Swedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union

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1 Swedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union Sören Holmberg [SOM-report no 12:5]

3 Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union, In favour Against No definite opinion Data: SOM Institute, University of Gothenburg; Annual nationwide surveys in Sweden; Sample size: 9 ; age: 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 favour; On the whole against; No definite opinion. Comment: All respondents answering the question are included in the percentage base.

questionnaires with an average response rate of 65 percent. Question: What is your opinion of the Swedish membership in the European Union?

4 among Women and Men, Men Women

5 Percent in Favour of the Swedish Membership in the European Union among Swedes in Different Age Groups,

1991 11 51 49 51 46 44 43 41 33 65-85 - 64-49 16-29

6 among Swedes in Different Educational Groups, High Middle to high Middle to low Low

7 among Swedes Belonging to Different Subjective Family Classes, /37 Higher non-manual Self employed Lower non-manual Farmer Worker

1997 1998 1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 73 65 37/37

8 Percent in Favour of the Swedish Membership in the European Union among Members of Different Trade Unions, LO TCO 26 SACO

Trade Unions, 1994 11 69 58 49 49 28 LO TCO 26

9 among Swedish Citizens and Non-Citizens, Other citizenship Swedish citizenship

10 among Swedes Living in Cities or Rural Areas, Big city Smaller city Town Rural

11 among Swedes Living in the North or in the South of Sweden, South North Comment: The South is defined as Southern Sweden (Skåne and Blekinge) and the North is defined as Upper Norrland.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Comment: The South is defined as Southern

12 among Swedes with Different Degrees of Political Interest, Interested Not interested

13 among Swedes with Different Left-Right Ideological Self-Placements, Right Neither Left Data processed by Frida Vernersdotter, SOM Institute

Neither Left 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1 2 3 4 5

14 among Swedes with Different Party Sympathies, Conservative Christian Dem. Liberal Center Green Social Democrats Left Sweden democrats

1997 1998 1999 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Conservative Christian

15 among Swedes with Different Degrees of General Trust in Other People, High Middle Low

16 among Swedes with Different Degrees of General Trust in Politicians, High Low

17 Percent in Favour of the Swedish Membership in the European Union among Morning Paper Readers, days/week 42 32/ days/week Less frequently

49 5-7 days/week 42 32/32 42 1-4 days/week Less

18 among Evening Paper Readers, days/week 1-5 days/week Less frequently

19 among Listeners to Public Service Radio News ( Ekot ), Listens at least once a week Listens less frequently

once a week Listens less frequently 51 43

20 among Viewers of Public Service Television News (SVT), Watches at least 5 days/week Watches less than once a week

days/week Watches less than once a week 43 32

21 among Viewers of Commercial Television News (TV4), Watches at least 5 days/week Watches less than once a week

22 among Viewers of Television News on SVT or TV4, SVT at least 5 days/week TV4 at least 5 days/week

25 The SOM Institute has collected research data and presented annual trend analyses on Society, Opinion and Media since The SOM Institute Seminariegatan 1B Box 7, 5 Gothenburg info@som.gu.se

Swedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union

Swedish Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union Sören Holmberg & Frida Vernersdotter [SOM-report no 13:6] Opinion on the Swedish Membership in the European Union, 1991 12 In favour Against