VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1994  ( 0473-001 )
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xml-codebook for VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1994

xml-kodbok för VALU 1994 - SVT:s vallokalundersökning riksdagsvalet 1994

0473-001

Swedish Social Science Data Service

Swedish Social Science Data Service

Copyright (c) Swedish Social Science Data Service 2007

2008-12-03

Nesstar Publisher

Swedish Social Science Data Service

xml-codebook for VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1994, 1.xml edition, Göteborg 2008

VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1994

0473-001

Swedish Social Science Data Service

VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1994

VALU94

VALU 1994 - SVT:s vallokalundersökning riksdagsvalet 1994

0473-001

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

Nesstar Publisher

Swedish National Data service

1997-03-12

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

European Union , referendums , trust , ideologies , local government elections , trade union membership , political leaders , political participation , political party , government , parliamentary elections , voting intention , voting , elections , election data , electoral issues , exit polls , voting behaviour , electors

mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion , elections

1994-09-12 - 1994-09-18

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Sweden

Individual

Swedish electorate

Survey data

Cross-sectional regular study

Sveriges Television

Volunteer sample

Self-completion

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=940

Questionnaire

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?file=1130

VALU 1991 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1991 (SND 0278)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=165

VALU 1994 - SVT exit poll survey EU-referendum 1994 (SND 0567)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=309

VALU 1995 - SVT exit poll survey EU-parliament election 1995 (SND 0568)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=310

VALU 1998 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 1998 (SND 0630)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=352

VALU 1999 - SVT exit poll survey EU-parliament election 1999 (SND 0723)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=391

VALU 2002 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 2002 (SND 0787)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=421

VALU 2003 - SVT exit poll survey EMU-election 2003 (SND 0806)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=440

VALU 2004 - SVT exit poll survey EU-parliament election 2004 (SND 0811)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=445

VALU 2006 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 2006 (SND 0844)

http://www.ssd.gu.se/index.php?p=displayStudy&id=478

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: 7051

• No. of variables per record: 35

• Type of File: NSDstat 200203

• Survey information
• Background information on the respondent
• Voting
• Important issues for choice of party
• Left-right self-placement
• Trust in politicians
• Summarized grade on the politics of the different political parties

Variables within Survey information

• SSD study no 0473
• SSD edition no 1
• SSD part no 001
• ID-number
• Central location
• Vote at polling station or postal vote
• Electoral district
• Part of SVT prognosis

Variables within Background information on the respondent

• Q.1 Gender
• Q.2 Year of birth
• Q.14 Labour market group
• Q.15 Occupational group
• Q.16 Employed by state, local government or private employer
• Q.17 Member of trade union

Variables within Voting

• Q.3 Party voted for in the 1994 parliamentary election
• Q.4 Party voted for in the 1994 local government election
• Q.5 Time of party choice
• Q.6 Party voted for in the 1991 parliamentary election
• Q.7 Vote in the coming EU-referendum
• Q.8 Alternative leaning towards in the coming EU-referendum

Variables within Important issues for choice of party

• Q.9 Importance of political ideology in the parliamentary election 1994
• Q.10 Importance of party leader in the parliamentary election 1994
• Q.11 Important issue for choice of party 1
• Q.11 Important issue for choice of party 2
• Q.11 Important issue for choice of party 3

Variables within Left-right self-placement

• Q.12 Left-right self-placement

Variables within Trust in politicians

• Q.13 Trust in Swedish politicians

Variables within Summarized grade on the politics of the different political parties

• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Moderate Party
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Centre Party
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Liberal Party
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Christian Democrats
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Social Democrats
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Left party
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - New Democracy
• Q.18 Summarized grade on politics - Green Party

Location:

Width: 4

Variable Text: SSD study number

Range of Valid Data Values: 473 - 473

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Variable Text: SSD edition number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 1

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 3

Variable Text: SSD part number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 1

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 4

Variable Text: ID-number

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 7051

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;Min. 1 ;Max. 7051 ;Mean 3526 ;StDev 2035.593

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Variable Text: Central location

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 6

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Variable Text: Vote at polling station or postal vote

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 2

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 3

Variable Text: Electoral district

Range of Valid Data Values: 101 - 626

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

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 6782 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 4

Question: What year were you born in?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1879 - 1976

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9999

Summary Statistics: Valid 6778 ;

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 6903 ;

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 - 12

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 6686 ;

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 6947 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: What party did you vote for in the 1991 parliamentary election?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 12

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 6889 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: How do you intend to vote in the referendum on Swedish EU-membership in November?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 6

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 6946 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: (D or E in Q.7) If you will vote, which alternative do you lean towards?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9 - 0

Summary Statistics: Valid 1504 ;

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 6620 ;

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 5928 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: How important were the following issues for you when you choose party in todays parliamentary election? Mark with a cross the three most important issues for you.  

Variable Text: Important issue for choice of party, 1

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 16

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 6170 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: How important were the following issues for you when you choose party in todays parliamentary election? Mark with a cross the three most important issues for you.  

Variable Text: Important issue for choice of party, 2

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 16

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 6064 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 2

Question: How important were the following issues for you when you choose party in todays parliamentary election? Mark with a cross the three most important issues for you.  

Variable Text: Important issue for choice of party, 3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 16

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Summary Statistics: Valid 5951 ;

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 6561 ;

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 6672 ;

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 6587 ;

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 6411 ;

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 6212 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Are you a member of a trade union?  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 6309 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Moderate party  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 6082 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Centre Party  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5922 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Liberal Party  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5913 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Christian Democrats  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5794 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Social Democrats  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 6154 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Left party  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5845 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   New Democracy  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5849 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Question: Which summarized grade would you like to give the politics of the different parties?   Green Party   Thank you for taking part in this survey! Please put your questionnaire in the sealed box!  

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Summary Statistics: Valid 5876 ;

Variable Format: numeric

Location:

Width: 1

Variable Text: Part of SVT prognosis

Range of Valid Data Values: 1 - 2

Summary Statistics: Valid 7051 ;

Variable Format: numeric