The Regional Western Sweden SOM Cumulative Dataset 1992-2024
type: Dataset
description: The SOM survey in West Sweden has been conducted yearly since 1992. The survey 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 behavior 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 Super-West SOM contains data from the SOM survey in West Sweden surveys from 1992. The data contains a selection of questions frequently asked over the years, focusing on time series. The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues. 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: ja15a, ja15b, cb15, pinc2011, hinc1990, hinc1993, hinc1999, hinc2008, hinc2011, ankom, komkod2010, kommun, yearofbirthreg, lkf, sdn 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 The dataset includes data from: The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1992; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1993; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1994; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1995; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1996;The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1997; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1998; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 1999; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2000; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2001; The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2002; The Regional Western Swed…
alternate name: Super-Väst-SOM
citation: Carlander, A. & Rönnerstrand B. (red) (2018). Hemma Väst: Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningen 2017. Göteborg: SOM-institutet. ISBN: 978-91-89673-43-3
citation: Carlander, A. & Andersson, U. (red) (2020). Digitala är vi allihopa: Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningen 2020. Göteborg: SOM-institutet.
citation: Carlander, Anders, Mellander, Elias & Öhberg, Patrik (red) (2019) Ingen kommer undan kulturen. Göteborgs universitet: SOM-institutet
citation: CreativeWork
  name: En brokig gemenskap [Elektronisk resurs]. (2017). Göteborgs universitet.Tillgänglig på Internet: https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-05/71.%20En%20brokig%20gemenskap%20%28Andersson%20%26%20Bergstr%C3%B6m%29%202017.pdf
citation: CreativeWork
  name: Carlander, Anders & Johannesson, Elias (red) (2021). Alltid måndag? Göteborg: SOM-institutet, Göteborgs universitet. https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2021-12/Alltid%20m%C3%A5ndag%20-%20Hela%20boken.pdf
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creative work status: completed
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creator: University of Gothenburg
date modified: 2026-03-18
date published: 2026-03-18
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/003005
keywords: Media
keywords: Political behaviour and attitudes
keywords: Social Sciences
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  term code: 5
keywords: Political Science
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  term code: 506
keywords: Media and Communication Studies
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  term code: 50801
keywords: Western SOM
keywords: SOM data
keywords: CORS
keywords: society
keywords: SOM Survey
keywords: Swedish trends
publisher: University of Gothenburg
size: QuantitativeValue
  unit text: cases
  value: 97507
size: QuantitativeValue
  unit text: variables
  value: 732
spatial coverage: Kungsbacka Municipality
spatial coverage: Västra Götaland County
temporal coverage: 1992/2024
distribution: documentation/Kodbok Super-Väst-SOM 1992-2024 v.2025.1.pdf
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distribution: documentation/readme_2024_Super-Väst.txt
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version: 9

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value: 10.5878/j77t-4518

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property ID: ISBN
value: 9789189673489

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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

HOUSING
type: DefinedTerm

OCCUPATIONS
type: DefinedTerm

PUBLIC SECTOR
type: DefinedTerm

ENVIRONMENT
type: DefinedTerm

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
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

PRIVATIZATION
type: DefinedTerm

INCOME
type: DefinedTerm

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

SICK LEAVE
type: DefinedTerm

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

DENTAL CARE
type: DefinedTerm
description: THIS TERM COVERS EXAMINATIONS, TREATMENT, CLEANING AND DENTAL HYGIENE ADVICE PROVIDED BY DENTISTS OR DENTAL ASSISTANTS.

POLITICIANS
type: DefinedTerm

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
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.

LOCAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES
type: DefinedTerm
description: COVERS ALL LOCAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING SHOPS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, POST OFFICES, HEALTH CLINICS, TRANSPORT, ETC.

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.

TRAFFIC
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICAL ATTITUDES
type: DefinedTerm

STATE HEALTH SERVICES
type: DefinedTerm

SOCIAL NETWORKS
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE COMMUNICATION LINKS AMONG INDIVIDUALS THAT FUNCTION VIA FAMILY CONNECTIONS, NEIGHBOURHOOD, WORKPLACE, RECREATIONS, THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Kungsbacka Municipality
type: Place

Västra Götaland County
type: Place