The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 2023
type: Dataset
description: The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey has been conducted yearly since 1992, but was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka. The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large. The dataset has changed somewhat in relation to the codebook, in order to reduce the risk of re-identification. The following changes have been made: Variables removed: mtidn1, komprob_txt, regprob_txt, anparti, angrupp, ankom, ansex, kommun, f71, so, sdn, mellanomr20, mellanomr Variables added: samhällsgrupp Variables aggregated: f63c
alternate name: Väst-SOM 2023
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creative work status: completed
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creator: University of Gothenburg
date modified: 2026-01-29
date published: 2025-03-05
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/wvxa-2310
keywords: MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE
keywords: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
keywords: POLITICS
keywords: Political behaviour and attitudes
keywords: Elections
keywords: Political ideology
keywords: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
keywords: Social behaviour and attitudes
keywords: Cultural activities and participation
keywords: Leisure, tourism and sport
keywords: Social Sciences
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keywords: Political Science
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  term code: 506
keywords: Political Science (Excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)
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  term code: 50601
keywords: Media and Communications
  type: DefinedTerm
  term code: 508
keywords: Media and Communication Studies
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  term code: 50801
keywords: Other Social Sciences
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  term code: 509
keywords: Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
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  term code: 50999
keywords: SOM Survey
keywords: Western SOM
keywords: Swedish trends
keywords: SOM data
keywords: CORS
publisher: University of Gothenburg
size: QuantitativeValue
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  value: 2653
size: QuantitativeValue
  unit text: variables
  value: 372
spatial coverage: Kungsbacka Municipality
spatial coverage: Västra Götaland County
temporal coverage: 2023/2023
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PropertyValue
property ID: DOI
value: 10.5878/y83v-tg71

University of Gothenburg
type: Organization
department: SOM Institute

Swedish
type: Language
alternate name: swe

MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE
type: DefinedTerm
term code: MediaCommunicationAndLanguage

LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
type: DefinedTerm
term code: LabourAndEmployment

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

Political ideology
type: DefinedTerm
description: Ideas, ideals and theories on the ways governments and societies can be organised. Major political ideologies include anarchism, democracy, liberalism, conservatism etc.
term code: Politics.PoliticalIdeology

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

Cultural activities and participation
type: DefinedTerm
description: Active or passive participation in any kind of cultural activities, as well as opinions and perceptions of them.
term code: SocietyAndCulture.CulturalActivitiesAndParticipation

Leisure, tourism and sport
type: DefinedTerm
description: Recreation patterns, leisure time activities and hobbies. Includes sports spectatorship, competition sports, and travel for leisure. Use note: For data on exercise for keeping fit, use 'Physical fitness and exercise'.
term code: SocietyAndCulture.LeisureTourismAndSport

HOUSING
type: DefinedTerm

OCCUPATIONS
type: DefinedTerm

PUBLIC SECTOR
type: DefinedTerm

ENVIRONMENT
type: DefinedTerm

TRUST
type: DefinedTerm

EUROPEAN UNION
type: DefinedTerm
description: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY BECAME FORMALLY KNOWN AS EUROPEAN UNION IN 1993.

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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
type: DefinedTerm

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
type: DefinedTerm
description: ANY SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN VEHICLES OTHER THAN THEIR OWN, E.G. BUSES, TRAINS. IT COVERS SYSTEMS RUN BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISES AS WELL AS THOSE RUN BY THE STATE.

MEDICAL CARE
type: DefinedTerm
description: COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL CARE GIVEN TO OR RECEIVED BY A PATIENT, INCLUDING EXAMINATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, MONITORING AND TREATMENT.

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

NEWS
type: DefinedTerm

INCOME
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
type: DefinedTerm
description: INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR FROM WITHIN A POLITICAL PARTY/ORGANIZATION

RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
type: DefinedTerm

DEMOCRACY
type: DefinedTerm

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

POLITICAL PARTIES
type: DefinedTerm

INTERNET USE
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE MANNER, PURPOSE, FREQUENCY, ETC., OF THE USER'S INTERNET USE

POLITICIANS
type: DefinedTerm

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
type: DefinedTerm
description: INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

WORKING CONDITIONS
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MANAGERIAL FACTORS AFFECTING A WORKER'S JOB ENVIRONMENT

HOUSEHOLDS
type: DefinedTerm
description: A HOUSEHOLD INCLUDES EITHER ONE PERSON LIVING ALONE OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE, NOT NECESSARILY RELATED, LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS WITH COMMON HOUSEKEEPING, I.E. SHARING AT LEAST ONE MEAL PER DAY OR SHARING A LIVING OR SITTING ROOM.

CLUBS
type: DefinedTerm

LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES
type: DefinedTerm
description: ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING A PERSON'S TIME AWAY FROM THEIR USUAL OCCUPATION

EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE LEVELS OF EDUCATION ARE BASED ON ISCED 1997.

POLITICAL ATTITUDES
type: DefinedTerm

Kungsbacka Municipality
type: Place

Västra Götaland County
type: Place