Sustainable investments
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Sustainable investments
Project Number
430
Abstract
This is a research project on sustainable finance and crypto valuta.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-09-2022
End date
27-09-2022
Researcher
Naciye Sekerci (KU Leuven); Hans Degryse (KU Leuven); Alberta di Giuli (ESCP Business School Paris); Francesco Stradi (KU Leuven)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/wr31-e624
Funding Organization
ODISSEI,
OCW (Domeinplan SSH),
KU Leuven,
ESCP Business School Paris
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 |
| ym22a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| ym22a001 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? |
| ym22a002 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Family, friends or acquaintances |
| ym22a003 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Newspapers |
| ym22a004 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Financial magazines, guides, books |
| ym22a005 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Bank or mortgage adviser |
| ym22a006 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Other financial adviser |
| ym22a007 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? TV or radio |
| ym22a008 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.) |
| ym22a009 | How would you rate your own financial knowledge? Financial information on the internet |
| ym22a010 | Would you consider investing in financial products because they are recommended by (social) media or by your friends, acquaintances or family? |
| ym22a011 | To what extent are you prepared to give to charity goals without expecting anything in return? |
| ym22a012 | How well can you estimate which financial investments are sustainable and which are not? |
| ym22a013 | Do you own any investments (for example stocks, bonds or ETFs)? |
| ym22a014 | Do you own any sustainable investments (for example stocks in sustainable companies or investments that benefit people, the environment and climate)? |
| ym22a015 | What is the most important reason for you to invest sustainably? |
| ym22a016 | Would you have been prepared to accept a lower return (profit) by investing sustainably (instead of receiving a higher return for non-sustainable investments)? |
| ym22a017 | If you had to choose, which sustainability topic do you find the most important? |
| ym22a018 | Approximately how much money have you invested in sustainable investments, in total? |
| ym22a019 | What proportion of your total financial portfolio is invested in sustainable assets? |
| ym22a020 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable stocks |
| ym22a021 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable bonds |
| ym22a022 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable investment funds |
| ym22a023 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable ETFs |
| ym22a024 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable savings accounts |
| ym22a025 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Sustainable pension funds |
| ym22a026 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Other sustainable investments |
| ym22a027 | Which sustainable investments do you own? Other sustainable investments, namely |
| ym22a028 | Which sustainable investments do you own? I don’t know |
| ym22a029 | Which sustainable investments do you own? I don’t want to say |
| ym22a030 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? Through positive screening |
| ym22a031 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? Through negative screening |
| ym22a032 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? Through impact investment |
| ym22a033 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? Other |
| ym22a034 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? Oher, namely |
| ym22a035 | How do you choose your sustainable investments? I don't know |
| ym22a036 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of my family, friends or acquaintances |
| ym22a037 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of newspapers |
| ym22a038 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of financial magazines, guides, books |
| ym22a039 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of the bank or mortgage adviser |
| ym22a040 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of other financial advisers |
| ym22a041 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice on TV or radio |
| ym22a042 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc .) |
| ym22a043 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I relied on the advice of information I found on the internet |
| ym22a044 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I was searching for an eco-friendly investment with sustainability label and I trusted that it was truly sustainable |
| ym22a045 | How did you determine that your investments were sustainable when you made these investments? I read the sustainability report of the companies in which I invest |
| ym22a046 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I don’t know enough about it |
| ym22a047 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I think that sustainable investments are just a marketing ploy by businesses |
| ym22a048 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I prefer to invest in traditional investments that are only concerned about expected returns (profit) and risks |
| ym22a049 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I think that the return on sustainable investments (profit) is too low |
| ym22a050 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I don’t have enough money for it |
| ym22a051 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I don’t have enough time for it |
| ym22a052 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? I never thought about it |
| ym22a053 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? Other |
| ym22a054 | Why do you not own any sustainable investments? Other, namely |
| ym22a055 | Suppose you have € 10,000 available for a long-term investment. What would you choose, if you had to choose between the following two options? |
| ym22a056 | Why did you choose to invest in a sustainable manner? |
| ym22a057 | Would you have been prepared to accept a lower return (profit) by investing sustainably (instead of receiving a higher return for non-sustainable investments)? |
| ym22a058 | If you had to choose, which sustainability topic do you find the most important? |
| ym22a059 | What would you do if you had to divide 100% of the amount between traditional (conventional) investments and sustainable/social investments? % in traditional (conventional) investments |
| ym22a060 | What would you do if you had to divide 100% of the amount between traditional (conventional) investments and sustainable/social investments? % sustainable/social investments |
| ym22a061 | Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sustainable investments are a form of greenwashing (greenwashing is a marketing ploy to make businesses seem more sustainable than they really are). |
| ym22a062 | Suppose you have € 10,000 available for a long-term investment. What would you choose, if you had to choose between the following two options? |
| ym22a063 | Suppose you have € 10,000 available for a long-term investment. What would you do if you had to divide 100% of the amount between traditional (conventional) investments and crypto currencies? % in traditional (conventional) investments |
| ym22a064 | Suppose you have € 10,000 available for a long-term investment. What would you do if you had to divide 100% of the amount between traditional (conventional) investments and crypto currencies? % in crypto currencies |
| ym22a065 | Have you ever invested in crypto currencies? |
| ym22a066 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Bitcoin (BTC) |
| ym22a067 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Ethereum (ETH) |
| ym22a068 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? XRP |
| ym22a069 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Binance Coin (BNB) |
| ym22a070 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Dogecoin (DOGE) |
| ym22a071 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Shiba Inu (SHIB) |
| ym22a072 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Other |
| ym22a073 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? Other, namely: |
| ym22a074 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? I don't know |
| ym22a075 | Which crypto currencies did you invest in? I don't want to say |
| ym22a076 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? I believed in the technology and the goal of crypto currencies |
| ym22a077 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? I considered it a profitable investment |
| ym22a078 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? I wanted more diversity in my portfolio |
| ym22a079 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? Everyone was talking about it and I was afraid to miss out on profit opportunities |
| ym22a080 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? I wanted to experiment with my investments |
| ym22a081 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? had lost my confidence in banks |
| ym22a082 | What were your most important reasons (at the time you started) to invest in crypto currencies? I had lost my confidence in central banks |
| ym22a083 | How much money have you invested in crypto currencies in total? |
| ym22a084 | In what year did you first invest in crypto currencies? |
| ym22a085 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I find it too speculative |
| ym22a086 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I never heard of them |
| ym22a087 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I don’t like their features |
| ym22a088 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I don’t understand what they are |
| ym22a089 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I find the investment too risky |
| ym22a090 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I prefer to invest in conventional financial instruments |
| ym22a091 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I don’t have enough money to buy crypto currencies |
| ym22a092 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I don’t want to invest in anything at all |
| ym22a093 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I never thought about it |
| ym22a094 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I think that there are safety issues involved (for instance the safety of the crypto wallet) |
| ym22a095 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? They use technologies that are not eco-friendly |
| ym22a096 | What are your reasons to not have invested in crypto currencies? I don’t believe in crypto currencies |
| ym22a097 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Independence |
| ym22a098 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? To work hard |
| ym22a099 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? A sense of responsibility |
| ym22a100 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Imagination |
| ym22a101 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Tolerance and respect for other people |
| ym22a102 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Thrift, saving money and other things |
| ym22a103 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Determination and perseverance |
| ym22a104 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Friendliness |
| ym22a105 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Altruism |
| ym22a106 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Obedience |
| ym22a107 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Ability to express yourself |
| ym22a108 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Empathy for other people |
| ym22a109 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Curiosity |
| ym22a110 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Creativity |
| ym22a111 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Ability to plan things |
| ym22a112 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Openness to different experiences and cultures |
| ym22a113 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Modesty |
| ym22a114 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Competitiveness |
| ym22a115 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? To trust other people |
| ym22a116 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? Optimism (positive thinking, always assume the best) |
| ym22a117 | What were you encouraged to learn as a child at home? None of these |
| ym22a118 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| ym22a119 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| ym22a120 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| ym22a121 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| ym22a122 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| ym22a123 | Starting date questionnaire |
| ym22a124 | Starting time questionnaire |
| ym22a125 | End date questionnaire |
| ym22a126 | End time questionnaire |
| ym22a127 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,140 (100.0%)Non-response: 497 (23.2%)
Response: 1,643 (76.8%)
Complete: 1,630 (76.2%)
Incomplete: 13 (0.6%)
Collection Events
Period
05-09-2022 to 27-09-2022
Sample
A random sample of panel members aged 18 years or older.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.