Does incongruence between civil servants’ and citizens’ socioeconomic status negatively affect how citizens relate to civil servants and local governments? A survey experiment
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Does incongruence between civil servants’ and citizens’ socioeconomic status negatively affect how citizens relate to civil servants and local governments? A survey experiment
Project Number
354
Abstract
Study on whether the (in)congruence between civil servants’ and citizens’ SES background affects how citizens relate to both civil servants and local governments.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-05-2024
End date
28-05-2024
Topics
Researcher
Vivian Visser (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Willem de Koster (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Jeroen van der Waal (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2024 Centerdata
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/vkt0-pf38
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 |
| xz24a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| xz24a001 | Which answer was shown in the first position for question xz24a020? | constructed |
| xz24a002 | Which answer was shown in the second position for question xz24a020? | constructed |
| xz24a003 | Which answer was shown in the third position for question xz24a020? | constructed |
| xz24a004 | Which vignette did the respondent receive? | constructed |
| xz24a005 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…is far removed from people like me. | directly measured |
| xz24a006 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…does not know what is going on for people like me. | directly measured |
| xz24a007 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…lives a life completely different from that of people like me. | directly measured |
| xz24a008 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…wants to impose his way of life on people like me. | directly measured |
| xz24a009 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…looks down on people like me. | directly measured |
| xz24a010 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…is able to solve problems. | directly measured |
| xz24a011 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…achieves what he wants to achieve. | directly measured |
| xz24a012 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…cares about what’s important to me. | directly measured |
| xz24a013 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…listens to criticism. | directly measured |
| xz24a014 | The civil servant who introduces himself in the message…does what he says. | directly measured |
| xz24a015 | Indicate how much trust you have in…the civil servant introduced in the message you have just read. | directly measured |
| xz24a016 | Indicate how much trust you have in…the municipality. | directly measured |
| xz24a017 | I want to talk to this civil servant to improve the neighborhood. | directly measured |
| xz24a018 | I plan to talk to this civil servant to improve the neighborhood. | directly measured |
| xz24a019 | I will do my best to talk to this civil servant to improve the neighborhood. | directly measured |
| xz24a020 | What was the message from the municipality about? | directly measured |
| xz24a021 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| xz24a022 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| xz24a023 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| xz24a024 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| xz24a025 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| xz24a026 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| xz24a027 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| xz24a028 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| xz24a029 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| xz24a030 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Does incongruence between civil servants’ and citizens’ socioeconomic status negatively affect how citizens relate to civil servants and local governments? A survey experiment
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Does incongruence between civil servants’ and citizens’ socioeconomic status negatively affect how citizens relate to civil servants and local governments? A survey experimentResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,583 (100.0%)Non-response: 1,037 (28.9%)
Response: 2,546 (71.1%)
Complete: 2,541 (70.9%)
Incomplete: 5 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
06-05-2024 to 28-05-2024
Sample
A random sample of panel members aged 18 years and older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.