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ESS 4 – European Social Survey 2008, Sweden

ESS4
https://doi.org/10.5878/002090
This survey is the Swedish part of the 2008 'European Social Survey ' (ESS), and is focusing on welfare attitudes and ageism. The survey also includes data on media and social trust, politics, subjective well being, household characteristics and socio-demographics as well as human values as part of the core module of ESS. Purpose: The European Social Survey (the ESS) is an academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations.
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Citation and access

Data access level:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

  • Mikael Hjerm - Umeå University - Department of Sociology
  • Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University - Department of Sociology

Research principal:

Data contains personal data:

No

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals born before 1 September 1993

Time method:

Sampling procedure:

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

402

Number of individuals/objects:

1830

Response rate/participation rate:

62.2%

Data format/data structure:

Data collection Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Mode of collection:

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Time period(s) for data collection:

2008-09-15 - 2009-02-03

Data collector:

  • SCB - Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Geographic description:

Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

National area (NUTS 2)

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

Department of Sociology

Funding

Funding agency:

  • Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

Award number:

IN2007-0909

Funding agency:

  • Swedish Research Council

Award number:

825-2007-7433

Funding agency:

  • Forte - Swedish Research Counsil for Health, Working Life and Welfare

Award number:

2007-1885

Topic and keywords

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

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