Determinants of good employment practices among households that hire domestic help
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Determinants of good employment practices among households that hire domestic help
Project Number
374
Abstract
The research examines the determinants of good employment practices
among private households that purchase services from domestic workers. The questionnaire
consists of several screening questions to determine whether the household regularly hires
domestic help. The households that belong to this target group are then asked questions about the
working relationship with the helper and background information and working conditions of the
helper.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
02-10-2023
End date
31-10-2023
Topics
Researcher
David de Kort (Utrecht University)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
Funding Organization
Utrecht University
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Institute Gak
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Institute Gak
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/7bhp-cy31
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 | directly measured |
| aaw23a_m | Year and month of the field work period | directly measured |
| aaw23a001 | Preloaded variable: The household head lives with a partner (wedded or unwedded) | directly measured |
| aaw23a002 | Do you hire a domestic worker to clean your house for payment? | directly measured |
| aaw23a003 | Did you ever in the past hire a domestic worker to clean your house for payment? | directly measured |
| aaw23a004 | Do you personally pay the full costs of the domestic worker? | directly measured |
| aaw23a005 | How often does the domestic worker come by? | directly measured |
| aaw23a006 | How many hours does the domestic worker usually spend working at your house? If this varies significantly, please provide an average. Indicate half an hour as 0.5 hour. | directly measured |
| aaw23a007 | This questionnaire does not apply to you. You can close the questionnaire by clicking on ‘Continue’. | directly measured |
| aaw23a008 | Do you have a fixed person as your domestic worker? If you have a fixed worker who is sometimes substituted, then enter ‘Yes’. | directly measured |
| aaw23a009 | Is your domestic worker male or female? | directly measured |
| aaw23a010 | How old is your domestic worker, approximately? If you don’t know exactly, please provide an estimate. | directly measured |
| aaw23a011 | What is your domestic worker’s country of origin? | directly measured |
| aaw23a012 | How well are you and your domestic worker able to communicate in a shared language? This can be in Dutch or in another language. | directly measured |
| aaw23a013 | How did you find your current domestic worker? | directly measured |
| aaw23a014 | Did you need to search for a long time before finding this domestic worker? | directly measured |
| aaw23a015 | How long has this domestic worker worked for you? If you don’t know exactly, please provide an estimate. | directly measured |
| aaw23a016 | Longer than one year, namely: [number of years] | directly measured |
| aaw23a017 | Does your domestic worker have a key to your dwelling? | directly measured |
| aaw23a018 | How often does it happen that [you and/or your partner / you] are at home while the domestic worker cleans the house? | directly measured |
| aaw23a019 | How often do [you and/or your partner / you] and your domestic worker discuss personal matters? | directly measured |
| aaw23a020 | How satisfied are you about your domestic worker’s cleaning skills? | directly measured |
| aaw23a021 | How often does your domestic worker cancel unexpectedly? | directly measured |
| aaw23a022 | A domestic worker cleans thoroughly | directly measured |
| aaw23a023 | A domestic worker is female | directly measured |
| aaw23a024 | A domestic worker never (or rarely) cancels | directly measured |
| aaw23a025 | A domestic worker charges a low hourly wage/fee | directly measured |
| aaw23a026 | A domestic workers speaks Dutch | directly measured |
| aaw23a027 | A domestic worker is of native Dutch origin | directly measured |
| aaw23a028 | A domestic worker appears trustworthy | directly measured |
| aaw23a029 | Do you pay your domestic worker directly, or is the worker paid through an organization? | directly measured |
| aaw23a030 | What is the nature of the domestic worker’s employment status? | directly measured |
| aaw23a031 | What is the nature of the domestic worker’s employment status? Other, namely: | directly measured |
| aaw23a032 | Are the agreements between you and the domestic worker set out in a contract? Consider things like the number of working hours, the hourly rate, or a cancellation term. | directly measured |
| aaw23a033 | The domestic worker can determine how he/she performs the work | directly measured |
| aaw23a034 | The domestic worker can determine in which order he/she performs the work | directly measured |
| aaw23a035 | The domestic worker can determine during what hours he/she performs the work | directly measured |
| aaw23a036 | The domestic worker can determine on what day he/she performs the work | directly measured |
| aaw23a037 | The domestic worker can indicate with which cleaning agents he/she wishes to perform | directly measured |
| aaw23a038 | How much do you pay the domestic worker per hour? If you have not agreed an hourly rate but an amount per time, per week or per month, please provide as accurate an estimate of the hourly rate as you can. | directly measured |
| aaw23a039 | Do you ever give your domestic worker any of the financial extras listed below, in addition to the agreed hourly wage? Yes, extra money or a gift voucher on the domestic worker’s birthday | directly measured |
| aaw23a040 | Do you ever give your domestic worker any of the financial extras listed below, in addition to the agreed hourly wage? Yes, extra money or a gift voucher for a holiday period | directly measured |
| aaw23a041 | Do you ever give your domestic worker any of the financial extras listed below, in addition to the agreed hourly wage? Yes, extra money or a gift voucher in the Christmas season | directly measured |
| aaw23a042 | Do you ever give your domestic worker any of the financial extras listed below, in addition to the agreed hourly wage? No, none of the above | directly measured |
| aaw23a043 | If you add up the financial extras that you give to your domestic worker, how much does it add up to in total for 1 year? If you do not know exactly, please provide an estimate. | directly measured |
| aaw23a044 | If the domestic worker is sick or injured and is unable to come to work for two weeks, does he/she continue to receive wages during that period? If this hasn't happened yet, please indicate what you have agreed about this or what you think will happen then | directly measured |
| aaw23a045 | If the domestic worker goes on holiday for two weeks, does he/she continue to receive wages during that period? If this hasn’t happened yet, please indicate what you have agreed about this or what you think will happen then. | directly measured |
| aaw23a046 | Please indicate what applies to you. [If you and your partner go on holiday / If I go on holiday for two weeks]... | directly measured |
| aaw23a047 | I find it important for my domestic worker to take vacation once in a while | directly measured |
| aaw23a048 | I see it as my duty to understand and comply with my domestic worker’s rights | directly measured |
| aaw23a049 | I feel responsible for my domestic worker’s financial well-being | directly measured |
| aaw23a050 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| aaw23a051 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| aaw23a052 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| aaw23a053 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| aaw23a054 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| aaw23a055 | Starting date questionnaire | directly measured |
| aaw23a056 | Starting time questionnaire | directly measured |
| aaw23a057 | End date questionnaire | directly measured |
| aaw23a058 | End time questionnaire | directly measured |
| aaw23a059 | Duration in seconds | directly measured |
Questions
The metadata for the questions in this study have not yet been published.
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 4,334 (100.0%)Non-response: 704 (16.2%)
Response: 3,630 (83.8%)
Complete, not in target group: 3,095 (71.4%)
Complete, in target group: 533 (12.3%)
Incomplete: 2 (0.0%)
Collection Events
Period
02-10-2023 to 31-10-2023
Sample
One person per household, a random selection of one of the participating household members with the position of head of household, married or unmarried partner (position 1 to 3).
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.