Measuring the Desire for Children in Low Fertility Settings > Wave 1
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 1
Project Number
51.1
Abstract
This is the first wave of the survey Measuring the Desire for Children in Low Fertility Settings
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
02-08-2010
End date
31-08-2010
Researcher
Bühler, C., Gauthier, A.H., Goldstein, J.R., Hin, S.C.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2010 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xmd-c4r9
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in Dutch
Codebook in English
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| dq10a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| dq10a001 | question presented first: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a002 | question presented second: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a003 | question presented third: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a004 | question presented fourth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a005 | question presented fifth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a006 | question presented sixth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a007 | question presented seventh: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a008 | question presented eighth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a009 | question presented ninth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a010 | question presented tenth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048 | constructed |
| dq10a011 | random variabele: order of choice | constructed |
| dq10a012 | random variable: groups | constructed |
| dq10a013 | This questionnaire is about your family and having children. Filling in this questionnaire will take only a few minutes of your time. Do you wish to participate? | directly measured |
| dq10a014 | We would like to know more about your preferences for different numbers of children. Can you to tell us how many children you would ideally desire? What is your ideal number of children? | directly measured |
| dq10a015 | Suppose for some reason you are unable to have one child, would you rather have no child or 2 children? | directly measured |
| dq10a016 | If you also couldn’t have 2 children, would you rather have no child or 3 children? | directly measured |
| dq10a017 | If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a018 | Suppose for some reason you are unable to have 2 children, would you rather have 1 child or 3 children? | directly measured |
| dq10a019 | If you also couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 3 children? | directly measured |
| dq10a020 | If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a021 | If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a022 | If you couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a023 | Suppose for some reason you were unable to have 3 children, would you rather have 2 children or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a024 | If you also couldn’t have two children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a025 | If you also couldn’t have one child, would you have no child or 4 or more children? | directly measured |
| dq10a026 | How much do you prefer having [1 child/ 2 children/ 3 children] over [no child/2 children/1 child /3 children /4 children or more]? | directly measured |
| dq10a027 | How much do you prefer having [no children/2 children /1 child/ 3 children/4 children or more] over [no child/3 children/no child/3 children /1 child/4 children or more]? | directly measured |
| dq10a028 | We would like to know more about your preferences for different numbers of children. Filling it in will take only a few minutes of your time. Do you wish to participate? | directly measured |
| dq10a029 | Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 1 child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a030 | Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 2 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a031 | Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 2 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a032 | Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 4 or more children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a033 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 2 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a034 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 3 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a035 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 4 or more children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a036 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 3 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a037 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 4 or more children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a038 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 4 or more children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a039 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or no child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a040 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or no child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a041 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or no child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a042 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or no child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a043 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 1 child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a044 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 1 child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a045 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 1 child. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a046 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 2 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a047 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 2 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a048 | Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 3 children. Which would you choose? | directly measured |
| dq10a049 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| dq10a050 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| dq10a051 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| dq10a052 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| dq10a053 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| dq10a054 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| dq10a055 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| dq10a056 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| dq10a057 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| dq10a058 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Desire for Children1
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.
Browse Desire for Children1Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 4018 (100%)Non-response: 1427 (35.5%)
Response: 2591 (64.5%)
Complete: 2587 (64.4%)
Incomplete: 4 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
02-08-2010 to 31-08-2010
Sample
The questionnaire was presented to 4018 panel members with the age of 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents