Local politicians 1979-80
https://doi.org/10.58141/eka4-1315
The survey forms part of the project ´Local government - an evaluation of the reform of amalgamation of municipalities´. The main issues dealt with how the organisation of political representatives looks like, its size, who becomes a local politician, and the working conditions for local politicians. It also deals with the part the political parties play in the parliamentary arena in the municipalities. Another topic is the reasons for people to leave their municipal positions of trust. The study is partly a replication of Local representatives 1968 (SSD 0110).
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Gunnar Wallin – Stockholm University - Department of Political Science
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Local government councillors, committee members and retiring local government officers within the sample of municipalities (25-sample)
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Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Fullmäktigeenkäten är en totalundersökning av kommunfullmäktige inom kommunurvalet (25-urvalet)
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Description of the response rate/participation rate:
Local politicians 1979-80_1: Number of variables 270: Number of individuals:1179, response rate 76,7
Local politicians 1979-80_2: Number of variables 314: Number of individuals: 1265
Local politicians 1979-80_3: Number of variables 107: Number of individuals: 390
Local politicians 1979-80_4: Number of variables 26: Number of individuals: 195
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Time period(s) for data collection:
1979-09 - 1980-02
Data collector:
- Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Sample size:
1179
Number of responses:
904
Non response size:
275
Source of the data:
- Population group
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Local government questionnaire - newly elected councillors
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Name:
Questionnaire to former councillors
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Name:
Local government questionnaire - re-elected councillors
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
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Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Political Science
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Swedish Council for Research in the Humanitie and Social Sciences
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
Relations
Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Wallin, G., Bäck, H., & Tabor, M. (1981) Kommunalpolitikerna. Rekrytering - Arbetsförhållanden - Funktioner. Del 2 (Ds Kn 1981:18).
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Citation:
Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) De nya kommunerna. Stockholm: Liber.
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ISBN:
Citation:
Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) The new Swedish communes : a summary of local government research. Stockholm: Liber. ISBN 91-38-90572-8.
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Versions
Versions
Version:
2
Data merged:
Data from: Local politicians 1979-80 - Local government councillors. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002360); Local politicians 1979-80 - Committee members. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002361); Local politicians 1979-80 - Retiring local government councillors. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002362); Local politicians 1979-80 - Special questions asked to local government councillors in the 5 municipalities sample. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002363)
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Metadata
Metadata
Versions
Versions
Version:
2
Data merged:
Data from: Local politicians 1979-80 - Local government councillors. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002360); Local politicians 1979-80 - Committee members. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002361); Local politicians 1979-80 - Retiring local government councillors. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002362); Local politicians 1979-80 - Special questions asked to local government councillors in the 5 municipalities sample. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. (https://doi.org/10.5878/002363)
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