seminar: statistics and democracy
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Statistics and democracy
Richard Öhrvall
Statistics Sweden
Source: SCB, election statistics, 1872
Source: SCB, General elections 1994, part 1
Statistics Sweden’s Election statistics map
Voter turnout in elections to the Riksdag 1911-2010
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91,8%
Women entitled
to vote
Percent
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+2,6
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Voter turnout in elections to the Riksdag 1911-2010,
by sex Percent
Year
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1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Post secondary
Primary and lower secondary
Upper secondary
Voter turnout in elections to the Riksdag,
18-74 years, by educational attainment, 1988-2010
Percent
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Voter turnout in elections to the Riksdag 2010,
by sex and age
Percent
Age
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1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2002 2010
County Councils
The Riksdag
Municipals
Percentage of women, elected to the Riksdag,
County Councils and Municipal Councils, 1970-2010
Percent
Year
Percentage of women, by political position,
within municipalities, 2007 and 2011 Percent
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Substitute Member Vice chair Chair
2007
2011
Today: 5 trends
1. Statistics is gaining popularity
and new ways to gain knowledge
2. New tools
4. Increasing nonresponse and
new ways to collect data
5. Easier to share information
Reports, analyses
Tables, databases
Microdata
Data Users
The national statistical office can
play a more active role in the
public debate…
…but are we ready and willing to
play that role?
Statistics and democracy
Richard Öhrvall
Statistics Sweden