Aging in society: Social attitudes towards the elderly 1982
https://doi.org/10.5878/000963
This data collection focuses on attitudes toward and knowledge of the social conditions, abilities, and personalities of elderly persons. Additionally, these data describe how social background characteristics, such as age, gender, profession, and living conditions, influence attitudes toward the elderly.
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Lars Tornstam – Uppsala universitet - Sociologiska institutionen
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
1) Swedish citizens aged 15-75 years, 2) employees working in the care of aged in County Councils, 3) employees working in the care of aged in municipal social services.
Time method:
Description of sampling:
1) Randomly selected sample drawn frpm the register of total population, 2) sample drawn from the register of employees of the Swedish County Councils Association, and 3) sample of employees in municipal social services in Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle and Göteborg.
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Variables:
140
Number of individuals/objects:
2226
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Självadministrerat frågeformulär: papper
Data collection - Självadministrerat frågeformulär: papper
Mode of collection:
Självadministrerat frågeformulär: papper
Time period(s) for data collection:
1982-04-01 - 1982-05-01
Data collector:
- Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia
Source of the data:
- Befolkningsgrupp
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Förutom ett rikstäckande urval gjordes en specialstudie av kommunalanställda i Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle och Göteborg.
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Sociology
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Socialdepartementet, Delegationen för social forskning
Funding agency:
- Forskningsrådsnämnden
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA topic classification:
Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Tornstam, L. (1983) Kunskaper och okunskaper om äldre. Report no. 13. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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Tornstam, L. (1984) Sociala attityder till äldre. Report no. 19. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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Citation:
Tornstam, L. (1985) Känslomässiga attityder till äldre. Report no. 20. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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Metadata
Metadata
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