VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991  ( 0278-001 )
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xml-codebook for VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991

xml-kodbok för VALU 1991 - SVT:s vallokalundersökning riksdagsvalet 1991

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Swedish Social Science Data Service

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2008-12-03

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xml-codebook for VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991, 1.xml edition, Göteborg 2008

VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991

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Swedish Social Science Data Service

VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991

VALU91

VALU 1991 - SVT:s vallokalundersökning riksdagsvalet 1991

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Hernborn, Hans ( Sveriges Television )

Holmberg, Sören ( University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science )

Thedéen, Torbjörn ( Royal Institute of Technology, The Division of Safety Research )

Näsman, Per ( Royal Institute of Technology, The Division of Safety Research )

Sveriges Television

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Swedish National Data service

SVT exit poll surveys

In Valu - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as Valu, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey. Valu has been carried out by the public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) in connection with all national elections since 1991; parliamentary elections, referendums, and elections to the European Parliament. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out by SVT in collaboration with Stockholm University and Göteborg University. Since 1994, SVT has carried out the studies in collaboration with Göteborg University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH). SVT´s main aim with Valu is to obtain an analytical basis for SVT´s election night broadcast and for SVT´s and other professional analysts´ post-election analyses. Another aim is to be able to forecast the result of the election at an early stage during election night. The responsible executive manager and project manager for the exit poll surveys is Hans Hernborn, head of programme editorial board, Sveriges Television. Professor Sören Holmberg, Department of Political Science, Göteborg University has been responsible for the design of the interview questions and analysis of the results. Research engineer Per Näsman and Professor Torbjörn Thedéen, both at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have been responsible for the statistical plan, analysis and forecasts. Valu is carried out in geographical regions centred around the largest university cities. A university lecturer was appointed in each of the regions as regional survey leader. Together, these survey leaders are responsible for approximately 300 field workers who carry out the survey at post offices where voting takes place before election day and outside polling stations during election day. Survey leaders and field workers are recruited from departments of statistics at the respective university. Thus, all survey leaders and field workers are familiar with statistical methods. All survey responses are registered in Valu´s teledata system. Field workers are calling the system and use the telephone buttons to register the one and two-digit codes that correspond to the respondents´ answers. After registration, the statistical information is compiled and published after the polling stations have closed.

First SND edition

trust , ideologies , local government elections , trade union membership , party identification , political leaders , political participation , political party , government , religious attendance , parliamentary elections , voting , elections , election data , electoral issues , exit polls , voting behaviour , electors

mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion , elections

1991-09-12 - 1991-09-15

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Sweden

Individual

Swedish electorate

Survey data

Cross-sectional regular study

Sveriges Television

Self-completion

Structured

SSD Class 1: Fully processed at SSD

A - Freely available within the academic community

1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + SPSS data definition statements + SAS data definition statements. Other formats on demand.

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Codebook

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?file=379

Questionnaire

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?file=1129

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Hernborn, H., Holmberg, S., & Näsman, P. (2006) Valu i allmänhetens tjänst. Stockholm: SVT.

Hernborn, H., Holmberg, S., Näsman, P., & Thedéen, T. (2002) Valu - Swedish Exit Polls. Stockholm: SVT.

Hernborn, H., Holmberg, S., Näsman, P., & Thedéen, T. (2003) Valu - Sveriges Televisions vallokalsundersökningar. Stockholm: SVT.

• Number of cases: 2729

• No. of variables per record: 33

• Type of File: NSDstat 200203

• Survey information
• Background information on respondent
• Voting
• Left-right self-placement
• Trust in politicians
• Important issues for choice of party

Variables within Survey information

• SSD study no 0278
• SSD edition no 1
• SSD part no 001
• ID-number
• Electoral district

Variables within Background information on respondent

• Q.1 Gender
• Q.2 Year of birth
• Q.8 Labour market group
• Q.9 Occupational group
• Q.10 Employed by state, local government or private employer
• Q.11 Member of trade union
• Q.13 Church attendance

Variables within Voting

• Q.3 Party voted for in the 1991 parliamentary election
• Q.3 Party voted for in the 1991 local government election
• Q.4 Party voted for in the 1988 parliamentary election
• Q.5 Time of party choice
• Q.12 Prime minister in a bourgeois government

Variables within Left-right self-placement

• Q.6 Left-right self-placement

Variables within Trust in politicians

• Q.7 Trust in Swedish politicians

Variables within Important issues for choice of party

• Q.14 Importance of political ideology in the parliamentary election 1991
• Q.15 Importance of party leader in the parliamentary election 1991
• Q.16 Important issue for choice of party - Taxes
• Q.17 Important issue for choice of party - Environment
• Q.18 Important issue for choice of party - Employment
• Q.19 Important issue for choice of party - Swedish economy
• Q.20 Important issue for choice of party - Pensions
• Q.21 Important issue for choice of party - Law and order
• Q.22 Important issue for choice of party - Refugees
• Q.23 Important issue for choice of party - EC
• Q.24 Important issue for choice of party - Swedish foreign and security policy
• Q.25 Important issue for choice of party - Food prices
• Q.26 Important issue for choice of party - Child care
• Q.27 Important issue for choice of party - Health care

Location:

Width: 4

Variable Text: SSD study number

Range of Valid Data Values: 278 - 278

Summary Statistics: Valid 2729 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Variable Text: SSD edition number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 1

Summary Statistics: Valid 2729 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 3

Variable Text: SSD part number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 1

Summary Statistics: Valid 2729 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 5

Variable Text: ID-number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 2729

Summary Statistics: Valid 2729 ;Min. 1 ;Max. 2729 ;Mean 1365 ;StDev 787.939

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 7

Variable Text: Electoral district

Range of Valid Data Values: 101800 - 9000000

Summary Statistics: Valid 2729 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: At Sveriges Television, we want the election night broadcast on TV to reflect the opinions of the voters. We are therefore asking you to answer this questionnaire by crossing the appropriate boxes. You should not put your name on the questionnaire since you are to be anonymous to us. The results will only be reported in figures. No one can find out how you have answered. If you find it difficult to answer any question, leave it and go on to the next question. Thank you for helping us produce a good election broadcast on TV!   Are you a woman or a man?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2571 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 3

Question: What year were you born in?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 0 - 98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 999

Summary Statistics: Valid 2521 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: What party did you vote for today in the parliamentary election?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 12

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 2618 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: What party did you vote for today in the local government election?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 11

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 2525 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: What party did you vote for in the 1988 parliamentary election?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 11

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 2599 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: When did you decide how to vote in the parliamentary election this year?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2634 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Sometimes people talk of political opinions in terms of left-right. Where would you place yourself?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2562 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Generally speaking, how much trust do you have in Swedish politicians?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2608 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which of these groups do you belong to at present?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2603 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: Which of these occupational groups do you/did you belong to?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 12

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 2437 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Are/were you employed by the state, local government or a private employer?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2433 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Are you a member of a trade union?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2491 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: If the bourgeois parties will form a government, who should become prime minister?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2381 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How often do you usually attend meetings or services in the Church of Sweden, a Free Church or any other church or denomination or listen to services on radio, TV or in hospital?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2623 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   That the party has a good political ideology  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2389 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   That the party has a good party leader  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2159 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on taxes  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2259 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on environment  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2182 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on employment  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2243 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on Swedish economy  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2180 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on pensions  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2247 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on law and order  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2150 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on refugees  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2079 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on EC  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2105 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on Swedish foreign and security policy  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2082 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on food prices  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2225 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on child care  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2144 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How important are the following reasons for your choice of party in the parliamentary election this year?   Party policy on health care   Thank you for taking part in this survey! Please put your questionnaire in the sealed box!  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 2311 ;

Variable Format: numeric