Municipal corruption:
In your own opinion, to what degree do you agree with the following statements? On a scale of 1 "Agree completely" to 4 "Do not agree at all"
It is common that full- and part-time politicians in Swedish municipalities misuse their position of power and trust, appropriating benefits to themselves or their close ones at the expense of the municipality.
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