European Parliament election study 1995

The respondents had to give their opinion on a number of EU-related issues such as a united Europe; the future Swedish relation to EU; confidence in decisions made within EU; and a development of EU towards a federation. Respondents also had to place themselves as well as the major political parties on scales showing if they were for or against a Swedish EU-membership, if they were for or against a common European currency, and if they were for or against the abolition of borders between nations.

A number of questions dealt with the election to the EU-parliament such as participation; issues important for the decision how to vote; when the respondent decided how to vote; most important reason to vote; knowledge of candidates; opinion on the different candidates; and exposure to the election campaign. Nonvoters were asked about the reason not to vote, and voters were asked if they used the possibility to vote for a specific person.

Demographic item include gender, age, marital status, children, education and occupation. 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.