Eighth wave of the Swedish Level of Living Survey
The Swedish Level of Living Survey was first conducted more than half a century ago. Since then, researchers have completed seven rounds of data collection. The eighth wave of the survey is now underway.
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The Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) is a recurring survey that has been carried out since 1968. The eighth wave of the survey started last week. This year’s survey is conducted through questionnaires sent to a sample of the adult population in Sweden. The questionnaire has been sent to 23,000 individuals, most of whom have participated before.
Participants are asked to answer questions about their actual living conditions. The questionnaire includes questions on, among other things, family, health, employment, and leisure. New for this year is that the questionnaire is shorter than in previous rounds. It includes all the welfare components usually covered, but with fewer questions in each area.
The survey will run until the end of the summer. Once data collection is completed, the LNU team will quality assure the data and complement them with certain information from registers. When this work is finished, the data will be made available to other researchers, who can apply to use them for their own research.
More information for researchers:
The Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU)
Information for participants:
Welcome as a participant in the Swedish Level of Living Survey 2026 (in Swedish)
The Swedish Level of Living survey (LNU)
LNU is a recurring survey in which a sample of Sweden's adult population is interviewed or fills out questionnaires about their living conditions.
The purpose of LNU is to study people's living conditions and how these change over time. The survey has been carried out seven times since 1968 . The eighth round of LNU data collection is being carried out during 2026.
LNU is located at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University. Project leaders for LNU are Carina Mood, professor of sociology and Martin Hällsten, professor of sociology.
Read more about LNU on the SOFI website (in Swedish)
Last updated: 2026-03-06
Source: Swedish Institute for Social Research,Department of Psychology