Culture and Internet

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Culture and Internet
Project Number
365
Abstract
This study focuses on how people use the Internet to inform themselves about art and culture.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-05-2015
End date
26-05-2015
Topics
Researcher
Marc Verboord (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Susanne Janssen (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Rian Koreman (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2024 Centerdata
Funding Organization
MESS Project
Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/sgjs-te67

Datasets and documentation

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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_encrNumber of the household member encrypteddirectly measured
yu15a_mYear and month of the field work perioddirectly measured
yu15a001What forms of media do you normally use to inform yourself about matters?: Physical newspapers and/or magazines directly measured
yu15a002What forms of media do you normally use to inform yourself about matters?: Television (on your TV), not on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a003What forms of media do you normally use to inform yourself about matters?: Radio (using “normal” radio device or in the car), not via the internetdirectly measured
yu15a004What forms of media do you normally use to inform yourself about matters?: Internet via computer / laptopdirectly measured
yu15a005What forms of media do you normally use to inform yourself about matters?: Internet via mobile media, e.g. smartphone or tabletdirectly measured
yu15a006On average, how often do you read or use these media? Newspapers: Quality newspapers directly measured
yu15a007On average, how often do you read or use these media? Newspapers: Popular and regional newspapers directly measured
yu15a008On average, how often do you read or use these media? Magazines: “Opinion magazines” directly measured
yu15a009On average, how often do you read or use these media? Magazines: Music magazines directly measured
yu15a010On average, how often do you read or use these media? Magazines: Special interest magazines directly measured
yu15a011On average, how often do you read or use these media? Magazines: General interest magazines directly measured
yu15a012On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Online media: Websites of quality newspapers directly measured
yu15a013On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Online media: Websites of popular and regional newspapers directly measured
yu15a014On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Online media: Other news websites directly measured
yu15a015On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Social media & other websites: Facebookdirectly measured
yu15a016On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Social media & other websites: Twitterdirectly measured
yu15a017On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Social media & other websites: Wikipediadirectly measured
yu15a018On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Social media & other websites: YouTubedirectly measured
yu15a019On average, how often do you read or use the following websites? Social media & other websites: Online stores / market places directly measured
yu15a020On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Theatre show by a professional company directly measured
yu15a021On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Ballet or modern dance performance by a professional companydirectly measured
yu15a022On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Stand-up comedy showdirectly measured
yu15a023On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Musicaldirectly measured
yu15a024On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Art museum or gallerydirectly measured
yu15a025On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Classical music or opera concertdirectly measured
yu15a026On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Popular music concert directly measured
yu15a027On average, how many times a year do you go to such shows/venues?: Dance event / ravedirectly measured
yu15a028How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Action Movies and Thrillers directly measured
yu15a029How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Science Fiction and Fantasydirectly measured
yu15a030How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Comedies directly measured
yu15a031How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Animationdirectly measured
yu15a032How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Dramas directly measured
yu15a033How often do you watch the following types of movies (approximately)?: Arthouse movies directly measured
yu15a034How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Soaps and Reality Soapsdirectly measured
yu15a035How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Comedies and Sitcomsdirectly measured
yu15a036How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Action Series and Police Proceduralsdirectly measured
yu15a037How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Detective Seriesdirectly measured
yu15a038How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Dutch Quality Drama Seriesdirectly measured
yu15a039How often do you watch the following types of TV programs (approximately)?: Foreign Quality Drama Seriesdirectly measured
yu15a040How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Traveldirectly measured
yu15a041How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Fashiondirectly measured
yu15a042How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Arts & Culturedirectly measured
yu15a043How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Home & Gardendirectly measured
yu15a044How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Science & Technologydirectly measured
yu15a045How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Political developmentsdirectly measured
yu15a046How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Foreign newsdirectly measured
yu15a047How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Economydirectly measured
yu15a048How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Sportsdirectly measured
yu15a049How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Entertainment & Celebritiesdirectly measured
yu15a050How important do you find it to remain up-to-date on the following topics?: Culinary mattersdirectly measured
yu15a051Some cultural expressions are more valuable than othersdirectly measured
yu15a052Even considering differences in taste, a distinction can be made between culture that has a lot of value and culture that has little valuedirectly measured
yu15a053It is important for the government to subsidize arts and culturedirectly measured
yu15a054The distinction between “high” and “low” culture is completely outdateddirectly measured
yu15a055Classical forms of culture (such as opera and literature) are deservedly held in higher esteem by society than popular forms of culture directly measured
yu15a056People who consider classical culture more important than popular culture are snobsdirectly measured
yu15a057How often do you make use of the following types of media?: Reading foreign newspapersdirectly measured
yu15a058How often do you make use of the following types of media?: Reading foreign magazinesdirectly measured
yu15a059How often do you make use of the following types of media?: Visiting cultural websites or blogs in languages other than Dutch directly measured
yu15a060How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: Written press directly measured
yu15a061How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: Radiodirectly measured
yu15a062How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: Televisiondirectly measured
yu15a063How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: The internetdirectly measured
yu15a064How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: Political partiesdirectly measured
yu15a065How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: The governmentdirectly measured
yu15a066How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: The healthcare systemdirectly measured
yu15a067How much confidence do you have in the following media and institutions?: Sciencedirectly measured
yu15a068What is your parents’ highest completed education?: Fatherdirectly measured
yu15a069What is your parents’ highest completed education?: Motherdirectly measured
yu15a070How often did your parents do the following things (on their own or with each other) when you were approximately twelve years old?: Attending a theatre performancedirectly measured
yu15a071How often did your parents do the following things (on their own or with each other) when you were approximately twelve years old?: Visiting a museumdirectly measured
yu15a072How often did your parents do the following things (on their own or with each other) when you were approximately twelve years old?: Attending a classical / opera concertdirectly measured
yu15a073How often did your parents do the following things (on their own or with each other) when you were approximately twelve years old?: Attending a pop concertdirectly measured
yu15a074How often did your parents do the following things (on their own or with each other) when you were approximately twelve years old?: Going to a cinema or arthouse cinemadirectly measured
yu15a075How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Father: Reading a newspaperdirectly measured
yu15a076How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Father: Reading a bookdirectly measured
yu15a077How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Father: Listening to pop music at homedirectly measured
yu15a078How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Father: Listening to classical music at homedirectly measured
yu15a079How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Mother: Reading a newspaperdirectly measured
yu15a080How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Mother: Reading a bookdirectly measured
yu15a081How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Mother: Listening to pop music at homedirectly measured
yu15a082How often did your father and mother do the following things when you were approximately twelve years old? Mother: Listening to classical music at homedirectly measured
yu15a083Did your parents have a newspaper subscription when you were approximately twelve years old? If so, which newspaper or newspapers?directly measured
yu15a084Did your parents have a newspaper subscription when you were approximately twelve years old? If so, which newspaper or newspapers?: Other, namely:directly measured
yu15a085How many friends and acquaintances are you close enough with that you can discuss personal or important problems with them?directly measured
yu15a086What is the highest completed education level of this friend / these friends?: Friend 1 - Education leveldirectly measured
yu15a087What is the highest completed education level of this friend / these friends?: Friend 2 - Education leveldirectly measured
yu15a088What is the highest completed education level of this friend / these friends?: Friend 3 - Education leveldirectly measured
yu15a089To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] have the same taste in music as you?: Friend 1directly measured
yu15a090To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] have the same taste in music as you?: Friend 2directly measured
yu15a091To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] have the same taste in music as you?: Friend 3directly measured
yu15a092To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] read newspapers (print and/or online)?: Friend 1directly measured
yu15a093To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] read newspapers (print and/or online)?: Friend 2directly measured
yu15a094To what extent [do these friends / does this friend] read newspapers (print and/or online)?: Friend 3directly measured
yu15a095Please indicate to what extent these statements apply to you: I often serve as the link between friends in different groupsdirectly measured
yu15a096Please indicate to what extent these statements apply to you: I often introduce people to each otherdirectly measured
yu15a097Please indicate to what extent these statements apply to you: I try to bring people I know together if I think they would like each otherdirectly measured
yu15a098Please indicate to what extent these statements apply to you: The people I know often know each other because of medirectly measured
yu15a099Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Writing a review of a product or performancedirectly measured
yu15a100Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Rating a productdirectly measured
yu15a101Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Writing stories or articles about culture for a blog or websitedirectly measured
yu15a102Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Reading reviews about a product or performance written by other consumersdirectly measured
yu15a103Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Chatting or having discussions with other people on a platformdirectly measured
yu15a104Please indicate whether you do any of the following activities on the internet: Following an artist, writer or cultural celebrity on Twitter or Facebookdirectly measured
yu15a105Do you ever use the internet to find information about culture?directly measured
yu15a106On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: IMDbdirectly measured
yu15a107On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Goodreads.comdirectly measured
yu15a108On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Websites that gather reviews from the mediadirectly measured
yu15a109On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Online magazines / blogs about musicdirectly measured
yu15a110On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Online magazines / blogs about booksdirectly measured
yu15a111On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Online magazines / blogs about various forms of culturedirectly measured
yu15a112On average, how often do you read or use the following media to find information about culture?: Online shops with reviewsdirectly measured
yu15a113In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: A high average rating or score (many stars) given by other internet usersdirectly measured
yu15a114In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: A positive review from another internet userdirectly measured
yu15a115In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: A positive review from a reviewer in a newspaperdirectly measured
yu15a116In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: A listing in the charts or a bestseller listdirectly measured
yu15a117In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: Recommended on Amazon, Bol.com or a different online shopdirectly measured
yu15a118In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: Won a prize or awarddirectly measured
yu15a119In the past twelve months, how often was your choice for a cultural product informed by one of the following sources?: Recommended by someone in a talk show on TVdirectly measured
yu15a120On average, how often do you read books?directly measured
yu15a121How many books did you finish in the past twelve months?directly measured
yu15a122Do you ever read comic books?directly measured
yu15a123How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Literary novelsdirectly measured
yu15a124How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Literary essays or poetrydirectly measured
yu15a125How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Detective fiction and psychological thrillersdirectly measured
yu15a126How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Thrillers and adventure fictiondirectly measured
yu15a127How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Science fiction and fantasydirectly measured
yu15a128How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: 'Chick lit' / Romantic comedydirectly measured
yu15a129How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Regional and family novels directly measured
yu15a130How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Romance novelsdirectly measured
yu15a131How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Children’s books / Young Adult booksdirectly measured
yu15a132How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Comic books (all ages)directly measured
yu15a133How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Graphic novels (comic books for adults)directly measured
yu15a134How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Books about celebritiesdirectly measured
yu15a135How many of the following types of books do you read in a year, on average?: Books with collected columnsdirectly measured
yu15a136Which of the following ways do you use?: Buying a print copy in a shopdirectly measured
yu15a137Which of the following ways do you use?: Borrowing a print copy from a library or a frienddirectly measured
yu15a138Which of the following ways do you use?: Buying a print copy on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a139Which of the following ways do you use?: Buying an e-book on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a140Which of the following ways do you use?: Downloading a free e-book from the internetdirectly measured
yu15a141Which of the following ways do you use?: Other, namely…directly measured
yu15a142Which of the following ways do you use?: Other, namely:directly measured
yu15a143Which of these ways do you use the most?directly measured
yu15a144Do you ever visit websites about books? If so, what are your favorite book websites? Favorite website 1:directly measured
yu15a145Do you ever visit websites about books? If so, what are your favorite book websites? Favorite website 2:directly measured
yu15a146Do you ever visit websites about books? If so, what are your favorite book websites? Favorite website 3:directly measured
yu15a147Do you ever recommend books to other people?directly measured
yu15a148How many people regularly or often recommend new books to you? directly measured
yu15a149How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: A reviewer in De Volkskrant or NRC Handelsbladdirectly measured
yu15a150How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: The jury panel or a member of the jury panel of the AKO or Libris Literature Prizedirectly measured
yu15a151How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: A literature professordirectly measured
yu15a152How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: Another reader sharing their opinion on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a153How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: A reviewer on a book websitedirectly measured
yu15a154How much value would you place on a book recommendation from the following people?: Someone in a talk show on TV directly measured
yu15a155On average, how many hours a week do you listen to music?directly measured
yu15a156How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Classical musicdirectly measured
yu15a157How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Operadirectly measured
yu15a158How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Jazzdirectly measured
yu15a159How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Bluesdirectly measured
yu15a160How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Country / Folk / Americanadirectly measured
yu15a161How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: (Classic) Rockdirectly measured
yu15a162How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Hardrock / Heavy metaldirectly measured
yu15a163How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Alternative rock music / Indie rockdirectly measured
yu15a164How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Soul / Funkdirectly measured
yu15a165How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Dance / House / Technodirectly measured
yu15a166How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Pop music in the current top 40directly measured
yu15a167How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Hip hop / Rapdirectly measured
yu15a168How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: R&B / Urban popdirectly measured
yu15a169How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: World music directly measured
yu15a170How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Dutch-language popular music / sentimental music (‘levenslied’)directly measured
yu15a171How much do the following musical genres appeal to you?: Artful music (‘Kleinkunst / luisterliedjes’)directly measured
yu15a172I am always on the lookout for new musicdirectly measured
yu15a173I really like discovering new artists or bandsdirectly measured
yu15a174I consider it important to be up to date on the latest musical trendsdirectly measured
yu15a175I tend to keep listening to music I know and likedirectly measured
yu15a176I never actively look for new musicdirectly measured
yu15a177Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Buying a physical copy (CD or vinyl album) in a shopdirectly measured
yu15a178Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Borrowing a physical copy (CD or vinyl album) from a library or a frienddirectly measured
yu15a179Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Buying a physical copy (CD or vinyl album) directly measured
yu15a180Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Paid download from the internetdirectly measured
yu15a181Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Free download from the internetdirectly measured
yu15a182Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Streaming on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a183Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Other, namely…directly measured
yu15a184Which of the following ways do you make use of?: Other, namely:directly measured
yu15a185Which of these ways do you make the most use of?directly measured
yu15a186Do you ever visit websites about music? If so, what are your favorite music websites? Favorite website 1:directly measured
yu15a187Do you ever visit websites about music? If so, what are your favorite music websites? Favorite website 2:directly measured
yu15a188Do you ever visit websites about music? If so, what are your favorite music websites? Favorite website 3:directly measured
yu15a189Do you ever recommend music to other people?directly measured
yu15a190When you recommend music to other people, do they usually follow your recommendation and listen to that music?directly measured
yu15a191How many people do you regularly or often recommend new music to? directly measured
yu15a192How many people regularly or often recommend new music to you? directly measured
yu15a193Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Friend / acquaintance mentions artist or song during a chatdirectly measured
yu15a194Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Friend / acquaintance recommends music via social networking sitedirectly measured
yu15a195Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Friend / acquaintance gives me an album on CD or vinyldirectly measured
yu15a196Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Listening to radio or watching TVdirectly measured
yu15a197Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Reading about music in a newspaper or music magazine (print)directly measured
yu15a198Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Reading about music on a websitedirectly measured
yu15a199Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Listening to music on an online sourcedirectly measured
yu15a200Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Searching in a record shopdirectly measured
yu15a201Please indicate how often you make use of the following ways to discover new music: Another waydirectly measured
yu15a202Which other way do you mean?directly measured
yu15a203How much value would you place on a music recommendation from the following people?: A reviewer in De Volkskrant or NRC Handelsbladdirectly measured
yu15a204How much value would you place on a music recommendation from the following people?: A reviewer a music magazine, e.g. Oor or Revolverdirectly measured
yu15a205How much value would you place on a music recommendation from the following people?: Another listener sharing their opinion on the internet directly measured
yu15a206How much value would you place on a music recommendation from the following people?: A reviewer on a music websitedirectly measured
yu15a207How much value would you place on a music recommendation from the following people?: Someone in a talk show on TV directly measured
yu15a208Social media and blogs keep me up to date on the news much better than traditional mediadirectly measured
yu15a209On the internet, I always find the information I am looking fordirectly measured
yu15a210The provision of information via the internet has made traditional media redundantdirectly measured
yu15a211I like to get the news from the internet, because that is much faster than reading print mediadirectly measured
yu15a212Social media and blogs will never be able to replace the quality of information that physical newspapers and TV offerdirectly measured
yu15a213I am not prepared to wait for news and information in print media and on TV when I can quickly find it on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a214People who work for a newspaper have more authority than bloggersdirectly measured
yu15a215It is easier to buy products on the internet than in a regular shopdirectly measured
yu15a216Since the rise of the internet, I am no longer prepared to pay for music or moviesdirectly measured
yu15a217There is so much choice on the internet that I often find it difficult to choose a productdirectly measured
yu15a218On the internet, I always try to get things without having to pay for themdirectly measured
yu15a219One of the most convenient aspects of the internet is that there is so much you can download for freedirectly measured
yu15a220I often have difficulty finding what I am looking for on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a221I always take opinions on the internet with a grain of saltdirectly measured
yu15a222Traditional media like TV and newspapers offer much more one-sided information than the internetdirectly measured
yu15a223I think information on the internet is very reliabledirectly measured
yu15a224I prefer to get information from an expert rather than from bloggers or people on social mediadirectly measured
yu15a225The big advantage of the internet is that you can compare a lot of opinions about productsdirectly measured
yu15a226I like to read other consumers’ reviews on the internetdirectly measured
yu15a227Many reviews on the internet are fakedirectly measured
yu15a228I trust the product reviews on consumer pages on the internet completelydirectly measured
yu15a229The internet is important because you can find a large variety of opinions on itdirectly measured
yu15a230Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
yu15a231Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
yu15a232Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
yu15a233Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
yu15a234Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
yu15a235Starting date questionnairedirectly measured
yu15a236Starting time questionnairedirectly measured
yu15a237End date questionnairedirectly measured
yu15a238End time questionnairedirectly measured
yu15a239Duration in secondsdirectly measured

Questions

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Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,095 (100.0%)
Non-response: 236 (21.6%)
Response: 859 (78.4%)
Complete: 848 (77.4%)
Incomplete: 11 (1.0%)
Collection Events
Period
04-05-2015 to 26-05-2015
Sample
1,100 random selected respondents.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.