The continued effects of having collaborated with the German occupier > Initial question
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Initial question
Project Number
424.1
Abstract
This study focuses on the care needs of Dutch individuals whose parents or grandparents were involved in collaboration with the German occupier during World War II, as well as the societal attitudes towards such collaboration during World War II. To explore this, an initial question was posed to the entire panel to study who has been affected by the war and in what ways.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-02-2024
End date
27-02-2024
Topics
Researcher
Anne Marthe van der Bles (ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre); Lucia Hoenselaars (ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/nvmm-6k49
Funding Organization
ODISSEI,
OCW (Domeinplan SSH),
ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre
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 |
| bab24a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| bab24a001 | Did you or a member of your family experience World War II in the Netherlands? |
| bab24a002 | Did you or a member of your family experience World War II in the Dutch East Indies (today’s Indonesia)? |
| bab24a003 | Did you or a member of your family experience World War II in another country? |
| bab24a004 | Did you or a member of your family take part in the resistance or commit acts of resistance during World War II? |
| bab24a005 | Were you or a member of your family persecuted by the German occupier on account of being Jewish? |
| bab24a006 | Were you or a member of your family persecuted by the German occupier for another reason (e.g. communism, Roma or Sinti, Jehovah's Witnesses, sexual preference)? |
| bab24a007 | Did you or a member of your family become a victim of World War II as a civilian (e.g. through military violence, bombardments, revenge acts, hunger winter, etc.)? |
| bab24a008 | Were you or a member of your family forced to work for the Germans (e.g. as part of the Arbeitseinsatz), and/or did you (or a family member) manage to escape from that? |
| bab24a009 | Are you or is a member of your family suspected of and/or guilty of collaborating with the German occupier? |
| bab24a010 | Did you or a member of your family have a relationship with a German soldier during World War II? |
| bab24a011 | Did you or a member of your family experience any other severe incident during World War II? |
| bab24a012 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| bab24a013 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| bab24a014 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| bab24a015 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| bab24a016 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| bab24a017 | Starting date questionnaire. |
| bab24a018 | Starting time questionnaire. |
| bab24a019 | End date questionnaire. |
| bab24a020 | End time questionnaire. |
| bab24a021 | Duration in seconds. |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 7,402 (100.0%)Non-response: 1,411 (19.1%)
Response: 5,991 (80.9%)
Complete: 5,987 (80.9%)
Incomplete: 4 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
05-02-2024 to 27-02-2024
Sample
Panel members aged 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.