The Attitudes of Swedes to the Climate- and Energy Transformation
https://doi.org/10.5878/stfx-3648
Attitudes, values and habits related to social acceptance of climate policies through a national survey.
A postal survey was sent out with the option to respond on paper or online. The types of questions are described below:
Whether the climate has changed and how (Likert scale 1 to 7)
Environmental concern (Likert scale 1 to 7)
Number of miles driven by car (free text)
Questions about car usage (Likert scale 1 to 7)
Questions about not using a car (Likert scale 1 to 7)
Questions about attitudes and opinions on climate policy, transitioning to a fossil-free society, and actions needed to achieve this (Likert scale 1 to 7)
A question about climate goals, carbon taxes on fossil fuels, meat tax, nuclear power, wind power (Likert scale 1 to 7)
Questions about society in general, which may not necessarily be related to the environment and climate (Likert scale 1 to 7)
A question about one's position on a political scale (1-left to 7-right)
Personal questions:
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Education
4. Occupation
5. Personal monthly income
6. Marital status
7. Total household income
8. Household composition and whether one has children (response options with age ranges for children)
9. Type of residence
10. Postal code
11. Email (optional - for follow-up survey)
12. Email (optional - for information about the results)
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Sofie Lindeberg - University of Gävle - Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science
Research principal:
Principal's reference number:
- HIG-FORSK 2021/12
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Postal number, income, gender, age, municipality, political opinion, education, occupation. Direct identifiers (e-mail addresses) are preserved in the raw data.
Code key exists:
Yes
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
Citation:
Data access level:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Administrative information
Administrative information
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
Relations
Relations
Metadata
Metadata
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University of Gävle