Swedish election study 1976

Olof Petersson

doi:10.5878/002505

Swedish election study 1976

VU76

https://doi.org/10.5878/002505

This study is part of the collection of Swedish election studies fielded continuously since 1956. The 1976 study was the first election study to cover the nuclear power issue, an issue which for many years became one of the central political issues in Sweden. This study also includes a large number of questions on how different groups in society are treated by different political parties, it also includes a number of questions on different groups´ and organizations´ influence in society. This study introduces a number of questions, asked in all or nearly all of the election studies since then, about the respondent´s opinion on different issues such as day-care centers, pornography, socialization, defence expenditures, private enterprise, and taxes. Purpose: Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Citation and access

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Olof Petersson - Uppsala University - Department of Government

Statistics Sweden

Research principal:

University of Gothenburg
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Data contains personal data:

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Data access level:

Access to data is restricted

Language:

English
Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Individual

Population:

Individuals born 1896-1958, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1976

Time method:

Longitudinal: Panel
Longitudinal

Description of sampling:

The sample is drawn from Statistic Sweden´s register over the total population (RTB), by means of the standard program for random samples. Respondents not included in the target population because of ineligibility to vote are excluded from the sample. The target population even includes Swedes resident abroad, but these are not included in the sample. People above 80 years of age at the time of the study are excluded in order to avoid the difficulties encountered in interviewing very old people. A rolling two-stage panel, in which half of the sample was interviewed in the earlier election study and the other half will be interviewed in the next, makes it possible to study individual changes. A supplementary sample of first-time voters, who have become entitled to vote since the last election, is also drawn. The total sample is split into two subsamples of equal size. One subsample is contacted for personal interviews during the fieldwork stage preceding the election. Respondents in this subsample are contacted again after election day through a short mail questionnaire. The second subsample is contacted for personal interview during the weeks immediately after the election.

Time period(s) investigated:

1976-08-23 - 1976-11-19

Variables:

290

Number of individuals/objects:

2652

Weighting:

V5=weight variable. Individuals belonging to the panel 1973-1976 and not participating in 1973, were drawn with half sampling probability in 1976. Consequently these individuals are doubled in the dataset.

Response rate/participation rate:

74.1%

Data format/data structure:

Numeric

Data collections - 4 collections

Data collection - Face-to-face interview

Mode of collection:

Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection:

1976-08-23 - 1976-09-18

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Frågeformulär Etapp A

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Type:

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection:

1976-09-20 - 1976-09-20

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Type:

Semi-structured questionnaire

Name:

Postenkät Etapp A

Type:

Questionnaire

Data collection - Face-to-face interview

Mode of collection:

Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection:

1976-09-21 - 1976-10-19

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Frågeformulär Etapp B

Type:

Questionnaire

Name:

Type:

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data collection - Telephone interview

Mode of collection:

Telephone interview

Time period(s) for data collection:

1976-10-20 - 1976-11-19

Data collector:

Statistics Sweden

Source of the data:

Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative
Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results
Population group
Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

Type:

Semi-structured questionnaire

Name:

Frågeformulär Etapp B

Type:

Questionnaire

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

Constituency

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

Department of Government

Funding

Funding agency:

The parliament

Topic and keywords

CESSDA Topic Classification:

Elections
Government, political systems and organisations
Political behaviour and attitudes
Media

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

Social sciences
Political science

Keywords:

Elections
Mass media
Occupations
Participation
Politics
Public sector
Social mobility
Ethics
International relations
Employment
Energy
Voting
Political interest
Energy policy
Taxation
Political allegiance
Political participation
Internal politics
Political parties
Trade unions
Organizations
Political attitudes
Lobbying

CORS

Relations

Homepage:

The Swedish National Election Studies Program (SNES)Opens in a new tab

Related research data:

Publications

Citation:

Petersson, O. (1977) Väljarna och valet 1976. Stockholm: LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-03856-0.

Citation:

Petersson, O. (1978) Valet 1976. Allmänna valen 1976. Del 3 (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.

Citation:

Petersson, O. (1978) Valundersökning 1976 : teknisk rapport. Stockholm: LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-04071-9.

Citation:

Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.

ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
ISSN:
0283-7668

Citation:

Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.

Citation:

Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.

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Swedish election study 1976

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