Sweden: attitude towards the membership in the European Union 2015 and 2016

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This statistic compares the results from two surveys for pollsters TNS Sifo commissioned by Swedish public broadcaster SVT with the question "Do you think it is a good idea that Sweden is a member of the European Union?". The surveys were taken in autumn 2015 and in April 2016. In autumn 2015, 59 percent of the Swedes stated that it's a good idea that Sweden is a member of the European Union. In April 2016, only 39 percent of the Swedes had a positive opinion about their membership in the European Union.

Do you think it is a good idea that Sweden is a member of the European Union?

Characteristic	March/April 2016	Autumn 2015
It's a good idea	39%	59%
It's neither a good or bad idea	31%	24%
It's a bad idea	21%	17%
I don't know	9%	0%

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

Autumn 2015**, March 31, 2016 to April 5, 2016

Number of respondents

1142*

Age group

18-79 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The number of respondents refer to the survey in 2016. For autumn 2015, the source does not specify the number of respondents.
** The source does not specify the date of the survey in autumn 2015.

This questions for both surveys were phrased by the source as follows: "Vad tycker du generellt om att Sverige är medlem i EU?".

The survey taken in autumn 2015 was a face-to-face-interview. The survey taken in April 2016 was an online survey.

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