An exploitation-based class scheme and views about social inequality and contemporary conflicts
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
An exploitation-based class scheme and views about social inequality and contemporary conflicts
Project Number
361
Abstract
This survey is about people’s position at work and their social views on inequality.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-05-2024
End date
25-06-2024
Topics
Researcher
Jaap Nieuwenhuis (University of Groningen); Agata Troost (University of Groningen); Jonathan Mijs (Boston University)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/1fac-n779
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
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 |
| yw24a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| yw24a001 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown first? |
| yw24a002 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown second? |
| yw24a003 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown third? |
| yw24a004 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown fourth? |
| yw24a005 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown first? |
| yw24a006 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown second? |
| yw24a007 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown third? |
| yw24a008 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown fourth? |
| yw24a009 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown fifth? |
| yw24a010 | Permutation variable: which characteristic was shown sixth? |
| yw24a011 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown first? |
| yw24a012 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown second? |
| yw24a013 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown third? |
| yw24a014 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown fourth? |
| yw24a015 | Permutation variable: which statement was shown fifth? |
| yw24a016 | Are you currently employed? |
| yw24a017 | Did you previously have a paid job? |
| yw24a018 | If you or other members of your household were to suddenly lose their income, would that land you in financial trouble? |
| yw24a019 | Do you own a business? |
| yw24a020 | Does your business employ other people? |
| yw24a021 | Does your business employ other people? Yes, number of people: |
| yw24a022 | I have a say in important decisions about the company or organization where I work. |
| yw24a023 | I have a say in how my daily work is organized. |
| yw24a024 | I have a say in the direction of my career. |
| yw24a025 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Social class |
| yw24a026 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Nationality |
| yw24a027 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Sexual orientation |
| yw24a028 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Gender and/or sex |
| yw24a029 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Country of origin |
| yw24a030 | Please indicate for each characteristic how important this is for who you are: Religion |
| yw24a031 | Do you think of yourself as belonging to a particular social class? |
| yw24a032 | If you had to choose, to which social class do you belong? |
| yw24a033 | If you had to pick your social class from the following list, which would you choose? |
| yw24a034 | Owners and shareholders of corporations benefit at the expense of workers and consumers. |
| yw24a035 | During a strike, management should be prohibited by law from hiring new workers to take the place of strikers. |
| yw24a036 | Big corporations have far too much power in the Dutch society today. |
| yw24a037 | One of the main reasons for poverty is that the economy is based on private property and profits. |
| yw24a038 | The company where I work would run effectively if there were no bosses or supervisors. |
| yw24a039 | It is possible for a modern society to run effectively without the profit motive. |
| yw24a040 | Competition between companies is beneficial for the society. |
| yw24a041 | Competition between people is beneficial for the society. |
| yw24a042 | It makes more sense to try to find a better job than to advocate for better working conditions together with my colleagues. |
| yw24a043 | There is no point in becoming politically active because the system won't change. |
| yw24a044 | People like me have no influence on society. |
| yw24a045 | Trade unions are fighting for better working conditions and higher wages anyway, so I personally don't need to be a member of a union. |
| yw24a046 | I am satisfied with how the economic system works. |
| yw24a047 | It is important to work together with others towards a fairer society with less exploitation of employees. |
| yw24a048 | Imagine that workers in a major industry are on strike for better working conditions and higher wages. Which of the following things would you prefer to see happen? |
| yw24a049 | In your opinion, in the Netherlands how much conflict is there between poor people and rich people? |
| yw24a050 | In your opinion, in the Netherlands how much conflict is there between the working class and the middle class? |
| yw24a051 | In your opinion, in the Netherlands how much conflict is there between management and workers? |
| yw24a052 | How important is coming from a wealthy family? |
| yw24a053 | How important is having well-educated parents? |
| yw24a054 | How important is hard work? |
| yw24a055 | How important is knowing the right people? |
| yw24a056 | How important is a person’s race or skin color? |
| yw24a057 | How important is being born a man or a woman? |
| yw24a058 | Differences in income in the Netherlands are too large. |
| yw24a059 | The government should provide a decent standard of living for the unemployed. |
| yw24a060 | It is the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes. |
| yw24a061 | It is the responsibility of private companies to reduce the differences in income between their employees with high and low pay. |
| yw24a062 | Some people feel angry about differences in wealth between the rich and poor. |
| yw24a063 | Cultural life in the Netherlands is made better by people from other countries who have come to live here. |
| yw24a064 | The Netherlands has become a better place because of the people from other countries who have come to live here. |
| yw24a065 | People with a migration background who live in the Netherlands must adopt Dutch habits and customs. |
| yw24a066 | The Netherlands should have never let in guest workers to begin with . |
| yw24a067 | People with a migration background take the jobs of people without a migration background. |
| yw24a068 | The work that people without a migration background refuse to do is done by people with a migration background. |
| yw24a069 | Employees with a migration background and employees without a migration background share the same interests. |
| yw24a070 | The interests of employees without a migration background are more important than those of people with a migration background. |
| yw24a071 | Most people with a migration background belong to a lower social class than myself. |
| yw24a072 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| yw24a073 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| yw24a074 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| yw24a075 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| yw24a076 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| yw24a077 | Starting date of the questionnaire |
| yw24a078 | Starting time of the questionnaire |
| yw24a079 | End date of the questionnaire |
| yw24a080 | End time of the questionnaire |
| yw24a081 | Duration questionnaire in seconds |
Questions
Questionnaire: An exploitation-based class scheme and views about social inequality and contemporary conflicts
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse An exploitation-based class scheme and views about social inequality and contemporary conflictsResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,998 (100.0%)Non-response: 1,279 (32.0%)
Response: 2,719 (68.0%)
Complete: 2,686 (67.2%)
Incomplete: 33 (0.8%)
Collection Events
Period
06-05-2024 to 28-05-2024
Sample
A random sample of panel members between the ages of 18 and 66.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
03-06-2024 to 25-06-2024
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.