The National SOM Survey 1997

Respondents were also asked about the Swedish EU-membership and the effect of the membership on different areas. A number of questions dealt with the respondent´s willingness to pay more taxes if the money was used for environmental issues. New questions on media habits included: how often the respondent watched different programs on television; the reliability of different programs; reasons to watch different types of television programs; and opinions on a number of television personalities.

The respondent also had to value how important a number of things are for a modern society to work properly. Furthermore there were questions about membership in religious denominations, geographical identity, domestic animals, media equipment mainly used by the respondent, and internet usage. Purpose: The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour.