Motivating people who accrue pension

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Motivating people who accrue pension
Project Number
433
Abstract
This project investigates what motivates people to be more involved in the pension they accrue.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
02-05-2022
End date
31-05-2022
Researcher
Ester Iking (General Civil Pension Fund (ABP))
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/xav5-az75
Funding Organization
ODISSEI, OCW (Domeinplan SSH), All Pension Group (APG)

Datasets and documentation

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Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label
nomem_encrNumber of the household member encrypted
wx22a_mYear and month of the field work period
wx22a001Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a002Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a003Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a004Permutation variable - Which statement was shown fourth in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a005Permutation variable - Which statement was shown fifth in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a006Permutation variable - Which statement was shown sixth in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a007Permutation variable - Which statement was shown seventh in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a008Permutation variable - Which statement was shown eighth in question wx22a049 - wx22a056?
wx22a009Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a062 - wx22a064?
wx22a010Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a062 - wx22a064?
wx22a011Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a062 - wx22a064?
wx22a012Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a057 - wx22a059?
wx22a013Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a057 - wx22a059?
wx22a014Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a057 - wx22a059?
wx22a015Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a060 - wx22a061?
wx22a016Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a060 - wx22a061?
wx22a017Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a065 - wx22a067?
wx22a018Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a065 - wx22a067?
wx22a019Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a065 - wx22a067?
wx22a020Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a068 - wx22a070?
wx22a021Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a068 - wx22a070?
wx22a022Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a068 - wx22a070?
wx22a023Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a071 - wx22a073?
wx22a024Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a071 - wx22a073?
wx22a025Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a071 - wx22a073?
wx22a026Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a074 - wx22a076?
wx22a027Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a074 - wx22a076?
wx22a028Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a074 - wx22a076?
wx22a029Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a077 - wx22a079?
wx22a030Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a077 - wx22a079?
wx22a031Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a077 - wx22a079?
wx22a032Permutation variable - Which statement was shown first in question wx22a081 - wx22a085?
wx22a033Permutation variable - Which statement was shown second in question wx22a081 - wx22a085?
wx22a034Permutation variable - Which statement was shown third in question wx22a081 - wx22a085?
wx22a035Permutation variable - Which statement was shown fourth in question wx22a081 - wx22a085?
wx22a036Permutation variable - Which statement was shown fifth in question wx22a081 - wx22a085?
wx22a037Are you currently accruing a pension via an employer (automatically or otherwise), or have you done so in the past?
wx22a038Did you know that you can look up the amount of pension you will receive on the website www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl?
wx22a039Did you know that you can look up the amount of pension you will receive using the app pensioenchecker?
wx22a040I intend to use the website www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app in the coming year to find out the amount of pension I will receive.
wx22a041When was the last time you checked the amount of pension you will receive?
wx22a042Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? On the website mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl
wx22a043Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? In the pensioenchecker app
wx22a044Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? On the website of my own pension provider (pension fund or insurer)
wx22a045Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? Using my Uniform Pensioen Overzicht (Uniform Pension Statement; UPO)
wx22a046Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? Somewhere else
wx22a047Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? I don’t remember
wx22a048Where did you look up the amount of pension you will receive? Somewhere else, namely:
wx22a049Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Unimportant Important
wx22a050Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Pointless Useful
wx22a051Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Unnecessary Necessary
wx22a052Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Uninteresting Interesting
wx22a053Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Not fun Fun
wx22a054Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Not enjoyable Enjoyable
wx22a055Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Not reassuring Reassuring
wx22a056Finding out the amount of pension that I will receive through www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl or the pensioenchecker app is something that I find: Frightening Not frightening
wx22a057I know well how to find out the amount of pension I will receive
wx22a058I feel well able to find out the amount of pension I will receive
wx22a059I find it difficult to find out the amount of pension I will receive
wx22a060I think I will regret it if I don’t find out the amount of pension I will receive.
wx22a061I think I will regret it if I do find out the amount of pension I will receive.
wx22a062Most people like me look up the amount of pension they will receive
wx22a063My friends look up the amount of pension they will receive
wx22a064My friends feel that I ought to be aware of the amount of pension I will receive
wx22a065My retirement still feels like a very distant thing
wx22a066I have enough time left to look into my retirement and pension  
wx22a067My retirement is nearing
wx22a068I find the subject of pensions complicated
wx22a069I don’t understand much about pensions
wx22a070I find pensions to be a simple subject
wx22a071I can influence the amount of my future pension now
wx22a072I feel that I can make changes to the amount of my future pension
wx22a073I feel that there is little I can do to affect the amount of my pension
wx22a074I have confidence that my pension provider manages my pension well
wx22a075My pension provider acts in my interest
wx22a076I am convinced that my pension is safe with my pension provider
wx22a077I think that in the future, there will be no pension money left for me at all
wx22a078I think that the amount of pension I will receive in the future will be less than what I paid for
wx22a079I think that I will receive less pension than what my pension provider currently estimates
wx22a080The feelings that retirement and pension evoke in me are…
wx22a081I am often worried about money
wx22a082I am only focused on what I have to pay now. I’ll see about the rest later
wx22a083I constantly wonder whether I have enough money
wx22a084I often don’t have enough money
wx22a085I feel that I have little control over my financial affairs
wx22a086Was it difficult to answer the questions?
wx22a087Were the questions sufficiently clear?
wx22a088Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?
wx22a089Was it an interesting subject?
wx22a090Did you enjoy answering the questions?
wx22a091Starting date questionnaire
wx22a092Starting time questionnaire
wx22a093End date questionnaire
wx22a094End time questionnaire
wx22a095Duration in seconds

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,547 (100.0%)
Non-response: 399 (25.8%)
Response: 1,148 (74.2%)
Complete: 1,108 (71.6%)
Incomplete (due to not in target group): 34 (2.2%)
Incomplete (due to not finished): 6 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
02-05-2022 to 31-05-2022
Sample
Panel members between the ages of 30 and 59 who work and who answered ‘yes’ (answering category 1) to question cw21n146 and/or to question cw21n188 of the core questionnaire Work and Schooling (wave 14; cw21n).
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.