Measuring the Desire for Children in Low Fertility Settings > Wave 2

Longitudinal Wave

General Information

Title
Wave 2
Project Number
51.2
Abstract
This is the second wave of the survey Measuring the Desire for Children in Low Fertility Settings
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
06-09-2010
End date
29-09-2010
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

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Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of the household member encryptedpreloaded
dq10b_mYear and month of the field work periodconstructed
dq10b011random variabele: order of choiceconstructed
dq10b059random variable: new groupsconstructed
dq10b060random variable: new groupsconstructed
dq10b001question presented first: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b002question presented second: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b003question presented third: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b004question presented fourth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b005question presented fifth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b006question presented sixth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b007question presented seventh: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b008question presented eighth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b009question presented ninth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b010question presented tenth: dq10a029-dq10a038; dq10a039-dq10a048constructed
dq10b061random variable: original groupspreloaded
dq10b013This 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
dq10b014We 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
dq10b015Suppose for some reason you are unable to have one child, would you rather have no child or 2 children?directly measured
dq10b016If you also couldn’t have 2 children, would you rather have no child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b017If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b018Suppose for some reason you are unable to have 2 children, would you rather have 1 child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b019If you also couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b020If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b021If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b022If you couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b023Suppose for some reason you were unable to have 3 children, would you rather have 2 children or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b024If you also couldn’t have two children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b025If you also couldn’t have one child, would you have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b062This 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
dq10b063We 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
dq10b064Suppose for some reason you are unable to have one child, would you rather have no child or 2 children?directly measured
dq10b065If you also couldn’t have 2 children, would you rather have no child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b066If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b067Suppose for some reason you are unable to have 2 children, would you rather have 1 child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b068If you also couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 3 children?directly measured
dq10b069If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b070If you also couldn’t have 3 children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b071If you couldn’t have one child, would you rather have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b072Suppose for some reason you were unable to have 3 children, would you rather have 2 children or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b073If you also couldn’t have two children, would you rather have 1 child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b074If you also couldn’t have one child, would you have no child or 4 or more children?directly measured
dq10b026How 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
dq10b075How much do you prefer having [1 child/2 children/3 children] over [no child/1 child/2 children/3 children/4 children or more]?directly measured
dq10b027How 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
dq10b028We 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
dq10b029Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 1 child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b030Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 2 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b031Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 2 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b032Suppose you have to choose between having either no child or 4 or more children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b033Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 2 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b034Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 3 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b035Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or 4 or more children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b036Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 3 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b037Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 4 or more children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b038Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 4 or more children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b039Suppose you have to choose between having either 1 child or no child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b040Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or no child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b041Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or no child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b042Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or no child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b043Suppose you have to choose between having either 2 children or 1 child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b044Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 1 child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b045Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 1 child. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b046Suppose you have to choose between having either 3 children or 2 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b047Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 2 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b048Suppose you have to choose between having either 4 or more children or 3 children. Which would you choose?directly measured
dq10b049Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
dq10b050Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
dq10b051Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
dq10b052Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
dq10b053Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
dq10b054Starting date questionnaireconstructed
dq10b055Starting time questionnaireconstructed
dq10b056End date questionnaireconstructed
dq10b057End time questionnaireconstructed
dq10b058Duration in secondsderived

Questions

Questionnaire: Desire for Children2

This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.

Browse Desire for Children2

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2584(100%)
Non-response: 411 (15.9%)
Response: 2173 (84.1%)
Complete: 2172 (84.1%)
Incomplete: 1 (0.0%)
Collection Events
Period
06-09-2010 to 29-09-2010
Sample
members of the LISS panel who completed the first wave
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents