Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Latvia 1999
https://doi.org/10.5878/8t77-xy25
This dataset contains results from the Latvian part of the first survey within the project 'Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region' carried out at Södertörn University. To study individuals' perception of social and political changes, the research team asked questions about: political effectiveness and political participation, political trust, evaluation of the electoral process, perceptions and evaluation of environmental issues, civil rights and obligations, the household's economy and financial situation. To achieve comparability with other citizen surveys conducted at Uppsala University in Sweden and at six other European universities, the modules were similar to their questions in structure and wording. A second survey was conducted in all three Baltic countries in 2001. A third survey with slightly modified question modules was conducted simultaneously in Poland.
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Elfar Loftsson – Södertörn University - School of Social Science
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 18 or older
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Firstly, the entire nation was divided into 113 strata, of which 36 was from Riga, 41 from towns and 36 in parishes. The size of the sample in each stratum was based on the proportion of inhabitants. Secondly, samples were extracted in each stratum. The secondary sampling units - individuals - were chosen using the next-birthday rule. Not more than 8 respondents were interviewed per one sampling point.
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
343
Number of individuals/objects:
1116
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:
1999-06-09 - 1999-06-26
Data collector:
- Baltic Data House of Latvia
Sample size:
1116
Source of the data:
- Population group
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Baltic Survey 1999
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Description of the instrument:
The questionnaire was written in English. For conducting interviews in the three countries, the original version was translated into Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian. In order to check whether the translated text captured the meaning of the original texts, some questions were retranslated into English. The translations were done by each national survey institute.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
School of Social Science
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:
Loftsson, E., & Choe, Y. (2003). Political representation and participation in transitional democracies : Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52
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Metadata
Metadata
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Södertörn University