Politisk identitet blir allt viktigare i dejting, enligt undersökning
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SOM-institutet har mätt politisk placering bland unga i Sverige sedan 1986. Könsgapet i politiska preferenser har ökat över tid, med tydliga skillnader mellan unga män och kvinnor.
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Hon väljer tåg över flyg, bojkottar gigekonomi och är nybliven medlem i Miljöpartiet.
Könsgapet har aldrig varit större
Mer än hälften av killarna i Sverige, 16-24 år, placerar sig höger politiskt. Totalt 52 procent, vilket är den högsta siffran sedan SOM-institutet började mätningen 1986. 24 procent av männen placerar sig till vänster, resterande placerar sig inte med något av blocken.
Samtidigt är det nästan tvärtom bland tjejerna. 43 procent placerar sig till vänster och 31 procent till höger.
– Vi tänker oss att det finns en risk att könspolarisering bland unga i Sverige idag påverkar dejtandet negativt. Påverkar möjligheten att skaffa familj eller flytta ihop, säger Daniel Jansson, forskningskommunikatör på SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.
Politisk färg viktig i dejtande
Just politisk identitet har visat sig vara viktigt i dejting. Mer än hälften av kvinnorna, 54 procent, svarade att det var ganska eller mycket viktigt att dela politiska värderingar med sin partner, när Indikator Opinion undersökning frågan förra året.
Samtidigt är det allt fler som bor i singelhushåll i Sverige och ökningen är störst bland de som nyligen fyllt 30.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Könspolariseringen bland unga kommer att fortsätta öka om inga motåtgärder vidtas
Likely · Within months
Politisk identitet kommer att bli en ännu viktigare faktor i dejting och partnerval bland unga
Possible · Within months
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