The National SOM Survey 2012
https://doi.org/10.5878/001872
In order to identify how the evolution of society affects Swedes’ attitudes and behaviour, the SOM Institute started its National SOM study in 1986. National SOM addresses three areas – society, opinion and mass media – and consists of several parallel surveys. All surveys include a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. In 2012, the following questionnaires are distributed: Sweden 1 focusing on politics and society; Sweden 2 focusing on media and culture; Sweden 3 focusing on life style and health; Sweden 4 focusing on economy and welfare
Purpose:
The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour.
The SOM Institute also has an online tool for data analysis, where you can work with data from the national SOM surveys directly in your web browser. You can find it at https://som-institutet.se/dataanalysOpens in a new tab
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 16-85 years and residing in Sweden
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Four parallel nationally representative sub-surveys based on a sample of 3000 individuals each
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
992
Number of individuals/objects:
6298
Description of the response rate/participation rate:
52% (brutto) / 57% (netto)
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:
2012-09-26 - 2013-02-21
Data collector:
- Kinnmark
Sample size:
12000
Number of responses:
6298
Non response size:
5702
Source of the data:
- Population group
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
4799
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
903
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Riks1 - Politics and Society
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Name:
Riks2 - Media and Culture
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Name:
Riks3 - Life Style and Health
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Name:
Riks4 - Economy and Welfare
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
SOM Institute
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA Topic Classification:
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Keywords:
Relations
Relations
Related resource:
Related research data:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Weibull, L., Oscarsson, H. & Bergström, A. (red.) (2013) Vägskäl : fyrtiotre kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2012. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-27-4.
Links:
ISBN:
9789189673274
Metadata
Metadata
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