VALU 2004 - SVT exit poll survey European parliament election 2004

This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the election to the European parliament on June 13, 2004. 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. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament. Voters leaving the polling stations were asked to fill in a questionnaire including questions on: party voted for; vote on individual or party; time for decision how to vote; party voted for if a general election was held the same day; alternative voted for in the EMU-referendum 2003; opinion on a referendum on the new EU constitution; vote in a referendum on the constitution; opinion on the Swedish EU-membership; opinion on a European federal state; confidence in Swedish politicians; placement on a political left-right scale; gender, age, occupational group and union membership. The respondents also had to indicate the importance of the policy in EU-questions, achievements in Swedish politics, old party loyalties, and the candidates, when deciding how to vote. They also had to state the importance of following issues: environment, economy, employment, agricultural subsidies in the EU, peace in Europe, national independence, change of currency to euro, refugees/immigration, enlargement of the EU, terms of enterprise, equality between men and women, defence, democracy within the EU and social welfare. Furthermore they had to state how satisfied they were with the way democracy works in Sweden and within the European Union. Purpose: Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis.本出口民调针对2004年6月13日欧洲议会选举开展。 在瑞典VALU出口民调项目中，瑞典公共服务媒体机构瑞典电视台（Sveriges Television，SVT）会邀请离开投票站的选民填写问卷，并将问卷匿名投入密封收纳箱。在收集并处理全部有效问卷后，SVT可在其选举夜直播节目中发布选举预测报告，并对本次选举结果的成因展开分析。此类民调被称为VALU，其为瑞典语“vallokalsundersökning（出口民调）”的缩写。瑞典首次出口民调于1991年议会选举期间实施，此后所有议会选举、全民公投及欧洲议会选举均配套开展了同类调研。 离开投票站的选民需填写的问卷涵盖以下调研问题：所投政党、投票对象为个人还是政党、做出投票决定的时间、若当日举行大选则倾向支持的政党、2003年欧洲经济与货币联盟（Economic and Monetary Union，EMU）公投中的投票选项、对欧盟新宪法公投的看法、宪法公投中的实际投票意向、对瑞典欧盟成员国身份的态度、对欧洲联邦制国家的看法、对瑞典政客的信任度、在政治左右光谱中的立场、性别、年龄、职业群体及工会会员身份。 受访者还需说明在决策投票方式时，欧盟相关政策、瑞典政治施政成就、既往政党忠诚度及候选人等因素的影响权重。同时需评估以下议题对其投票决策的重要程度：环境、经济、就业、欧盟农业补贴、欧洲和平、国家独立、改用欧元、难民与移民问题、欧盟东扩、企业经营条款、男女平等、国防、欧盟内部民主及社会福利。此外，受访者还需表明其对瑞典国内及欧盟层面民主运作模式的满意程度。 用途： 本数据集旨在为瑞典电视台选举夜直播及其他选举后分析工作提供分析支撑。