whether saliva samples can replace blood and urine samples in...

The objective of "The Quality of Physiotherapy Services, 1994" was to map experiences and the opinion among users (patients) and physiotheraposts which can be related to the quality of physiotherapy services. The user survey focused on who the physiotherapy users are, why they seek physiotherapy services, which expectations they have for the treatment, what happens during the treatment process and how this experience is. The physiotherapy survey focused on attitudes and practice towards...

Labour Force Survey 2010, 3rd quarter As of the 1st quarter of 1972, SSB has conducted official quarterly labour force surveys (AKU). These surveys aim to give the labour force authorities (and other people interested) knowledge of the occupational structure of the population and how it develops over time. The surveys are meant to give a foundation and statistical material for occupational prognoses and labour research. The samples in AKU are from 1992 representative at county level. In the...

The NOKUT National Student Survey 2020 is a national survey of the students' experienced quality of education. The survey is carried out by NOKUT (The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. The purpose of Studiebarometeret is to strenghten the quality work in higher education and give useful information about educational quality. The survey is conducted annually during October-November. In the autumn of 2020, the NOKUT...

The fundamental idea of this comparative research project is to investigate the significance of local governments' service delivery and performance as a basis for the legitimacy they acquire. Through a combination of extensive survey analysis and case studies, the project investigates local elected representatives', administrative staffs' and citizens' perceptions of local government input and output based legitimacy in two different national contexts (Norway and Sweden). Input legitimacy will...

Worldwide and in Norway, cities face challenges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air and noise pollution, while increasing the accessibility and livability of residential, work and living environments to all citizens. Car and bike sharing could provide solutions to these challenges, thanks to optimized use of vehicles, space, energy, financial and material resources, as well as potential benefits for social inclusion. However, while shared mobility is rapidly increasing and political support...

This project investigates different forms of collaboration between municipalities and the voluntary sector, what services it co-operates on, and which factors that may promote or hinder such collaboration. These questions were discussed based on both existing sources and new data collections. The project was carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Culture through "Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector". With a focus on Hordaland County data was collected through survey,...

Despite the disproportionate burden of HIV being carried by same-sex practicing men in many African countries, HIV prevention programming targeting such men is still scant. However, in Dar es Salaam a nascent grassroots organizing against HIV and for health and rights is currently emerging. If successful, this kind of organizing may have the potential to play a significant role for HIV prevention. Building on previous research among MSM in Dar es Salaam and using a set of complementary...

The purpose of the project was to investigate the role of private actors in the health care sector in Norwegian municipalities. Outsourcing is central and project examines the extent of this and the experiences so far. The main findings show a modest use of outsourcing as a tool. The data set consists of a questionnaire answered by 240 health care managers in Norwegian municipalities and districts in Oslo and Bergen.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are chronic inflammatory joint diseases posing a significant burden to patients, their families, and society. They are caused by an interaction between a strong genetic predisposition and environmental factors. RA patients also have increased mortality rates and higher risk of cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarctions and strokes. The objectives of the project are to test whether risk scores based on published genetic risk...

In the 1998 Omnibus surveys, a travel behavior survey was integrated into all four studies, ensuring that data collection covered the entire year. Respondents were asked about trips they had undertaken in the past three months. The four Omnibus surveys in 1998 had a gross sample of 3 x 2,000 + 2,500 = 8,500 respondents. Of these, the net sample consisted of 5,297 respondents. These respondents reported a total of 7,816 trips. In the version published here, trips are linked to the...

Model runs from WACCM and WACCM-D, to be available for the paper "Nitric Oxide Response to the April 2010 Electron Precipitation Event - Using WACCM and WACCM-D With and Without Medium Energy Electron", submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research - Space.

The purpose of this project was to investigate what influence the development pattern in the cities and towns have for citizens' transportation needs, selection of transport and energy use for transportation. This issue is addressed through five empirical studies that cover different geographical levels: - A comprehensive study of 22 Nordic towns - An extensive, but not so in-depth study of the 97 largest cities in Sweden - A study of commuting areas around 15 Swedish cities - A study of...

In the spring of 2022, Statistics Norway (SSB) conducted a survey on the competence of teaching staff in primary and lower secondary schools. The survey was funded by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Udir). The survey was conducted as a combined web and telephone survey. The sample consisted of 6,000 teachers who were registered as salaried employees with an employment percentage of more than 50 percent in primary and lower secondary school in the 2020/2021 school year.

The aim of this project is to examine how and why patterns of far-right mobilization differ in hybrid regimes compared to democracies. To answer this question, sthe study maps patterns of mobilization in Georgia and Ukraine after the so-called Color Revolutions to the end of 2020. Next, the study compares these patterns to established knowledge about far-right mobilization in liberal democracies to explain how and why the Georgian and Ukrainian cases differ. In doing so, it applies protest event...

This subproject concerns the use of social media during and after the terrorist attacks in Norway in 2011. The subproject is a part of the project "Researching Social Media and Collaborative Software Use in Emergency Situations (RESCUE)". The data described here include the part of the RESCUE-project about the terrorist attacks in Norway in 2011 and social media (WP2). The RESCUE project develops new knowledge based models of emergency communication by studying social media use in three...

The present follow-up survey is based on interviews with 1,016 companies distributed across 21 different services and programmes. The 21 services and programs are divided into four main groups. Group 1 is Loans, group 2 is Grants, group 3 is Programs that offer both financing, advice and networking, while group 4 is Scholarships. It is important to emphasize that Innovation Norway provides advice related to all its services and programs, but there are therefore some services and programs that...