World Values Survey 2006, Wave 5
Sweden, 2005 - 2006
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SWE_2006_WVS-W5_v01_M
World Values Survey 2006
Wave 5
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sweden | SWE |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
World Values Survey Wave 5 2009-2005 covers 58 countries and societies around the world and more than 83,000 respondents. The series includes the following waves:
Wave 6 (2010-2014)
Wave 5 (2005-2009)
Wave 4 (1999-2004)
Wave 3 (1995-1998)
Wave 2 (1990-1994)
Wave 1 (1981-1984)
The World Values Survey (www.worldvaluessurvey.org) is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life, led by an international team of scholars, with the WVS association and secretariat headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The survey, which started in 1981, seeks to use the most rigorous, high-quality research designs in each country. The WVS consists of nationally representative surveys conducted in almost 100 countries which contain almost 90 percent of the world’s population, using a common questionnaire. The WVS is the largest non-commercial, cross-national, time series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed, currently including interviews with almost 400,000 respondents. Moreover the WVS is the only academic study covering the full range of global variations, from very poor to very rich countries, in all of the world’s major cultural zones. The WVS seeks to help scientists and policy makers understand changes in the beliefs, values and motivations of people throughout the world. Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, and subjective well-being. These data have also been widely used by government officials, journalists and students, and groups at the World Bank have analyzed the linkages between cultural factors and economic development.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution. All deposited data has been made anonymous at the PI side and the archive deposited files have no means to trace the respondents.
2018-09-12
Version history: -v2018-09-12: Current official release General revision, mostly of missing labels. Inclusion of region, town, interview date in some countries when missing and found. Old releases: 2014-04-29
Coverage
The Survey covers Sweden.
The WVS for Sweden covers national population, aged 18 year and over, for both sexes.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bi Puranen | Institute for Future Studies |
Sampling
Random sample from the Swedish population register The sample for this research has been drawn with the following criterias: We divided the number of sampling points by population figures in NUTS 2 areas. After that we selected the largest city in each NUTS 2 area, then we randomly (by computer) selected the designated number of sampling points in each NUTS 2 area based on the population figures provided by SCB. Our sampling program assigns random numbers to settlements, than rank orders it by this random number and it chooses the i.e. 6 uppermost town and/or village from the complete listing with in each area. This method has given us 60 sampling points that is spread statistically correct across Sweden. The number of conducted interviews is also statistically divided amongst the 60 selected citys in the sample so that the 60 sampling points is representative for whole Sweden. The selection of respondents is made by computerised random selection from the Swedish population registry, and is stratified according to size of the city. The designated number of respondents with in each one of the sampling points is separately drawn from this registry. All statistical information is collected from SCB, and are dated 2004.
Remarks about sampling:
Slight skewness if ages groups 45 and above. In a first stage, 60 probabilty sampling units were selected. For each of these, a random sample of respondents were then sampled from the population register. The selection of PSUs was based on a representative stratification over region and population size. A slight underrepresentation of those aged 46 55, a slight overrepresentation of those aged 56-65, a sligt underrepresentation of those aged 66-75. Persons older than 85 were not included.
The sample size for Sweden is N=1003 and includes national population, aged 18 years and over, for both sexes.
Total number of starting names/addresses 2230
Addresses which could not be traced at all 187
Selected respondent too sick/incapacitated to participate 252
Selected respondent away during survey period 82
Selected respondent had inadequate understanding of language of survey 53
No contact with selected person 95
Personal refusal by selected respondent 558
Full productive interview 1003
A weight variable which corrects for the deviances in place of living in relation to the sample which includes those who refused to participate and those who were not possible to contact at the correct address (n = 1.756). The weight variable doesnt have much effect on the SES variables
Survey instrument
Swedish
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005-11-23 | 2006-02-17 |
The main method of data collection in the WVS survey is face-to-face interview at respondent’s home / place of residence. Respondent’s answers could be recorded in a paper questionnaire (traditional way) or by CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview). The approval of the Scientific Advisory Committee in writing is necessary for application of any methods of data collection other than face-to-face interview. Following the sampling, each country is left with a representative national sample of its public. These persons are then interviewed during a limited time frame decided by the Executive Committee of the World Values Survey using the uniformly structured questionnaires. The survey is carried out by professional organizations using face-to-face interviews or phone interviews for remote areas. Each country has a Principal Investigator (social scientists working in academic institutions) who is responsible for conducting the survey in accordance with the fixed rules and procedures. During the field work, the agency has to report in writing according to a specific check-list. Internal consistency checks are made between the sampling design and the outcome and rigorous data cleaning procedures are followed at the WVS data archive. No country is included in a wave before full documentation has been delivered. This means a data set with the completed methodological questionnaire and a report of country-specific information (for example important political events during the fieldwork, problems particular to the country). Once all the surveys are completed, the Principal Investigator has access to all surveys and data. Non-response is an issue of increasing concern in sample surveys. Investigators are expected to make every reasonable effort to minimize non-response. In countries using a full probability design, no replacements are allowed. PIs should plan on as many call-backs as the funding will allow. In countries using some form of quota sampling, every effort should be made to interview the first contact.
Data appraisal
+/- 3,2%
Access policy
World Values Survey
World Values Survey http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp Cost: None
Data Access
Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: Round Five - Country-Pooled Datafile Version: www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV5.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the WVSA Archive | WVSA Data Archive | jdiezmed@jdsurvey.net | http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org |
Metadata production
DDI_SWE_2006_WVS-W5_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2020-02-19
Metadata version
Version 01 (February 2020)