The Community SOM Survey 1998: Tjörn
type: Dataset
description: Every year since 1986, the SOM Institute carries out a nationwide survey, National SOM (Riks-SOM), in which people are asked questions about politics, society, their use of media, public service, the environment, risks, new media technology and their leisure-time activities. Since 1992 a corresponding survey is carried out in Göteborg and its surrounding communities: Western SOM (Väst-SOM). Starting in 1996, a local study, Community SOM (Kom-SOM), is carried out in different municipalities surrounding Göteborg as well as town districts in the city of Göteborg. The results from these surveys shed light on three levels of society: the national, the regional and the municipal. The 1998 questionnaire consists of five parts: Mass media; Politics and society; Traffic and environment; Living conditions, leisure and housing; and background questions. The 1998 municipal survey was carried out in collaboration with the Gothenburg Region Association of Local Authorities and Statistics Sweden.
alternate name: Kom-SOM 1998
citation: Persson, Jonas (1999) Storstadsregionens kontraster. Kommunundersökningarna i göteborgsregionen 1996-1998. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.
citation: Nilsson, Lennart & Persson, Jonas (1999) Kommunundersökningen 1998 -:Tjörn. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.
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creator: University of Gothenburg
date modified: 2026-02-05
date published: 2003-01-01
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/k4bj-e645
keywords: Media
keywords: Political behaviour and attitudes
keywords: Leisure, tourism and sport
keywords: Social Sciences
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keywords: Political Science
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keywords: Media and Communication Studies
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keywords: CORS
keywords: Swedish trends
keywords: SOM Survey
keywords: SOM data
keywords: Municipal SOM
publisher: University of Gothenburg
size: QuantitativeValue
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  value: 779
size: QuantitativeValue
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spatial coverage: Tjörn Municipality
temporal coverage: 1998/1998
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value: 10.5878/001044

University of Gothenburg
type: Organization
department: SOM Institute

Swedish
type: Language
alternate name: swe

Media
type: DefinedTerm
description: 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'.
term code: MediaCommunicationAndLanguage.Media

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

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

ENVIRONMENT
type: DefinedTerm

TRUST
type: DefinedTerm

VOTING
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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
type: DefinedTerm

NEWSPAPER READERSHIP
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF (REGULAR) READERS OF A NEWSPAPER; ALL, OR A SECTION, OF SUCH READERS CONSIDERED COLLECTIVELY

SHOPPING
type: DefinedTerm

MEMBERSHIP
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.

PARTY IDENTIFICATION
type: DefinedTerm
description: LONG-LASTING, AFFECTIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION WITH A SPECIFIC POLITICAL PARTY.

INFORMATION SOURCES
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

NEWS
type: DefinedTerm

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

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

VISITS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICIANS
type: DefinedTerm

COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR
type: DefinedTerm

VOLUNTARY WORK
type: DefinedTerm

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

TRAFFIC
type: DefinedTerm

LOBBYING
type: DefinedTerm
description: REFERS TO ATTEMPTS TO EXERT INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. LOBBYING AS AN ACTIVITY IS CARRIED OUT BY A VARIETY OF ACTORS RANGING FROM INTEREST GROUPS THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIVISIONS OF LARGE FIRMS TO FOREIGN EMBASSIES.

READING (ACTIVITY)
type: DefinedTerm

Tjörn Municipality
type: Place