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Longitudinal Wave

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Title

Dutch Parliamentary Election Study 1989

Abstract

Two wave survey on voters' opinions: before and after the Dutch parliamentary elections of 1989. Systematic analysis of change in political opinions and behaviour of the Dutch electorate.

Pre-election wave: reading of newspapers / tv newscast exposure / most important national problems / party identification and membership / evaluation of government policy on economic situation, labour market, personal income situation / political issues ( perception of main parties standpoint, own stand ): abortion, nuclear plants, differences in income / voting in last European Parliament elections / voting in last national election / coalition preference / opinion on cleaning pollution / sympathy rating of parties and leading politicians / party identification of parents /

Post-election wave, additional variables: voting behaviour / time of vote decision / voting stability / political issues ( perception of main parties stand, own stand ): euthanasia, NATO nuclear arms on Dutch territory / expectations regarding own income situation, general prosperity and influence of coalition on that / prevalence of reduction of unemployment versus reduction of government debts / knowledge of, opinions on leading politicians / left, right rating of political parties / sense of political efficacy / civic competence, participation / party campaign activities / membership of and participation in extra-parliamentary organizations / influence of religion / pillarization - compartmentalization / confessionalism / secularism / self centredness / importance of national political goals /sympathy rating of politicians Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership.

Longitudinal Type

Longitudinal Wave

Begin date

25-07-1989

End date

13-11-1989

Note

Cite as: J.J.A Thomassen (University of Twente); B. Niemöller (University of Amsterdam); J.W. van Deth (University of Twente); C. van der Eijk (University of Amsterdam); G.A. Irwin (University of Leiden); Stichting Kiezersonderzoek Nederland (SKON) (1989): Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek, NKO 1989. DANS. http://dx.doi.org/10.17026/dans-xzm-bskq

Persistent Identifier: http://www.persistent-identifier.nl/?identifier=urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-0qd-w7h

Researcher

J.J.A Thomassen (University of Twente); B. Niemöller (University of Amsterdam); J.W. van Deth (University of Twente); C. van der Eijk (University of Amsterdam); G.A. Irwin (University of Leiden); Stichting Kiezersonderzoek Nederland (SKON)

Publisher

SKON / DANS / CentERdata

SKON

Funding Organization

Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP)
University of Amsterdam
University of Nijmegen
Ministerie van Onderwijs en Wetenschappen (OCW)
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties - BZK
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoe

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook 1989

Data Files

DPES1989

Variables

Variable name	Variable Label	Variable Type
var001	Study number	directly measured
var002	Respondent identification number	directly measured
var003	Type of interview record	directly measured
var004	Reads about national news?	directly measured
var005	Talks about national problems?	directly measured
var006	Reads about foreign news?	directly measured
var007	Interested in politics?	directly measured
var008	Political interest score	directly measured
var009	Frequency watching tv newscast	directly measured
var010	Daily newspaper - 1st answer	directly measured
var011	Daily newspaper - 2nd answer	directly measured
var012	Daily newspaper - 3rd answer	directly measured
var013	Daily newspaper - 4th answer	directly measured
var014	Most important national problem-1st answer	directly measured
var015	Most important national problem - 2nd answer	directly measured
var016	Most important national problem - 3rd answer	directly measured
var017	Most important national problem - 4th answer	directly measured
var018	Most important national problem - 5th answer	directly measured
var019	Intends to vote in 1989 parl elections?	directly measured
var020	Vote intention 1989 parl elections	directly measured
var021	Vote intention if obliged to vote	directly measured
var022	Resp is (not) an adherent to a party	directly measured
var023	Party respondent is an adherent to	directly measured
var024	Resp is (not) convinced adherent	directly measured
var025	Resp is not an adherent but attracted to	directly measured
var026	Party resp is attracted to	directly measured
var027	Strength of adherence	directly measured
var028	Direction of adherence	directly measured
var029	Resp is (not) a member of a party	directly measured
var030	Party respondent is a member of	directly measured
var031	Has resp ever been a member of a party?	directly measured
var032	Satisfaction with government	directly measured
var033	Effect govt policy on economic situation	directly measured
var034	Effect govt policy on employment	directly measured
var035	Policy satisfaction score	directly measured
var036	Effect govt policy on resp's finances	directly measured
var037	Abortion - perception of CDA	directly measured
var038	Abortion - perception of PvdA	directly measured
var039	Abortion - perception of VVD	directly measured
var040	Abortion - perception of D66	directly measured
var041	Abortion - respondent's preference	directly measured
var042	Nuclear plants - perception of CDA	directly measured
var043	Nuclear plants - perception of PvdA	directly measured
var044	Nuclear plants - perception of VVD	directly measured
var045	Nuclear plants - perception of D66	directly measured
var046	Nuclear plants - resp's preference	directly measured
var047	Closing nuclear plants - yes or no?	directly measured
var048	Income differences - perception of CDA	directly measured
var049	Income differences - perception of PvdA	directly measured
var050	Income differences - perception of VVD	directly measured
var051	Income differences - perception of D66	directly measured
var052	Income differences - resp's preference	directly measured
var053	Did (not) vote in 1989 European electns	directly measured
var054	Party voted for in 1989 European electns	directly measured
var055	Did (not) vote in 1986 parl elections	directly measured
var056	Party voted for in 1986 parl elections	directly measured
var057	D66 preferred in cabinet?	directly measured
var058	PvdA preferred in cabinet?	directly measured
var059	CDA preferred in cabinet?	directly measured
var060	VVD preferred in cabinet?	directly measured
var061	Preferred government coalition	directly measured
var062	Does it matter who are in the coalition?	directly measured
var063	Commuting expenses no longer deductible	directly measured
var064	Should car owners pay for pollution?	directly measured
var065	Should agriculture pay for pollution?	directly measured
var066	Should industry pay for pollution?	directly measured
var067	CDA and VVD-cooperation in past govt	directly measured
var068	CDA and PvdA-cooperation in future govt	directly measured
var069	PvdA and VVD-cooperation in future govt	directly measured
var070	CDA and VVD-cooperation in future govt	directly measured
var071	Cooperation of politicians within PvdA	directly measured
var072	Cooperation of politicians within VVD	directly measured
var073	Cooperation of politicians within CDA	directly measured
var074	Cooperation of politicians within D66	directly measured
var075	Evaluation of Kok as floor leader	directly measured
var076	Evaluation of De Vries as floor leader	directly measured
var077	Evaluation of Voorhoeve as floor leader	directly measured
var078	Evaluation of Van Mierlo as floor leader	directly measured
var079	Evaluation of Lubbers as prime minister	directly measured
var080	Evaluation of Korthals Altes as minister	directly measured
var081	Evaluation of Deetman as minister	directly measured
var082	Evaluation of Nijpels as minister	directly measured
var083	Evaluation of Ruding as minister	directly measured
var084	Evaluation of De Korte as minister	directly measured
var085	Evaluation of Smit-Kroes as minister	directly measured
var086	Left-right selfrating (7 point scale)	directly measured
var087	Discussed politics at home when adolesc	directly measured
var088	Recalls party preference of father?	directly measured
var089	Party pref of father during adolescence	directly measured
var090	Recalls party preference of mother?	directly measured
var091	Party pref of mother during adolescence	directly measured
var092	Age of respondent	directly measured
var093	Sex of respondent	directly measured
var094	Education of respondent	directly measured
var095	Marital status	directly measured
var096	Employment status of respondent	directly measured
var097	EGP current occupation of respondent	directly measured
var098	EGP former occupation of respondent	directly measured
var099	Typology of household composition	directly measured
var100	Respondent is (not) head of household	directly measured
var101	Education of head of household	directly measured
var102	EGP curent occupation of h of hh	directly measured
var103	EGP former occupation of head of household	directly measured
var104	Respondent has (not) a partner	directly measured
var105	Degree of urbanization	directly measured
var106	Region	directly measured
var107	Is respondent religious?	directly measured
var108	Religious denomination of respondent	directly measured
var109	Other religious denomination of resp	directly measured
var110	Dutch reformed denomination of resp	directly measured
var111	Calvinist denomination of respondent	directly measured
var112	Resp's attendance of religious services	directly measured
var113	Denomination under which resp was raised	directly measured
var114	Other denom under which resp was raised	directly measured
var115	Religious denomination of partner	directly measured
var116	Other religious denomination of prtnr	directly measured
var117	Dutch reformed denomination of partner	directly measured
var118	Calvinist denomination of partner	directly measured
var119	Partner's attendance of relig services	directly measured
var120	Denom under which partner was raised	directly measured
var121	Other denom under which prtnr was raised	directly measured
var122	Social class - self image	directly measured
var123	Income of respondent's household	directly measured
var124	Resp has higher income than partner?	directly measured
var125	Health insurance - head of household	directly measured
var126	Is respondent or h of hh houseowner?	directly measured
var127	Does respondent or partner own a car?	directly measured
var128	Distance between resp's home and work	directly measured
var129	Resp's principal mode of transp to work	directly measured
var130	Distance between h of hh's home and work	directly measured
var131	H of hh's princip mode of transp to work	directly measured
var132	Date of first interview (mmdd)	directly measured
var133	Start of first interview (hhmmss)	directly measured
var134	End of first interview (hhmmss)	directly measured
var135	Duration of first interview (hmmss)	directly measured
var136	Present at interview - children under 6y	directly measured
var137	Present at interview-childrn 6y and over	directly measured
var138	Present at interview-spouse or partner	directly measured
var139	Present at interview-other relatives	directly measured
var140	Present at interview-other adults	directly measured
var141	Presence of disturbing influences	directly measured
var142	Disturbing influences - 1st coding	directly measured
var143	Disturbing influences - 2nd coding	directly measured
var144	Reads about campaign news	directly measured
var145	Did (not) watch election debate on tv	directly measured
var146	Did (not) vote in 1989 parl elections	directly measured
var147	Party voted for in 1989 parl elections	directly measured
var148	Party choice-1st reason	directly measured
var149	Party choice-2nd reason	directly measured
var150	Party choice-3rd reason	directly measured
var151	Party choice-4th reason	directly measured
var152	Party choice-5th reason	directly measured
var153	Did (not) cast preferential vote	directly measured
var154	Did cast preferential vote - 1st reason	directly measured
var155	Did cast preferential vote - 2nd reason	directly measured
var156	Name of candidate respondent voted for	directly measured
var157	Party choice - when decided	directly measured
var158	Previous voting behavior of respondent	directly measured
var159	Parties previously voted for-1st answer	directly measured
var160	Parties previously voted for-2nd answer	directly measured
var161	Parties previously voted for-3rd answer	directly measured
var162	Considered not to vote in 1989	directly measured
var163	Did (not) hesitate about party choice	directly measured
var164	Party considered as alternative choice	directly measured
var165	Did not vote - reason	directly measured
var166	Did not vote - when decided	directly measured
var167	Preferred party of nonvoters	directly measured
var168	Euthanasia - perception of CDA	directly measured
var169	Euthanasia - perception of PvdA	directly measured
var170	Euthanasia - perception of VVD	directly measured
var171	Euthanasia - perception of D66	directly measured
var172	Euthanasia - respondent's preference	directly measured
var173	Nuclear weapons - first item	directly measured
var174	Nuclear weapons - second item	directly measured
var175	Nuclear weapons - third item	directly measured
var176	Nuclear weapons - fourth item	directly measured
var177	Nuclear weapons - fifth item	directly measured
var178	Nuclear weapons attitude score	directly measured
var179	Nuclear weapons - perception of CDA	directly measured
var180	Nuclear weapons - perception of PvdA	directly measured
var181	Nuclear weapons - perception of VVD	directly measured
var182	Nuclear weapons - perception of D66	directly measured
var183	Reduce deficit or reduce unemployment?	directly measured
var184	Expected effect CDA-VVD govt r's financ	directly measured
var185	Expected effect CDA-PvdA govt r's financ	directly measured
var186	Expectation general prosperity in 4 yrs	directly measured
var187	Expected effect CDA-VVD govt genrl prosp	directly measured
var188	Expected effct PvdA-CDA govt genrl prosp	directly measured
var189	Photo a - Beckers	directly measured
var190	Party of Beckers	directly measured
var191	Political function of Beckers	directly measured
var192	Photo b - Korthals Altes	directly measured
var193	Party of Korthals Altes	directly measured
var194	Political function of Korthals Altes	directly measured
var195	Photo c - Kombrink	directly measured
var196	Party of Kombrink	directly measured
var197	Political function of Kombrink	directly measured
var198	Photo d - De Vries	directly measured
var199	Party of De Vries	directly measured
var200	Political function of De Vries	directly measured
var201	Political knowledge (4 items)	directly measured
var202	Political knowledge (12 items)	directly measured
var203	Faith in Lubbers as premier	directly measured
var204	Faith in Kok as premier	directly measured
var205	Faith in Voorhoeve as premier	directly measured
var206	Left-right selfrating (10 point scale)	directly measured
var207	Left-right rating of PvdA	directly measured
var208	Left-right rating of VVD	directly measured
var209	Left-right rating of D66	directly measured
var210	Left-right rating of PPR	directly measured
var211	Left-right rating of CPN	directly measured
var212	Left-right rating of CDA	directly measured
var213	Left-right rating of Groen Links	directly measured
var214	Left-right rating of SGP	directly measured
var215	Left-right rating of PSP	directly measured
var216	Left-right rating of GPV	directly measured
var217	Left-right rating of RPF	directly measured
var218	Left-right rating of CD/Centrumpartij	directly measured
var219	Political efficacy - first item	directly measured
var220	Political efficacy - second item	directly measured
var221	Political efficacy - third item	directly measured
var222	Political efficacy - fourth item	directly measured
var223	Political efficacy score	directly measured
var224	Political cynicism - first item	directly measured
var225	Political cynicism - second item	directly measured
var226	Political cynicism - third item	directly measured
var227	Political cynicism score	directly measured
var228	Chance of acting against unjust bill	directly measured
var229	Did (not) contact cabinet ministers	directly measured
var230	Did (not) contact member of parliament	directly measured
var231	Did (not) sign a petition	directly measured
var232	Did (not) try to activate interest group	directly measured
var233	Did (not) try to activate radio or tv	directly measured
var234	Did (not) try to activate political pty	directly measured
var235	Did (not) contact mayor or alderman	directly measured
var236	Did (not) contact municipal councillor	directly measured
var237	Did (not) join civic action group	directly measured
var238	Did (not) join demonstration	directly measured
var239	Did (not) try to activate newspaper	directly measured
var240	Did (not) lodge a complaint	directly measured
var241	Did (not) contact department official	directly measured
var242	Civic participation score	directly measured
var243	Number of campaign activities	directly measured
var244	Resp is (not) a member of a union	directly measured
var245	Union of which respondent is a member	directly measured
var246	Resp's union affiliated with FNV or CNV	directly measured
var247	Other union member in household?	directly measured
var248	Resp is (not) a member of profess. org.	directly measured
var249	Probability of future vote for PvdA	directly measured
var250	Probability of future vote for VVD	directly measured
var251	Probability of future vote for D66	directly measured
var252	Probability of future vote for PPR	directly measured
var253	Probability of future vote for CPN	directly measured
var254	Probability of future vote for CDA	directly measured
var255	Probability of future vote for Gr Links	directly measured
var256	Probability of future vote for SGP	directly measured
var257	Probability of future vote for PSP	directly measured
var258	Probability of future vote for GPV	directly measured
var259	Probability of future vote for RPF	directly measured
var260	Probability of future vote for CD/Cp	directly measured
var261	Should there be confessional parties?	directly measured
var262	Should there be confessional unions?	directly measured
var263	Should there be confessional schools?	directly measured
var264	Should there be confess radio or tv?	directly measured
var265	Religion is a good guide in politics	directly measured
var266	Confessional attitude score	directly measured
var267	Value priorities - 1st out of 4 items	directly measured
var268	Value priorities - 2nd out of 4 items	directly measured
var269	Value priorities - 3rd out of 4 items	directly measured
var270	Value priorities - 4th out of 4 items	directly measured
var271	Value priorities most import-1st answer	directly measured
var272	Value priorities most import-2nd answer	directly measured
var273	Value priorities most import-3rd answer	directly measured
var274	Value priorities least import-1st answer	directly measured
var275	Value priorities least import-2nd answer	directly measured
var276	Value priorities least import-3rd answer	directly measured
var277	Sympathy score Lubbers	directly measured
var278	Sympathy score Kok	directly measured
var279	Sympathy score Voorhoeve	directly measured
var280	Sympathy score Van Mierlo	directly measured
var281	Sympathy score De Vries	directly measured
var282	Sympathy score Korthals Altes	directly measured
var283	Sympathy score Deetman	directly measured
var284	Sympathy score Nijpels	directly measured
var285	Sympathy score Ruding	directly measured
var286	Sympathy score De Korte	directly measured
var287	Sympathy score Smit-Kroes	directly measured
var288	Egoism versus altruism - most people	directly measured
var289	Egoism versus altruism - selfrating	directly measured
var290	Weighting factor wave 1	directly measured
var291	Weighting factor wave 2	directly measured
var292	Weighting factor CBS	directly measured
var293	Date of second interview (mmdd)	directly measured
var294	Start of second interview (hhmmss)	directly measured
var295	End of second interview (hhmmss)	directly measured
var296	Duration of second interview (hmmss)	directly measured
var297	Present at interview-children under 6y	directly measured
var298	Present at interview-childrn 6y and over	directly measured
var299	Present at interview-spouse or partner	directly measured
var300	Present at interview-other relatives	directly measured
var301	Present at interview-other adults	directly measured
var302	Presence of disturbing influences	directly measured
var303	Disturbing influences - 1st coding	directly measured
var304	Disturbing influences - 2nd coding	directly measured
var305	Verbatim answer most import problm quest	directly measured
var306	Most importnt problm 1st answr-1986 code	directly measured
var307	Most importnt problm 2nd answr-1986 code	directly measured
var308	Most importnt problm 3rd answr-1986 code	directly measured
var309	Most importnt problm 4th answr-1986 code	directly measured
var310	Most importnt problm 5th answr-1986 code	directly measured

Questions

Questionnaire: Dutch Parliamentary Election Studies 1989

The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.

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Response Information

Response Overview

The 1989 study has been designed as a two wave, short-term panel study, and was carried out on the basis of a representative sample of the Dutch electorate at the time of the parliamentary elections. The first wave of interviews was conducted before the election in the period from July 15 until September 5 (one day before the election). This period coincided with the summer vacation period in the western part of the country, which may have had a negative effect on the response rate. The second wave of interviews started on September 9 (three days after the election) and continued through November 13. By this time all vacations had ended. The fieldwork did not encounter meaningful problems.

Collection Events

Period

15-07-1989 to 05-09-1989

Sample

Original sample 4000, gross sample 3808, response 1754

Collection Mode

face-to-face interviews

Fieldwork Note

Ended one day before the election. Multi-stage sample: first stage - households from PTT register/ second stage - one random elector from each household.

Period

09-09-1989 to 13-11-1989

Sample

wave 2 of panel, response 85.9%

Collection Mode

face-to-face interviews

Fieldwork Note

Started three days after the election.