Aging in society: Social attitudes towards the elderly 1982
This data collection focuses on attitudes toward and knowledge of the social conditions, abilities, and personalities of elderly persons. Additionally, these data describe how social background characteristics, such as age, gender, profession, and living conditions, influence attitudes toward the elderly.
Tornstam, L. (1983) Kunskaper och okunskaper om äldre. Report no. 13. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Tornstam, L. (1984) Sociala attityder till äldre. Report no. 19. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Tornstam, L. (1985) Känslomässiga attityder till äldre. Report no. 20. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Delegationen för social forskning
Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research
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'.
Use note: May need an additional topic, if the elderly are studied from a particular aspect.
Specific social services: use and availability
For example, data on the extent people use specific social services, opinions on the adequacy, accessibility and availability of specific services, and general satisfaction with them. For example, questions on what services elderly respondents have used, or use statistics on particular services.
Data on social behaviour, social interaction and networks, social responsibilities, social norms and rules, and attitudes towards these issues.