The Regional Western Sweden SOM Cumulative Dataset 1992-2023
https://doi.org/10.5878/mgez-e819
The SOM survey in West Sweden has been conducted yearly since 1992. The survey was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka. The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behavior linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large.
The Super-West SOM contains data from the SOM survey in West Sweden surveys from 1992. The data contains a selection of questions frequently asked over the years, focusing on time series.
The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues.
The dataset has changed somewhat in relation to the codebook, in order to reduce the risk of re-identification. The following changes have been made:
Variables removed: ja15a, ja15b, cb15, pinc2011, hinc1990, hinc1993, hinc1999, hinc2008, hinc2011, ankom, komkod2010, kommun, yearofbirthreg, lkf, sdn
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Names of politicians included in survey questions, Risk of re-identification in the original dataset.
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
Citation:
Data access level:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 15-90 years and residing in the county of Västra Götaland or Kungsbacka municipality
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
The sample was based on the Swedish Tax Agency's population registry.
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
732
Number of individuals/objects:
94907
Response rate/participation rate:
48%
Data collections - 31 collections
Data collections - 31 collections
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1992-10-26 - 1993-01-18
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1993-10-26 - 1994-01-18
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1994-10-17 - 1995-01-09
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1995-10-17 - 1996-01-19
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1996-09-30 - 1997-01-28
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1997-10-06 - 1998-01-29
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1998-09-30 - 1999-01-28
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
1999-10-06 - 2000-01-18
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2000-10-03 - 2001-02-15
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2001-10-01 - 2002-02-13
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2003-09-30 - 2004-02-23
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2004-10-06 - 2005-02-18
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2005-09-26 - 2006-02-22
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2006-09-22 - 2007-02-22
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2007-09-28 - 2008-02-13
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2008-09-26 - 2009-02-03
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2009-09-18 - 2010-02-01
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2010-10-01 - 2011-02-25
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2011-09-16 - 2012-02-13
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2012-09-28 - 2013-02-19
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2013-09-27 - 2014-01-19
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2014-09-26 - 2015-03-03
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2015-09-25 - 2016-03-03
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2016-09-28 - 2017-01-31
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2017-09-01 - 2017-12-31
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2018-09-25 - 2018-12-31
Data collector:
- Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Sample size:
6000
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
2248
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
244
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2019-09-16 - 2019-12-15
Data collector:
- Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2020-09-07 - 2020-12-21
Data collector:
- Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Sample size:
6000
Number of responses:
3005
Non response size:
2995
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
2770
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
225
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2021-09-20 - 2021-12-31
Data collector:
- Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Sample size:
6000
Number of responses:
2713
Non response size:
3287
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
3094
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
193
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2022-09-12 - 2022-12-30
Data collector:
- Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Sample size:
6000
Number of responses:
2769
Non response size:
3231
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
3011
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
220
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2023-09-18 - 2023-12-31
Data collector:
- Institute for Quality Indicators (Sweden)
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Sample size:
6000
Number of responses:
2653
Non response size:
3347
Source of the data:
- Research data: Published
- Research data
Cause of non response
Cause of non response
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
162
Reason:
No contact/refusal
Size:
3185
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
1992-1996: residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities 1997- : The county of Västra Götaland or Kungsbacka municipality
Lowest geographic unit:
Municipality
Highest geographic unit:
County (NUTS 3)
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
SOM Institute
Ethics Review:
Gothenburg - 130-15
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA Topic Classification:
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Keywords:
Relations
Relations
Link to publication list:
Related research data:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Carlander, Anders & Johannesson, Elias (red) (2021). Alltid måndag? Göteborg: SOM-institutet, Göteborgs universitet. https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2021-12/Alltid måndag - Hela boken.pdfOpens in a new tab
ISBN:
978-91-89673-51-9
Citation:
Carlander, A. & Rönnerstrand B. (red) (2018). Hemma Väst: Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningen 2017. Göteborg: SOM-institutet. ISBN: 978-91-89673-43-3
Links:
Citation:
Carlander, A. & Andersson, U. (red) (2020). Digitala är vi allihopa: Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningen 2020. Göteborg: SOM-institutet.
ISBN:
9789189673489
Citation:
Carlander, Anders, Mellander, Elias & Öhberg, Patrik (red) (2019) Ingen kommer undan kulturen. Göteborgs universitet: SOM-institutet
Citation:
En brokig gemenskap [Elektronisk resurs]. (2017). Göteborgs universitet.Tillgänglig på Internet: https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-05/71. En brokig gemenskap (Andersson & Bergström) 2017.pdfOpens in a new tab
Links:
ISBN:
9789189673403
Versions
Versions
Version:
8
Data added:
Data added from the Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2023
Published:
Version:
7
Data added:
Data added from the Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2022
Published:
Version:
6
Data added:
Data from West-SOM 2021Variable(s) removed:
ankom, kommun, komkod2010, cb15, hinc1990, hinc1993, hinc1999, hinc2008, hinc2011, pinc2011, yearofbirthreg, sdnVariable(s) added:
ld100ai edu2021 le10f_2021
Published:
Version:
5
Data added:
Data from West-SOM 2020Variable(s) added:
pinc2011, edu2020
Published:
Version:
4
Data added:
Data from the 2019 edition
Published:
Version:
3.0
Variable(s) added:
ee920, ee930a, ee930b, ee930c, ankomData added:
Data from West SOM 2018
Published:
Version:
2.0
Data added:
Data from West SOM 2017Variable(s) added:
ee901d, ee901f, ee901g, ee901i, ee901n, ee901o, ee901p, ee901q, regprob, regprognamnt, antalregprognamnt, komprob, komprobnamnt, antalkomprobnamnt, md40a, md40b, md40c, md40d, ee910a, ee910b, ee910c, ee910d, ee910e, ce910a, ce910b, ea60a, ea60b
Published:
Contact
Contact
Metadata
Metadata
Versions
Versions
Version:
8
Data added:
Data added from the Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2023
Published:
Version:
7
Data added:
Data added from the Regional Western Sweden SOM survey 2022
Published:
Version:
6
Data added:
Data from West-SOM 2021Variable(s) removed:
ankom, kommun, komkod2010, cb15, hinc1990, hinc1993, hinc1999, hinc2008, hinc2011, pinc2011, yearofbirthreg, sdnVariable(s) added:
ld100ai edu2021 le10f_2021
Published:
Version:
5
Data added:
Data from West-SOM 2020Variable(s) added:
pinc2011, edu2020
Published:
Version:
4
Data added:
Data from the 2019 edition
Published:
Version:
3.0
Variable(s) added:
ee920, ee930a, ee930b, ee930c, ankomData added:
Data from West SOM 2018
Published:
Version:
2.0
Data added:
Data from West SOM 2017Variable(s) added:
ee901d, ee901f, ee901g, ee901i, ee901n, ee901o, ee901p, ee901q, regprob, regprognamnt, antalregprognamnt, komprob, komprobnamnt, antalkomprobnamnt, md40a, md40b, md40c, md40d, ee910a, ee910b, ee910c, ee910d, ee910e, ce910a, ce910b, ea60a, ea60b
Published:
University of Gothenburg