Income Inequality
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Income Inequality
Project Number
75
Abstract
The study aims to investigate how (the perception of) income inequality affects basic political attitudes.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-03-2012
End date
07-03-2012
Note
Purpose
Researcher
Gallego, Aina
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2012 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xhj-z3wr
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| gi12a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| gi12a001 | Determining condition1-2-3 | constructed |
| gi12a002 | Order of questions: which of the gi12a007, gi12a008 - gi12a010 and gi12a011 questions was presented first | constructed |
| gi12a003 | Order of questions: which of the gi12a007, gi12a008 - gi12a010 and gi12a011 questions was presented second | constructed |
| gi12a004 | Order of questions: which of the gi12a007, gi12a008 - gi12a010 and gi12a011 questions was presented third | constructed |
| gi12a005 | Condition1: Will you please indicate the category that applies to your household’s net income in 2011? | directly measured |
| gi12a006 | Condition2: Will you please indicate the category that applies to your household’s net income in 2011? | directly measured |
| gi12a007 | Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please indicate a score of 0 to 10 | directly measured |
| gi12a008 | Confidence: Dutch government | directly measured |
| gi12a009 | Confidence: Dutch parliament | directly measured |
| gi12a010 | Confidence: the legal system | directly measured |
| gi12a011 | Can you indicate, on a scale from 0 to 10, where you would position your own opinion? 0 means citizens should pursue their self-interest and 10 means citizens should cooperate with others | directly measured |
| gi12a012 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| gi12a013 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| gi12a014 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| gi12a015 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| gi12a016 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| gi12a017 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| gi12a018 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| gi12a019 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| gi12a020 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| gi12a021 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Income Inequality
The questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch
Browse Income InequalityResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1700 (100.0%)Non-response: 6 (0.4%)
Response: 1694 (99.6%)
Complete: 1688 (99.2%)
Incomplete: 6 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
05-03-2012 to 07-03-2012
Sample
The first 1700 respondents with the age of 16 years and older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Inequality and the erosion of trust among the poor: experimental evidence Socio-Economic Review, 2016, online before print; Gallego, A.