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Study title

Swedish election study 1960

Creator

Särlvik, Bo (Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg)

Study number / PID

snd0001-1-1.0 (SND)

https://doi.org/10.5878/001126 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

This is the second election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. One of the areas covered in this election study was newspaper reading habits, including questions on type of paper, which party the paper favors, and if the respondent subscribes or buys single copies of the paper. Questions were asked as to which topics were most interesting: crime, political news, international news, sports, editorials, and economics. Other questions dealt with exposure to election pamphlets and election programs in radio and television. There are also a number of questions concerning the respondent´s opinion in various political issues, such as state control over private enterprises, aid to developing-countries and social reforms. Purpose: Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Topics

ElectionsGovernment, political systems and organisationsPolitical behaviour and attitudesSocial SciencesPolitical ScienceMedia

Keywords

Developing countries (ELSST)Elections (ELSST)Housing (ELSST)Mass media (ELSST)Population migration (ELSST)Defence (ELSST)Occupations (ELSST)Participation (ELSST)Politics (ELSST)Public sector (ELSST)Social mobility (ELSST)Voting intention (ELSST)
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Methodology

Data collection period

29/08/1960 - 17/09/1960

Country

Sweden

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Individuals aged 22-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1960

Sampling procedure

The sample was drawn from Statistics Sweden Survey Research Centre´s sampling framework. The framework consisted of a nation-wide set of primary sampling units which provide the framework for a ´general purpose´ two-stage population sample. Respondents not included in the target population because of ineligibility to vote are excluded from the sample. The target population even includes Swedes resident abroad, but these are not included in the sample. People above 80 years of age at the time of the study are excluded in order to avoid the difficulties encountered in interviewing very old people. The total sample is split into two subsamples of equal size. One subsample is contacted for personal interviews during the fieldwork stage preceding the election. Respondents in this subsample are contacted again after election day through a short mail questionnaire. The second subsample is contacted for personal interview during the weeks immediately after the election.
Probability: Multistage

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

Swedish National Data Service

Publication year

1982

Terms of data access

Access to data through SND. Access to data is restricted.

Related publications

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