About the sex industry
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
About the sex industry
Project Number
332
Abstract
This project aims to generate a better understanding of the relationship between laws and policies on selling, buying and facilitation of sexual services and the role they have in preventing trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-06-2018
End date
26-06-2018
Topics
Researcher
Conny Rijken (INTERVICT); Esmah Lahlah (INTERVICT)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2023 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/60vj-s447
Funding Organization
NWO
ODISSEI
INTERVICT
ODISSEI
INTERVICT
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 |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted |
| pl18a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| pl18a001 | Do you currently have a permanent/official partner? |
| pl18a002 | Where did you live/have you lived for the greatest part of your life? |
| pl18a003 | How important is religion in your life? |
| pl18a004 | Do you think that the majority of people in the Netherlands are in favor of or against the offering of sex for money? |
| pl18a005 | Do you think that the majority of people in the Netherlands are in favor of or against paying for sex? |
| pl18a006 | What are your views on this? Are you in favor of or against the offering of sex for money? |
| pl18a007 | Are you in favor of or against paying for sex? |
| pl18a008 | Do you believe that adults should have the right to choose to offer sex as a job/source of income? |
| pl18a009 | Do you believe that people should have the right to pay for sex? |
| pl18a010 | Do you believe that the offering of sex is a personal choice that everyone should be able to make for themselves, or do you think that it is a public matter that the local or national government/public authority should decide on? |
| pl18a011 | Is it in the public interest to make the offering of sex a punishable offence? |
| pl18a012 | Do you believe that paying for sex is a personal choice that everyone should be able to make for themselves, or do you think that it is a public matter that the local or national government/public authority should decide on? |
| pl18a013 | Is it in the public interest to make paying for sex a punishable offence? |
| pl18a014 | Do you think that the government should ensure the safety of people who wish to offer sex and people who wish to pay for sex (i.e. of sex workers and customers)? |
| pl18a015 | What do you think the government should especially focus on? |
| pl18a016 | Other, namely: |
| pl18a017 | Do you feel that people have negative views of sex workers because of their work in the sex industry? |
| pl18a018 | Do you think that sex work should not be treated differently from any other form of work? |
| pl18a019 | If you had the opportunity to hire someone for a job, would you reject them if you knew that they had been a sex worker? |
| pl18a020 | Would you have difficulties with... If someone you knew was a sex worker |
| pl18a021 | Would you have difficulties with... If a colleague or someone you knew paid for sex |
| pl18a022 | Would you have difficulties with... If a member of your family was a sex worker |
| pl18a023 | Would you have difficulties with... If a member of your family paid for sex |
| pl18a024 | How often does sex work constitute a form of sexual exploitation, do you think? |
| pl18a025 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? In case of physical abuse by the customer |
| pl18a026 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? In case of threats of abuse by the customer |
| pl18a027 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? In case of physical abuse by the pimp |
| pl18a028 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? In case of threats of abuse by the pimp |
| pl18a029 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? If they are obliged to give part of their income to the pimp |
| pl18a030 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? If they are obliged to give all of their income to the pimp |
| pl18a031 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? If the person is not at all times free to choose when they wish to offer sex for money |
| pl18a032 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? Other, namely: |
| pl18a033 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? In no case can there be a question of sexual exploitation |
| pl18a034 | In which situations do you think that someone offering sex for money may be subject to sexual exploitation? All cases where someone offers sex for money amount to sexual exploitation |
| pl18a035 | Other, namely: |
| pl18a036 | Do you think that the government should offer help to people who offer sex when they need help? |
| pl18a037 | Do you think that it is difficult for someone who offers sex for money to stop doing so when they want to? |
| pl18a038 | Do you think there are people who are forced to offer sex for money against their will? |
| pl18a039 | Do you think that the government can do something so that people no longer need to offer sex for money against their will? |
| pl18a040 | What do you think the government could do? Set rules that sex businesses must obey |
| pl18a041 | What do you think the government could do? Prohibit sex businesses |
| pl18a042 | What do you think the government could do? Criminalize people who offer sex |
| pl18a043 | What do you think the government could do? Criminalize people who pay for sex |
| pl18a044 | What do you think the government could do? Offer shelter and help to sex workers |
| pl18a045 | Do you think that people who are forced to offer sex for money are able to ask the authorities for help? |
| pl18a046 | Do you think that people who pay for sex should check that the person they have sex with is not being forced to do so against their will? |
| pl18a047 | Do you know about any organizations or people in this country who offer help to people who have been forced to offer sex for money against their will? |
| pl18a048 | What kind of help do they provide? Safe shelter |
| pl18a049 | What kind of help do they provide? Advice |
| pl18a050 | What kind of help do they provide? Legal assistance |
| pl18a051 | What kind of help do they provide? Healthcare |
| pl18a052 | What kind of help do they provide? Skills training courses |
| pl18a053 | What kind of help do they provide? Job opportunities |
| pl18a054 | What kind of help do they provide? Other, namely: |
| pl18a055 | What kind of help do they provide? I don’t know |
| pl18a056 | Other, namely: |
| pl18a057 | Do you think that it is legal in the Netherlands for adults to voluntarily offer sex for money? |
| pl18a058 | Do you think that in the Netherlands, sex businesses need a permit in order to be a legal business? |
| pl18a059 | Do you think that people in the Netherlands would be less willing to pay for sex if it was punishable? |
| pl18a060 | Would you pay for sex if it was illegal? |
| pl18a061 | Do you think that fewer people would offer sexual services if paying for sex was punishable? |
| pl18a062 | Do you think that fewer people would offer sexual services if offering sex for money was punishable? |
| pl18a063 | Do you think that legalizing the offering of sex for money makes sex workers less vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and violence? |
| pl18a064 | Finally: Some people believe that the offering of sex for money (prostitution) is unavoidable. What do you think of that? |
| pl18a065 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| pl18a066 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| pl18a067 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| pl18a068 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| pl18a069 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| pl18a070 | Starting date questionnaire |
| pl18a071 | Starting time questionnaire |
| pl18a072 | End date questionnaire |
| pl18a073 | End time questionnaire |
| pl18a074 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 543 (100.0%)Non-response: 139 (25.6%)
Response: 404 (74.4%)
Complete: 402 (74.0%)
Incomplete: 2 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
04-06-2018 to 26-06-2018
Sample
543 panel members of 18 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.