Swedish election study 1960

Bo Särlvik

doi:10.5878/001126

Swedish election study 1960

VU60

https://doi.org/10.5878/001126

This is the second election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. One of the areas covered in this election study was newspaper reading habits, including questions on type of paper, which party the paper favors, and if the respondent subscribes or buys single copies of the paper. Questions were asked as to which topics were most interesting: crime, political news, international news, sports, editorials, and economics. Other questions dealt with exposure to election pamphlets and election programs in radio and television. There are also a number of questions concerning the respondent´s opinion in various political issues, such as state control over private enterprises, aid to developing-countries and social reforms. Purpose: Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

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Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science

Research principal:

University of Gothenburg
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Language:

English
Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Individual

Population:

Individuals aged 22-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1960

Time method:

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Longitudinal

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Multistage
Probability

Description of sampling:

The sample was drawn from Statistics Sweden Survey Research Centre´s sampling framework. The framework consisted of a nation-wide set of primary sampling units which provide the framework for a ´general purpose´ two-stage population sample. Respondents not included in the target population because of ineligibility to vote are excluded from the sample. The target population even includes Swedes resident abroad, but these are not included in the sample. People above 80 years of age at the time of the study are excluded in order to avoid the difficulties encountered in interviewing very old people. The total sample is split into two subsamples of equal size. One subsample is contacted for personal interviews during the fieldwork stage preceding the election. Respondents in this subsample are contacted again after election day through a short mail questionnaire. The second subsample is contacted for personal interview during the weeks immediately after the election.

Time period(s) investigated:

1960-08-29 - 1960-10

Variables:

215

Number of individuals/objects:

1603

Response rate/participation rate:

92%

Data format/data structure:

Numeric

Data collection - Face-to-face interview

Mode of collection:

Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection:

1960-08-29 - 1960-09-17

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Questionnaire Stage A

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Questionnaire Stage B

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Mail questionnaire

Type:

Questionnaire

Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection:

1960-09-20 - 1960-10-15

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Questionnaire Stage B

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Mail questionnaire

Type:

Questionnaire

Data collection - Face-to-face interview

Mode of collection:

Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection:

1960-09-20 - 1960-10-15

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Mail questionnaire

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Questionnaire Stage B

Type:

Questionnaire

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

Constituency

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

Department of Political Science

Funding

Funding agency:

The parliament

Topic and keywords

CESSDA Topic Classification:

Elections
Government, political systems and organisations
Political behaviour and attitudes
Media

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011:

Social sciences
Political science

Keywords:

Developing countries
Elections
Housing
Mass media
Population migration
Defence
Occupations
Participation
Politics
Public sector
Social mobility
Voting intention
Voting
Parliamentary elections
Political interest
Party identification
Taxation
Political allegiance
Political participation
Internal politics
Party politics
Political parties
Political leaders
Election campaigns
Electoral issues
Trade unions
Political attitudes
Trust in government

CORS

Relations

Homepage:

The Swedish National Election Studies Program (SNES)Opens in a new tab

Related research data:

Is part of collection:

Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections

Publications

Citation:

Petersson, O. (1975) Change in Swedish political behavior. Göteborg studies in politics, 5. Göteborg: Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-40-04067-4.

Citation:

Petersson, O. (1975) Social class and electorial change : Sweden 1956-1973. Uppsala: Department of Political Science.

Citation:

Särlvik, B. (1970) Electoral Behavior in the Swedish Multiparty System, Göteborg: Department of Political Science.

Citation:

Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.

Citation:

Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.

ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
ISSN:
0283-7668

Citation:

Särlvik, B. (1964) Politisk rörlighet och stabilitet i valmanskåren. Särtryck ur Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift 1964:4

Citation:

Särlvik, B. (1968) Partibyten som mått på avstånd och dimensioner i partisystemet. Särtryck ur Sociologisk Forskning, no. 1, 1968

Citation:

Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.

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