Pension monitor longitudinal > Wave 1
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 1
Project Number
388.1.1
Abstract
The survey is about people’s knowledge of and trust in the Dutch pension
system.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
01-02-2021
End date
23-02-2021
Topics
Researcher
Harry van Dalen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute); Kène Henkens (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/0kbe-xw64
Funding Organization
ODISSEI,
OCW (Domeinplan SSH),
NIDI
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 the household member encrypted |
| yd21a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| yd21a001 | Preloaded variable: Has panel member reached retirement age? |
| yd21a002 | Preloaded variable: Main occupation |
| yd21a003 | Preloaded variable: Birth year |
| yd21a004 | Could you indicate whether you know what each of the following terms means? Supplementary pension (Dutch: aanvullend pensioen) |
| yd21a005 | Could you indicate whether you know what each of the following terms means? Average pension contribution system (Dutch: doorsneesystematiek) |
| yd21a006 | Could you indicate whether you know what each of the following terms means? State pension (Dutch: AOW) |
| yd21a007 | Could you indicate whether you know what each of the following terms means? Coverage ratio (Dutch: dekkingsgraad) |
| yd21a008 | Could you indicate whether you know what each of the following terms means? Uniform Pension Statement (Dutch: Uniform Pensioenoverzicht) |
| yd21a009 | How well do you keep up to date with the discussions around the new pension system? |
| yd21a010 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? The pension funds |
| yd21a011 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? The government |
| yd21a012 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? Banks |
| yd21a013 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? Insurance companies |
| yd21a014 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? Financial intermediaries |
| yd21a015 | To what extent do you have confidence that the following organizations will ensure good pensions? The supervisory authority De Nederlandsche Bank |
| yd21a016 | Are you or were you registered with a pension fund or pension insurer via your current or previous employer? Yes, a pension fund |
| yd21a017 | Are you or were you registered with a pension fund or pension insurer via your current or previous employer? Yes, a pension insurer |
| yd21a018 | Are you or were you registered with a pension fund or pension insurer via your current or previous employer? Yes, but I do not know where I am accruing / where I accrued pension via my employer |
| yd21a019 | Are you or were you registered with a pension fund or pension insurer via your current or previous employer? No |
| yd21a020 | Could you indicate how much confidence you have in your current pension fund/insurer when it comes to managing your pension capital and your pension rights? |
| yd21a021 | In your opinion, how certain is it that your pension fund/insurer will actually fulfil the expectations that they create with regard to your pension? |
| yd21a022 | In your opinion, to what extent are those pension funds themselves to blame for that, or is it the result of circumstances beyond their control? |
| yd21a023 | How would you describe the pension funds? Unstable / Stable |
| yd21a024 | How would you describe the pension funds? Unfair / Fair |
| yd21a025 | How would you describe the pension funds? Incompetent / Competent |
| yd21a026 | How would you describe the pension funds? Focused on their own interests / Focused on the customer’s interests |
| yd21a027 | How would you describe the pension funds? Unclear communication / Clear communication |
| yd21a028 | How would you describe the pension funds? No consideration for society / With consideration for society |
| yd21a029 | How would you describe the pension funds? Unjust / Just |
| yd21a030 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Unstable / Stable |
| yd21a031 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Unfair / Fair |
| yd21a032 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Incompetent / Competent |
| yd21a033 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Focused on their own interests / Focused on the customer’s interests |
| yd21a034 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Unclear communication / Clear communication |
| yd21a035 | How would you describe the insurance companies? No consideration for society / With consideration for society |
| yd21a036 | How would you describe the insurance companies? Unjust / Just |
| yd21a037 | Do you think that you will have enough money to live comfortably during your retirement? |
| yd21a038 | Do you think that you will have enough money to live comfortably for the remainder of your retirement? |
| yd21a039 | At which age do you expect to completely stop doing paid work? At the age of … years |
| yd21a040 | At which age do you expect to completely stop doing paid work? and … months |
| yd21a041 | At which age do you expect to completely stop doing paid work? I have already stopped working |
| yd21a042 | At which age do you expect to completely stop doing paid work? I don’t know |
| yd21a043 | How likely do you consider it that you will have to continue working after reaching state retirement age for purely financial reasons? |
| yd21a044 | What percentage of your last net wages would you consider an adequate pension? |
| yd21a045 | What percentage of your last net wages you would you consider a good pension? |
| yd21a046 | To what extent did your financial situation (income and assets) improve or worsen over the past year? |
| yd21a047 | To what extent did your insight into your own pension situation increase or decrease over the past year? |
| yd21a048 | Do you think the global economy in which pension funds invest has improved or worsened over the past year? |
| yd21a049 | To what extent do you agree with the following statement? It is a sensible policy on the part of pension funds to increase pensions during good times, but to also reduce them during bad times. |
| yd21a050 | What do you think the consequences will be if your pension benefit fluctuates more strongly with the economic situation, […]? I expect that: the money I personally am saving for the future (in addition to my supplementary pension) |
| yd21a051 | What do you think the consequences will be if your pension benefit fluctuates more strongly with the economic situation, […]? I expect that: the average amount of my pension benefit |
| yd21a052 | What do you think the consequences will be if your pension benefit fluctuates more strongly with the economic situation, […]? I expect that: my involvement with my pension accrual |
| yd21a053 | What do you think the consequences will be if your pension benefit fluctuates more strongly with the economic situation, […]? I expect that: my confidence in the pension system |
| yd21a054 | What choice would you make when you retire? |
| yd21a055 | What would you primarily use that money for? Pay off debts/mortgage |
| yd21a056 | What would you primarily use that money for? Manage and invest it myself |
| yd21a057 | What would you primarily use that money for? Use it for everyday expenses |
| yd21a058 | What would you primarily use that money for? Use it for big expenses (long-distance holidays, house conversions, new car, etc.) |
| yd21a059 | What would you primarily use that money for? Other, namely: |
| yd21a060 | Other, namely |
| yd21a061 | What would you do in that situation? |
| yd21a062 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| yd21a063 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| yd21a064 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| yd21a065 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| yd21a066 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| yd21a067 | Starting date questionnaire |
| yd21a068 | Starting time questionnaire |
| yd21a069 | End date questionnaire |
| yd21a070 | End time questionnaire |
| yd21a071 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,573 (100.0%)Non-response: 697 (19.5%)
Response: 2,876 (80.5%)
Complete: 2,857 (80.0%)
Incomplete: 19 (0.5%)
Collection Events
Period
01-02-2021 to 23-02-2021
Sample
The 1,531 panel members who completed the survey “Delaying retirement and pension”
(vi20a, February 2020), plus 2,042 randomly selected panel members of 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents