Political trust
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Political trust
Project Number
280
Abstract
This study intends to answer the question whether the widely used single-item measure of political trust a valid measure is of the multidimensional concept of political trust.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-03-2022
End date
26-04-2022
Topics
Researcher
Kjell Noordzij (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2022 Centerdata
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xbv-y5ah
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 the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| un22a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| un22a001 | Can you indicate on a scale from 0 to 10 how much you personally trust the following institutions or individuals? politics in general | directly measured |
| un22a002 | Can you indicate on a scale from 0 to 10 how much you personally trust the following institutions or individuals? politicians | directly measured |
| un22a003 | Can you indicate on a scale from 0 to 10 how much you personally trust the following institutions or individuals? prime minister Mark Rutte | directly measured |
| un22a004 | The CDA (Christian democrat party) has existed as a party since the 1950s. | directly measured |
| un22a005 | There is a turnout threshold that needs to be met for the result of a general election to be declared valid. | directly measured |
| un22a006 | Ed Nijpels was a politician on behalf of the VVD (liberal party). | directly measured |
| un22a007 | Who is currently the Minister of Defense? | directly measured |
| un22a008 | To what party does the current Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Henk Staghouwer, belong? | directly measured |
| un22a009 | Which of the following parties wishes to reduce to a minimum the influence of the European Union (EU)? | directly measured |
| un22a010 | GroenLinks (green party) has never been part of a government cabinet. | directly measured |
| un22a011 | The VVD (liberal party) wants lower taxes than D66 (social-liberal party). | directly measured |
| un22a012 | The Provincial States elections are held once every five years. | directly measured |
| un22a013 | Right-wing parties in the Netherlands generally want to have less government interference than left-wing parties. | directly measured |
| un22a014 | In the Netherlands, legislative proposals can only be submitted by the government. | directly measured |
| un22a015 | The political party DENK does not hold any seats in the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer). | directly measured |
| un22a016 | The members of the Senate (Eerste Kamer) can amend the laws that have been approved by the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer). | directly measured |
| un22a017 | Mayors are appointed by royal decree. | directly measured |
| un22a018 | How many seats does the Senate (Eerste Kamer) have? | directly measured |
| un22a019 | Politicians are able to solve problems. | directly measured |
| un22a020 | Politicians can achieve what they want to achieve. | directly measured |
| un22a021 | Politicians care more about their own interests than those of their electorate. | directly measured |
| un22a022 | Politicians care about what’s important to me. | directly measured |
| un22a023 | Politicians no longer care about what’s happening in society, once elections are over. | directly measured |
| un22a024 | Politicians listen to criticism. | directly measured |
| un22a025 | Politicians don’t change their opinion from one day to the next. | directly measured |
| un22a026 | Politicians do what they say. | directly measured |
| un22a027 | In politics in general, problems can be solved. | directly measured |
| un22a028 | In politics in general, people can achieve what they want to achieve. | directly measured |
| un22a029 | In politics in general, people care more about their own interests than those of citizens. | directly measured |
| un22a030 | In politics in general, people care about what’s important to me. | directly measured |
| un22a031 | In politics in general, people no longer care about what’s happening in society, once elections are over. | directly measured |
| un22a032 | In politics in general, people listen to criticism. | directly measured |
| un22a033 | In politics in general, people don’t change their opinion from one day to the next. | directly measured |
| un22a034 | In politics in general, people do what they say. | directly measured |
| un22a035 | Prime minister Mark Rutte is able to solve problems. | directly measured |
| un22a036 | Prime minister Mark Rutte can achieve what he wants to achieve. | directly measured |
| un22a037 | Prime minister Mark Rutte cares more about his own interests than those of his electorate. | directly measured |
| un22a038 | Prime minister Mark Rutte cares about what’s important to me. | directly measured |
| un22a039 | Prime minister Mark Rutte no longer cares about what’s happening in society, once elections are over. | directly measured |
| un22a040 | Prime minister Mark Rutte listens to criticism. | directly measured |
| un22a041 | Prime minister Mark Rutte doesn’t change his opinion from one day to the next. | directly measured |
| un22a042 | Prime minister Mark Rutte does what he says. | directly measured |
| un22a043 | This politician is very aloof from people like me. | directly measured |
| un22a044 | This politician doesn’t really know what people like me are going through. | directly measured |
| un22a045 | This politician has a life that’s very different from the lives of people like me. | directly measured |
| un22a046 | Can you indicate on a scale from 0 to 10 how much you personally trust this politician? Kati Piri | directly measured |
| un22a047 | Can you indicate on a scale from 0 to 10 how much you personally trust this politician? Barbara Kathmann | directly measured |
| un22a048 | Please indicate the likelihood that you would ever vote for this politician. Kati Piri | directly measured |
| un22a049 | Please indicate the likelihood that you would ever vote for this politician. Barbara Kathmann | directly measured |
| un22a050 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| un22a051 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| un22a052 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| un22a053 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| un22a054 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| un22a055 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| un22a056 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| un22a057 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| un22a058 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| un22a059 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,982 (100.0%)Non-response: 777 (26.1%)
Response: 2,205 (73.9%)
Complete: 2,186 (73.3%)
Incomplete: 19 (0.6%)
Collection Events
Period
07-03-2022 to 29-03-2022
Sample
Random sample of panel members aged 18 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
04-04-2022 to 26-04-2022
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Joining hands: A study on the effect of citizen participation on political trust in the Netherlands Utrecht University; Kouwenhoven, M.