This dataset contains information from the third survey of the collection of Swedish opinion surveys. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous surveys, some of the questions are excluded and a number of questions are added. New questions in this survey dealt with: most important political task in the nearest future; measures to be taken to improve the Swedish economy; improvements wanted in one´s own life; opinion on religion and religious people; persons to be protected when the standard of living is decreasing; insurances; various measures to prevent crime; industrial cooperation between Sweden and Norway; immigration; interest in domestic policy; causes of the country´s bad economy; opinion on reductions in the public expenses; attitudes toward drugs; the respondent´s parents opinion on religion and drugs; cooperation between various groups in society; and interest in the political debate in mass media.
Hultgren, S. (1982) Det politiska spelet om envar : vad den svenske väljaren tror, fruktar, hoppas och kräver - speglat i opinionsundersökningar under tre år. Stockholm : Askild & Kärnekull. ISBN: 91-582-0401-6.
Boalt, G., & Hultgren, S. (1980) I svenskarnas ögon. Stockholm: LT Förlag. ISBN: 91-36-01651-9.
Boalt, G. (1985) Vad vill väljarna? : åsiktsförskjutningarna 1979-1983. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell international. ISBN: 91-22-00736-9.
Boalt, G. (1984) The political process. Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell international. ISBN: 9122006540.
Swedish Social Science Data Service (1985) Svenska folket 1979-1985 - sex enkäter från Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser. SSD report, 2. Göteborg: Swedish Social Science Data Service.
Data referring to any type of mass media. For example, printed or online newspapers, magazines, television and the radio. Use note: Social media are indexed with 'Information society'.
The conditions under which employees work. For example, types of contract, working time (hours of work, rest periods, work schedules, overtime), pay and remuneration, physical aspects and mental demands of work, employee rights and responsibilities, workload, employee involvement in decision-making, leave entitlements, physical environment. Use note: For workplace safety issues, use also 'Occupational health'.
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'.
Government, political systems and organisations
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.
POLICY FOCUSING ON CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITHIN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.