Swedish election study 1976

This study is part of the collection of Swedish election studies fielded continuously since 1956. The 1976 study was the first election study to cover the nuclear power issue, an issue which for many years became one of the central political issues in Sweden. This study also includes a large number of questions on how different groups in society are treated by different political parties, it also includes a number of questions on different groups´ and organizations´ influence in society. This study introduces a number of questions, asked in all or nearly all of the election studies since then, about the respondent´s opinion on different issues such as day-care centers, pornography, socialization, defence expenditures, private enterprise, and taxes.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

本研究属于自1956年起持续开展的瑞典选举研究系列项目之一。1976年的本次研究是首个涵盖核能议题的选举研究，该议题在此后多年均为瑞典核心政治议题之一。本研究包含大量针对不同社会群体如何被各政党对待的调研问题，同时也设置了诸多关于不同群体与组织在社会中影响力的相关问题。此外，本研究首次引入了一系列关于受访者对各类议题看法的调研问题，此后的绝大多数瑞典选举研究均沿用了这些问题，议题涵盖日间照料中心、色情内容、社会教化、国防开支、私营企业与税收等。

研究目标：
阐释民众的投票动因与选举产生特定结果的成因；追踪瑞典选举民主的发展趋势，并开展跨国比较研究。