Referendum study 1980
https://doi.org/10.5878/000912
In March 1980 a referendum on nuclear power took place. People entitled to vote in local elections were also entitled to vote in the referendum. The respondents were questioned three times; firstly by a telephone interview during the period January 21-February 10, secondly by an interview during the period February 25 to March 16 and finally a mail survey were sent to the respondent after the referendum. The main part of the questions were about nuclear power and other types of supply of energy, but there are also a number of questions similar to those held in an ordinary election study.
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.
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the referendum 1980
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
357
Number of individuals/objects:
1971
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Face-to-face interview
Data collection - Face-to-face interview
Mode of collection:
Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection:
1980-01-21 - 1980-01-21
Data collector:
- Statistics Sweden
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
- Population group
- Registers/Records/Accounts
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Lowest geographic unit:
County (NUTS 3)
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Political Science
Contributor(s):
- Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg - Department of Journalism Media and Communication
- Hans Nordlöf - University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science
- Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- The parliament
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA Topic Classification:
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Relations
Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Holmberg, Sören & Asp, Kent (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : några resultat från väljar- och mediestudier i samband med 1980 års folkomröstning. Göteborg: Dept. of Political Science
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.
Links:
ISBN:
91-628-3000-7
ISSN:
0346-5942
Citation:
Holmberg, S., & Asp, K. (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : några resultat från väljar- och mediestudier i samband med 1980 års folkomröstning. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Citation:
Holmberg, S., & Asp, K. (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : en bok om väljare, massmedier och folkomröstningen 1980. Stockholm: Liber. ISBN: 91-38-90483-7.
ISBN:
91-38-90483-7
ISSN:
0347-9366
Citation:
Holmberg, S., Nordlöf, H., & Gilljam, M. (1985) Folkomröstningsundersökningen 1980 : teknisk rapport. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. ISSN 0347-9366 ; 7.
ISSN:
0347-9366
Metadata
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