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This survey forms part of the research program 'Demokrati i förändring'. The survey was carried out immediately after the local elections in 1991. Areas covered: Opinion on how well the local authority service works and on achievments needed in different fields; Activities of the political parties; Attempts on influencing political decisions in another way than through voting; Political commitment and opinion on the recruitment of politicians; Membership of organizations and associations; Confidence in a number of institutions; Difference in treatment of men and women; Relation to other countries and international organizations; Medical care and the county council activities; The quality of the information about political issues and how to get information; Opinion on the political parties and vote in the election to the parliament, county council and local government respectively; and a number of socio-economic background variables. Furthermore there is a number of questions only put to individuals living in the municipalities of Grästorp, Kävlinge, Lidköping and Luleå. In Göteborg the questionnaire also included questions about the district neighbourhood committees.