The National SOM Survey 2020
type: Dataset
description: In order to identify how the evolution of society affects Swedes’ attitudes and behaviour, the SOM Institute started its National SOM study in 1986. National SOM addresses three areas - society, opinion and mass media - and consists of several parallel surveys. All surveys include a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. In 2020, six different questionnaires were distributed. The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour. The SOM Institute also has an online tool for data analysis, where you can work with data from the national SOM surveys directly in your web browser. You can find it at https://som-institutet.se/dataanalys
alternate name: Riks-SOM 2020
citation: Andersson, U., Carlander, A., Grusell, M., & Öhberg, P. (2021). Ingen anledning till oro (?) : SOM-undersökningen 2020. https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/309574
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creator: University of Gothenburg
date modified: 2026-02-18
date published: 2025-03-05
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/mdv9-tj53
keywords: Income, property and investment/saving
keywords: HEALTH
keywords: General health and well-being
keywords: Energy and natural resources
keywords: POLITICS
keywords: Political behaviour and attitudes
keywords: Elections
keywords: Government, political systems and organisations
keywords: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
keywords: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS
keywords: Social welfare policy
keywords: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
keywords: Social behaviour and attitudes
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keywords: Media and Communications
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keywords: Media and Communication Studies
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keywords: Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
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keywords: Information Studies
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keywords: SOM Survey
keywords: Swedish trends
keywords: SOM data
keywords: CORS
keywords: National SOM
publisher: University of Gothenburg
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spatial coverage: Sweden
temporal coverage: 2020/2020
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value: 10.5878/h994-nk34

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value: 9789189673496

University of Gothenburg
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department: SOM Institute

Swedish
type: Language
alternate name: swe

Income, property and investment/saving
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on the accumulation of personal assets, including income, property, investments and savings.
term code: Economics.IncomePropertyAndInvestmentSaving

HEALTH
type: DefinedTerm
term code: Health

General health and well-being
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on the general well-being or health status of an individual, group or population. May be objectively measured/observed or self-perceived. Well-being includes, for instance, physical and mental capacity or state, as well as social state.
term code: Health.GeneralHealthAndWellbeing

Energy and natural resources
type: DefinedTerm
description: Natural resources are assets such as land, forests, energy sources, water, minerals which exist naturally and can be used for economic production or consumption. Energy resources include fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas or coal, as well as nuclear, solar, tidal and wind or from living organisms that can be replaced.
term code: NaturalEnvironment.EnergyAndNaturalResources

POLITICS
type: DefinedTerm
term code: Politics

Political behaviour and attitudes
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on party political attitudes, political engagement and participation in the political process, voting behaviour, satisfaction with government. Use note: For data on specific political doctrines, use 'Political ideology'.
term code: Politics.PoliticalBehaviourAndAttitudes

Elections
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on elections, referendums, election campaigns, election results, candidates in elections, candidate selectors, election funding etc.
term code: Politics.Elections

Government, political systems and organisations
type: DefinedTerm
description: Issues relating to national, regional and local government, governing bodies (e.g. the Government, Parliament, local government bodies), public administration, other political organisations such as political parties. For example, data on government policies, political parties and their policies, political party leaders, trust in government bodies.
term code: Politics.GovernmentPoliticalSystemsAndOrganisations

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
type: DefinedTerm
term code: ScienceAndTechnology

SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS
type: DefinedTerm
term code: SocialWelfarePolicyAndSystems

Social welfare policy
type: DefinedTerm
description: Decisions made and principles adopted at national, regional or local level concerning social welfare, its funding and provision, for instance, who is entitled to what kind of social services and benefits and why, what is their level, and who can provide the services. For example, a policy that elderly people should remain in their homes for as long as possible, a policy relating to how long people can have an unemployment benefit. Use note: For laws and regulations already implemented, use the topic 'Laws and regulations' as well.
term code: SocialWelfarePolicyAndSystems.SocialWelfarePolicy

SOCIETY AND CULTURE
type: DefinedTerm
term code: SocietyAndCulture

Social behaviour and attitudes
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on social behaviour, social interaction and networks, social responsibilities, social norms and rules, and attitudes towards these issues.
term code: SocietyAndCulture.SocialBehaviourAndAttitudes

MASS MEDIA
type: DefinedTerm

MIGRATION (HUMAN)
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE RELATIVELY PERMANENT CHANGE IN USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF PEOPLE, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS

ENERGY
type: DefinedTerm

SOCIAL WELFARE
type: DefinedTerm

TRUST
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICAL INTEREST
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE EXTENT TO WHICH MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL POPULATION TAKE AN INTEREST IN POLITICAL MATTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, BY WATCHING TELEVISION, LISTENING TO THE RADIO, READING THE NEWSPAPER OR DISCUSSING POLITICAL ISSUES

NUCLEAR ENERGY
type: DefinedTerm

PUBLIC SERVICES
type: DefinedTerm
description: SERVICES SUPPLIED TO THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE; SERVICES OR SUPPLIES, SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, WATER OR TRANSPORT, CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO THE COMMUNITY, USUALLY CONTROLLED BY A (NATIONALIZED OR PRIVATE) MONOPOLY AND SUBJECT TO PUBLIC REGULATION

TELEVISION VIEWING
type: DefinedTerm

INTERNET
type: DefinedTerm

MOBILE COMMUNICATION
type: DefinedTerm
description: NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION VIA MOBILE PHONE

INTERNAL POLITICS
type: DefinedTerm
description: POLICY FOCUSING ON CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITHIN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.

Sweden
type: Place