S O M
society opinion massmedia
Swedish Opinion
on the
Swedish Membership
in the
European Union
1994-2006
Sören Holmberg
March 2007
SOM INSTITUTE
S o c i e t y O p i n i o n M a s s m e d i a
Data: SOM-Institute, Göteborg University; Annual nationwide surveys in Sweden; Sample size 6000 persons 15-85 years old; Mail questionnaires with an average response rate of 65 percent. Question:”What is your opinion of the Swedish membership in the European Union?” Three response alternatives: ”On the whole in favor; On the whole against; No definite opinion.”
Comment: All respondents answering the question are included in the percentage base.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786
45 40 41
36 37 38 36
33 34 36
40 43
39
34 37 34
42 41 42 43
52 49 49
38 31
37
21 23 22 25
21 22 17 20
15 15
22
26 24
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
In favor Against No definite opinion
percent
among Women and Men 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
47 49
38 31
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Men Women percent
among Swedes in Different Age Groups 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
46 47
42 4246
39
36 30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
50-64 30-49 65-85 15-29 percent
among Swedes in Different Educational Groups 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
63 56
49
41 38
30 27
25
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
High
Middle to high Middle to low Low
percent
among Swedes in Different Subjective Family Classes 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
66 69
54
54 52
49
39 36
28 23
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Higher non-manual
Self employed
Lower non-manual
Farmer
Worker
percent
among Citizens and Non-Citizens 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
52
44 43
39
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Non-citizen
Swedish citizen percent
among Swedes living in Different Types of Areas 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
56 59
43 45
34 3835
31
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Big city
Smaller city Town
Rural percent
among Swedes living in the North or in the South 1994-2006
Comment: The South is defined as Region Skåne and the North is defined as Norrland.
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
47 49
30 24
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
South
North percent
among Swedes with Different Party Sympathies 1994-2006
Comment: The result for Sweden Democrats (sd) was 17 percent in 2006.
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
62 72
64 61
40
29
40
36 34
33 32
12 16
11
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Conservative Liberal
Social Democrats Center
Christian Dem.
Green Left
percent
among Swedes with Different Degrees of Political Interest 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
53 47
28 31
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Interested
Not
interested percent
among Swedes with Different Ideological Self-Placements 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
59 67
37
24 33 30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Right Left Middle percent
among Members of Different Trade Unions 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
68 58
49 49
28 30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
SACO
TCO
LO percent
among Swedes with Different Degrees of General Trust in Other People 1996-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
53
40 39
28 32
25
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
High Middle Low percent
among Swedes with Different Degrees of General Trust in Politicians 1996-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
59
46 35 38
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
High
Low percent
among Morning Paper Readers 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
47
42 35
32 34
32
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
5-7
days/week
1-4
days/week
Less frequently percent
among Evening Paper Readers 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
42 46
41 34
38 44
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Less frequently 1-5
days/week 6-7
days/week percent
among Listeners to Public Service Radio P1 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
49 52
37 37
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Listens at least once a week Listens less frequently percent
among Viewers of Public Service Television News (SVT) 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
47 43
32 30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Watches at least 5 days/week Watches less than once a week percent
among Viewers of Commercial Television News (TV4) 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
45
41 42
33
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Watches less than once a week Watches at least 5 days/week percent
among Viewers of Television News on SVT and TV4 1994-2006
Data: The annual nationwide SOM-survey, SOM-Institute, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Principal investigators: Sören Holmberg, phone +4631 7861227, e-mail: soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se ; Lennart Weibull, phone +46 31 786 12 18, e-mail: lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se. All data processed by Rudolf Antoni.
47
43 42
33
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
SVT at least 5 days/week
TV4 at least 5 days/week percent
The SOM-Institute
Göteborg University Box 710
SE 405 30 Göteborg Sweden
www.som.gu.se
soren.holmberg@pol.gu.se lennart.weibull@jmg.gu.se rudolf.antoni@som.gu.se
