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The National SOM Survey 2015

Riks-SOM 2015
https://doi.org/10.5878/002880
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 2015, the following questionnaires are distributed: Questionnaire 1 focusing on society and politics; Questionnaire 2 focusing on news and media; Questionnaire 3 focusing on life style and health; Questionnaire 4 focusing on economy and welfare. Questionnaire 5 is shorter than the other. 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
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  • 1579366_den-nationella-som-unders--kningen-2015.pdf
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Citation and access

Data access level:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Research principal:

Data contains personal data:

No

Citation:

Language:

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 16-85 years and residing in Sweden

Time method:

Sampling procedure:

Description of sampling:

Five randomised sub samples of 3400 individuals each

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

796

Number of individuals/objects:

8261

Description of the response rate/participation rate:

49% (brutto) / 51% (netto)

Data format/data structure:

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Time period(s) for data collection:

2015-09-18 - 2016-03-24

Data collector:

  • Kinnmark

Sample size:

17000

Number of responses:

8261

Non response size:

8739

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Cause of non response

Reason:

Respondent unable to participate

Size:

907

Reason:

No contact/refusal

Size:

7832

Instrument

Name:

Sweden-3: Life Style and Health

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Name:

Sweden-5: Shorter questionnaire

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Name:

Sweden-4: Economy and Welfare

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Name:

Sweden-2: News and Media

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Name:

Questionnaire Sweden-1: Society and politics

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Description of the instrument:

Contains the following topics: News & Media; Politics, Society & Democracy; Activities, Interests & values; Sweden in the World; Media; Work Life; Background.

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Lowest geographic unit:

Municipality

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

SOM Institute

Topic and keywords

CESSDA Topic Classification:

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

Keywords:

Relations

Homepage:

Related resource:

SOM Institute: Data AnalysisOpens in a new tab

Related research data:

Publications

Citation:

Ohlsson, J., Oscarsson, H. & Solevid, M. (ed) (2016) Ekvilibrium : SOM-undersökningen 2015. Göteborg: SOM Institut. ISBN: 978-91-89673-35-9.

Links:

  • ISBN:

    9789189673359

Metadata

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