Aging in society: Social attitudes towards the elderly 1982
https://doi.org/10.5878/000963
This data collection focuses on attitudes toward and knowledge of the social conditions, abilities, and personalities of elderly persons. Additionally, these data describe how social background characteristics, such as age, gender, profession, and living conditions, influence attitudes toward the elderly.
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Lars Tornstam - Uppsala University - Department of Sociology
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
1) Swedish citizens aged 15-75 years, 2) employees working in the care of aged in County Councils, 3) employees working in the care of aged in municipal social services.
Time method:
Description of sampling:
1) Randomly selected sample drawn frpm the register of total population, 2) sample drawn from the register of employees of the Swedish County Councils Association, and 3) sample of employees in municipal social services in Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle and Göteborg.
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
140
Number of individuals/objects:
2226
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:
1982-04-01 - 1982-05-01
Data collector:
- Uppsala University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
Source of the data:
- Population group
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Förutom ett rikstäckande urval gjordes en specialstudie av kommunalanställda i Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle och Göteborg.
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Sociology
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Delegationen för social forskning
Funding agency:
- Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA Topic Classification:
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Tornstam, L. (1983) Kunskaper och okunskaper om äldre. Report no. 13. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
ISBN:
9789150603965
Citation:
Tornstam, L. (1984) Sociala attityder till äldre. Report no. 19. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Links:
ISBN:
91-506-0584-4
Citation:
Tornstam, L. (1985) Känslomässiga attityder till äldre. Report no. 20. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
ISBN:
9789150605853
Metadata
Metadata
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