Municipal corruption:
In general, how common do you think corruption (i.e. misuse of public service or elected post for private gain) is in planning and building?
On a scale of 1 "Very common" to 3 "Neither common or uncommon" to 5 "Very uncommon"
Data from survey distributed 2011 by Statskontoret (Swedish Agency for Public Management) to politicians and bureaucrats in all Swedish municipalities. Data has been aggregated to the municipal level. Number of responding municipalities: 290.
Reference: Statskontoret (2012). Köpta relationer. Om korruption i det kommunala Sverige. Stockholm: Statskontoret.
Type of variable: Categorical