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

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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