Developing for a lifetime
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Developing for a lifetime
Project Number
249
Abstract
On educational development for a lifetime
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-10-2020
End date
27-10-2020
Topics
Researcher
Didier Fouarge (ROA); Annemarie Künn (ROA)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2021 Centerdata
Funding Organization
SZW
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
ROA
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
ROA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zca-ctum
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| qm20a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| qm20a001 | Random number for fill qm20a116 | constructed |
| qm20a002 | Random number for answer type variation qm20a176 – qm20a186 / qm20a187 – qm20a197 | constructed |
| qm20a003 | Help variable based on qm20a004 and qm20a005 | constructed |
| qm20a004 | In order to ask you the right questions, we would like to know what your most important activity is at the present time. What is your most important activity? | directly measured |
| qm20a005 | Do you also perform paid work? | directly measured |
| qm20a006 | Are you seeking [other / ] paid work at present? | directly measured |
| qm20a007 | Do you have employees? | directly measured |
| qm20a008 | What kind of employment contract do you have? If you have more than one job, then answer this question for the job that you spend most hours on. | directly measured |
| qm20a009 | Inline textfield attached to code 4 of question [qm20a008] | directly measured |
| qm20a010 | Do you receive one of the following benefits in addition to your income from work? Multiple answers possible. : Unemployment benefit (Dutch: Werkloosheidsuitkering) | directly measured |
| qm20a011 | Do you receive one of the following benefits in addition to your income from work? Multiple answers possible. : Social welfare benefit (Dutch: Bijstand) | directly measured |
| qm20a012 | Do you receive one of the following benefits in addition to your income from work? Multiple answers possible. : Disability benefit (Dutch: Arbeidsongeschiktheidsuitkering) | directly measured |
| qm20a013 | Do you receive one of the following benefits in addition to your income from work? Multiple answers possible. : No | directly measured |
| qm20a014 | Do you receive one of the following benefits? Multiple answers possible. : Unemployment benefit (Dutch: Werkloosheidsuitkering) | directly measured |
| qm20a015 | Do you receive one of the following benefits? Multiple answers possible. : Social welfare benefit (Dutch: Bijstand) | directly measured |
| qm20a016 | Do you receive one of the following benefits? Multiple answers possible. : Disability benefit (Dutch: Arbeidsongeschiktheidsuitkering) | directly measured |
| qm20a017 | Do you receive one of the following benefits? Multiple answers possible. : No | directly measured |
| qm20a018 | Does your employment contract have one of the following features? | directly measured |
| qm20a019 | Since when have you been in the employment of your current employer? - month | directly measured |
| qm20a020 | Since when have you been in the employment of your current employer? - year | directly measured |
| qm20a021 | Since when have you been in the employment of your current employer? - month | directly measured |
| qm20a022 | Since when have you been in the employment of your current employer? - year | directly measured |
| qm20a023 | Since when have you been working as a self-employed/independent professional/freelancer? - month | directly measured |
| qm20a024 | Since when have you been working as a self-employed/independent professional/freelancer? - year | directly measured |
| qm20a025 | How many hours a week do you work according to your employment contract or contracts? Do not count overtime here, and 0 hours means that you do not have a contract for a fixed number of hours. | directly measured |
| qm20a026 | How many hours a week do you actually work, on average? Count all hours here, including the hours you work at home, whether paid or unpaid. | directly measured |
| qm20a027 | In the past three years, have you ever lost your job and become unemployed? | directly measured |
| qm20a028 | At the time, did you receive a financial settlement or a transition payment? | directly measured |
| qm20a029 | Have the costs of courses / training funded by the employer been deducted from the amount you received? | directly measured |
| qm20a030 | Please indicate whether you are engaged in one or more of the following activities. - Voluntary work | directly measured |
| qm20a031 | Voluntary work - How many hours did you spend on this last week? | directly measured |
| qm20a032 | Please indicate whether you are engaged in one or more of the following activities. - Informal care | directly measured |
| qm20a033 | Informal care - How many hours did you spend on this last week? | directly measured |
| qm20a034 | How satisfied are you with your current work, overall? | directly measured |
| qm20a035 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Salary | directly measured |
| qm20a036 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Atmosphere at work | directly measured |
| qm20a037 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Content of the work | directly measured |
| qm20a038 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Career perspectives | directly measured |
| qm20a039 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Education opportunities | directly measured |
| qm20a040 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Development opportunities | directly measured |
| qm20a041 | How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your work? - Number of hours worked | directly measured |
| qm20a042 | Are you currently a full-time student at a secondary school, at a technical/vocational school, or at a university? | directly measured |
| qm20a043 | In what year did you obtain your last education certificate (e.g. secondary school, vocational school, university)? | directly measured |
| qm20a044 | In what year did you start your current education program? | directly measured |
| qm20a045 | How many courses and/or trainings did you complete in the past two years? | directly measured |
| qm20a046 | Did you complete such a course more than two years ago? | directly measured |
| qm20a047 | In what year was that? | directly measured |
| qm20a050 | We would like to ask you some questions about that course/training. What knowledge and/or skills did this course/training mainly address? | directly measured |
| qm20a051 | When did you complete this course/training? - month | directly measured |
| qm20a052 | When did you complete this course/training? - year | directly measured |
| qm20a053 | Across how many days was this course/training given? | directly measured |
| qm20a054 | How many hours, on average, did you spend on this course/training on these days? | directly measured |
| qm20a055 | When did you attend this course/training? | directly measured |
| qm20a056 | Did you complete this course/training with a diploma or certificate? | directly measured |
| qm20a057 | Who paid for the costs of the course/training? | directly measured |
| qm20a059 | Who took the initiative for you to attend this course/training? | directly measured |
| qm20a060 | Inline textfield attached to code 5 of question [qm20a059] | directly measured |
| qm20a061 | Your current job | directly measured |
| qm20a062 | Your career within your current organization | directly measured |
| qm20a063 | If you were to start working for another organization in the same sector | directly measured |
| qm20a064 | If you were to start working for another organization in another sector | directly measured |
| qm20a065 | To what extent are the knowledge and skills acquired through this course/training relevant for a next job? | directly measured |
| qm20a066 | Describes the attended course - ...because my knowledge and experience were insufficient for the job I [have or had / would like to have] | directly measured |
| qm20a067 | Describes the attended course - ...to increase my chances of finding a [different / ] job | directly measured |
| qm20a068 | Describes the attended course - ...to be able to continue to do my work longer | directly measured |
| qm20a069 | Describes the attended course - ...to be able to work healthier or safer | directly measured |
| qm20a070 | Describes the attended course - ...because [a new working method was introduced at work / new methods were introduced in my discipline] | directly measured |
| qm20a071 | Describes the attended course - ...to help achieve my career objectives | directly measured |
| qm20a072 | Describes the attended course - ...with a view to being promoted | directly measured |
| qm20a073 | Describes the attended course - ...because my manager permitted me to attend this course/training as a token of appreciation for my strong performance | directly measured |
| qm20a074 | Describes the attended course - ...with a view to increasing my income | directly measured |
| qm20a075 | Describes the attended course - ...because I was given or soon will be given new tasks at work | directly measured |
| qm20a076 | Describes the attended course - ...to gain more appreciation from my manager | directly measured |
| qm20a077 | Describes the attended course - ...because I was obliged to | directly measured |
| qm20a078 | Describes the attended course - ...to increase my turnover | directly measured |
| qm20a079 | Describes the attended course - ...to gain other sorts of customers | directly measured |
| qm20a080 | Describes the attended course - ...so I could offer more quality | directly measured |
| qm20a081 | Describes the attended course - I made a lot of effort to be admitted to the course | directly measured |
| qm20a082 | Describes the attended course - After completing the course/training, I was able to put what I had learned into practice [at work / ] | directly measured |
| qm20a083 | Describes the attended course - My manager has encouraged me to put into practice the things I learned in this course/training | directly measured |
| qm20a084 | Describes the attended course - [My colleagues / Other people] have encouraged me to put into practice the things I learned in this course/training | directly measured |
| qm20a085 | Describes the attended course - I have been able to transfer the things I learned in this course/training to [my colleagues / other people] | directly measured |
| qm20a086 | Describes the attended course - The course/training has stimulated me to also continue learning on-the-job | directly measured |
| qm20a087 | Can you estimate the number of hours it took you, next to and after the course program hours, to master the knowledge or skills taught by the course? | directly measured |
| qm20a088 | I learn a lot from courses, compared to my colleagues | directly measured |
| qm20a089 | I learn a lot from courses, compared to other people | directly measured |
| qm20a090 | I would like to improve my skills | directly measured |
| qm20a091 | I am willing to make an effort during a course to improve my knowledge and skills | directly measured |
| qm20a092 | Attending a course gives me good ideas | directly measured |
| qm20a093 | I think that I can improve my knowledge and skills by means of a course | directly measured |
| qm20a094 | I find it important to get feedback on the work I do | directly measured |
| qm20a095 | Have the possibilities for taking courses and/or training courses changed due to the covid pandemic? | directly measured |
| qm20a096 | Have you also followed other courses and/or training in the context of your hobby in the past two years? Courses that you are still working on do count. | directly measured |
| qm20a098 | Have you followed courses and/or training in the context of your hobby in the past two years? Courses that you are still working on do count. | directly measured |
| qm20a100 | I feel very tense during exams | directly measured |
| qm20a101 | I wish I wouldn’t find it so hard to do exams | directly measured |
| qm20a102 | I seem to get in my own way when doing an important exam | directly measured |
| qm20a103 | I get panicky when doing an important exam | directly measured |
| qm20a104 | I get so nervous when doing an exam that I forget things which I actually know | directly measured |
| qm20a105 | Participation in courses and training is a waste of time | directly measured |
| qm20a106 | Everyone should always be willing to retrain or train | directly measured |
| qm20a107 | Without a certificate of participation or without a diploma, courses and training are a waste of time | directly measured |
| qm20a108 | In your career you need to acquire additional qualifications | directly measured |
| qm20a109 | At work it is important that you do your job well, not how many qualifications you have | directly measured |
| qm20a110 | Additional qualifications are always worthwhile in your career | directly measured |
| qm20a111 | What percentage of your work time do you spend on tasks from which you can learn? | directly measured |
| qm20a112 | Your career within your current organization | directly measured |
| qm20a113 | If you were to start working at another organization within the same sector | directly measured |
| qm20a114 | If you were to start working at another organization in another sector | directly measured |
| qm20a115 | Have the possibilities for learning your tasks changed due to the covid pandemic? | directly measured |
| qm20a116 | How many hours did you spend over the past [12 months / 6 months month] on self-study at home? | directly measured |
| qm20a117 | Have any technological developments occurred at your place of work that have changed the content of your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a118 | To what extent are you able to keep up with these changes to the content of your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a119 | To what extent do these technological developments pose a threat to your keeping your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a120 | Have any organizational changes occurred at your place of work that have changed the content of your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a121 | To what extent can you keep up with these changes to the content of your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a122 | To what extent do these organizational developments pose a threat to you keeping your job? | directly measured |
| qm20a123 | At the end of your last education program, in [qm20a043 or qm20a044]? | directly measured |
| qm20a124 | Two years after ending that education program? | directly measured |
| qm20a125 | Two years ago? | directly measured |
| qm20a126 | At the present moment? | directly measured |
| qm20a127 | Two years ago? | directly measured |
| qm20a128 | At the end of your last education program, in [qm20a043 or qm20a044]? | directly measured |
| qm20a129 | At the present moment? | directly measured |
| qm20a130 | Text attribute working time vignette 1 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a131 | Text attribute salary vignette 1 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a132 | Text attribute course vignette 1 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a133 | Text attribute percentage vignette 1 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a134 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 1 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a135 | Text attribute working time vignette 1 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a136 | Text attribute salary vignette 1 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a137 | Text attribute course vignette 1 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a138 | Text attribute percentage vignette 1 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a139 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 1 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a140 | Text attribute working time vignette 2 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a141 | Text attribute salary vignette 2 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a142 | Text attribute course vignette 2 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a143 | Text attribute percentage vignette 2 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a144 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 2 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a145 | Text attribute working time vignette 2 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a146 | Text attribute salary vignette 2 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a147 | Text attribute course vignette 2 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a148 | Text attribute percentage vignette 2 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a149 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 2 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a150 | Text attribute working time vignette 3 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a151 | Text attribute salary vignette 3 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a152 | Text attribute course vignette 3 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a153 | Text attribute percentage vignette 3 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a154 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 3 - Job A | constructed |
| qm20a155 | Text attribute working time vignette 3 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a156 | Text attribute salary vignette 3 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a157 | Text attribute course vignette 3 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a158 | Text attribute percentage vignette 3 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a159 | Text attribute collaboration vignette 3 - Job B | constructed |
| qm20a160 | Vignette 1 / 3 | directly measured |
| qm20a161 | Vignette 2 / 3 | directly measured |
| qm20a162 | Vignette 3 / 3 | directly measured |
| qm20a163 | I find it hard to come to a decision | directly measured |
| qm20a164 | I would describe myself as an indecisive person | directly measured |
| qm20a165 | I feel uncertain when making a decision | directly measured |
| qm20a166 | I find it easy to make decisions | directly measured |
| qm20a167 | I am full of energy when at work | directly measured |
| qm20a168 | I am enthusiastic about my job | directly measured |
| qm20a169 | I feel happy when working very intensively | directly measured |
| qm20a170 | I feel fit and strong when at work | directly measured |
| qm20a171 | I find my work inspiring | directly measured |
| qm20a172 | My work fully absorbs me | directly measured |
| qm20a173 | When I get up in the morning, I look forward to going to work | directly measured |
| qm20a174 | I am proud of the work I do | directly measured |
| qm20a175 | My work makes me feel ecstatic | directly measured |
| qm20a176 | I have trouble relaxing at the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a177 | I am really drained of energy by the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a178 | My job makes me feel rather exhausted by the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a179 | I usually still feel quite fit after dinner. | directly measured |
| qm20a180 | It is usually not until my second day off that I can really unwind. | directly measured |
| qm20a181 | I have trouble concentrating during my free time after work. | directly measured |
| qm20a182 | I can’t really take an interest in other people right after getting home from work. | directly measured |
| qm20a183 | It generally takes me more than an hour to fully recover after a day of work. | directly measured |
| qm20a184 | After I get home from work, I need to be left alone a while. | directly measured |
| qm20a185 | It often happens that I don’t get around to other activities after work, due to a lack of energy. | directly measured |
| qm20a186 | It often happens that I’m too exhausted to do my job well during the last part of the work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a187 | I have trouble relaxing at the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a188 | I am really drained of energy by the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a189 | My job makes me feel rather exhausted by the end of a work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a190 | I usually still feel quite fit after dinner. | directly measured |
| qm20a191 | It is usually not until my second day off that I can really unwind. | directly measured |
| qm20a192 | I have trouble concentrating during my free time after work. | directly measured |
| qm20a193 | I can’t really take an interest in other people right after getting home from work. | directly measured |
| qm20a194 | It generally takes me more than an hour to fully recover after a day of work. | directly measured |
| qm20a195 | After I get home from work, I need to be left alone a while. | directly measured |
| qm20a196 | It often happens that I don’t get around to other activities after work, due to a lack of energy. | directly measured |
| qm20a197 | It often happens that I’m too exhausted to do my job well during the last part of the work day. | directly measured |
| qm20a198 | Sometimes the job becomes too much for me. | directly measured |
| qm20a199 | I feel like I am under pressure when at work. | directly measured |
| qm20a200 | Recently, my job has been making me feel nervous or unsettled. | directly measured |
| qm20a201 | During work I have to work extra hard to get something done. | directly measured |
| qm20a202 | I work under time pressure. | directly measured |
| qm20a203 | I have to rush at work. | directly measured |
| qm20a204 | In the last month, how many days were you absent from work, or unable to do household chores, or unable to go to school/to study, because of your own health? | directly measured |
| qm20a205 | Performance and/or assessment interviews | directly measured |
| qm20a206 | Personal education or development plan | directly measured |
| qm20a207 | Regular feedback by your supervisor | directly measured |
| qm20a208 | Regular feedback by colleagues | directly measured |
| qm20a209 | Career plan | directly measured |
| qm20a210 | Coaching | directly measured |
| qm20a211 | Job rotation | directly measured |
| qm20a212 | Task rotation | directly measured |
| qm20a213 | Secondment to other departments within the organization | directly measured |
| qm20a214 | Performance-related rewards or bonuses | directly measured |
| qm20a215 | Individual learning account and / or development budget | directly measured |
| qm20a216 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...employees help each other to learn. | directly measured |
| qm20a217 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...employees give each other open and honest feedback. | directly measured |
| qm20a218 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...employees are given time to learn. | directly measured |
| qm20a219 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...when someone expresses his/her own view on a matter, he/she also asks for other people’s views. | directly measured |
| qm20a220 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...employees are rewarded for learning. | directly measured |
| qm20a221 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...employees take the time to build up trust. | directly measured |
| qm20a222 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...the teams adjust their views in response to group discussions or new information. | directly measured |
| qm20a223 | The learning processes of employees within your company or organization - ...managers are constantly looking for learning opportunities. | directly measured |
| qm20a224 | ...makes the insights it gains available to all employees. | directly measured |
| qm20a225 | ...values it when employees take initiative. | directly measured |
| qm20a226 | ...works together with the outside world on common goals. | directly measured |
| qm20a227 | How would you rate the probability that [you will lose your job in the next five years / your company goes bankrupt]? | directly measured |
| qm20a228 | Would you like to be working for another [(own) / ] company in five years from now? | directly measured |
| qm20a229 | How would you rate the probability that you will be working for another [(own) / ] company in five years from now? | directly measured |
| qm20a230 | How would you rate the probability that, if you had to look for another job now, you would be able to find a job at a comparable level as your current job? | directly measured |
| qm20a231 | How willing are you by nature to forego something today, if you stand to benefit from that at some point in the future? | directly measured |
| qm20a232 | How do you view yourself? Are you, in general, someone who is willing to take risks or someone who avoids risks? | directly measured |
| qm20a233 | When I think about my future career I am optimistic about:... | directly measured |
| qm20a234 | When I think about my future career, I worry about:... | directly measured |
| qm20a235 | To what extent has the covid-19 crisis had an impact on your work? | directly measured |
| qm20a236 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| qm20a237 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| qm20a238 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| qm20a239 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| qm20a240 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| qm20a241 | Starting date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| qm20a242 | Starting time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| qm20a243 | End date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| qm20a244 | End time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| qm20a245 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Developing for a lifetime
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse Developing for a lifetimeResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 5,944 (100.0%)Non-response: 1,402 (23,6%)
Response: 4,542 (76.4%)
Complete: 4,471 (75.2%)
Incomplete: 71 (1.2%)
Collection Events
Period
05-10-2020 to 27-10-2020
Sample
Random selection of 5,944 panel members
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Can survey participation affect the partaking in career-relevant education of the labour force Tilburg University; Mujezinovic, A.
Leven lang ontwikkelen in Nederland Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt, May 10, 2022; Künn-Nelen, A.,
et al.
Minder aandacht voor loopbaanontwikkeling in eerste coronajaar Economisch Statistische Berichten, January 7, 2022; Künn, A.
Werknemers in banen met grote automatiseringskans leren minder Economisch Statistische Berichten, 108(4824), 398; Fouarge, D.