Election Campaigns 2010 > Do Voters Learn Where Parties Stand For? A Study on the Effect of the 2010 Election Campaigns on Issue Knowledge
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Do Voters Learn Where Parties Stand For? A Study on the Effect of the 2010 Election Campaigns on Issue Knowledge
Project Number
57.2
Abstract
In May 2010, the LISS panel was presented the questionnaire on the 2010 General Elections for the House of Representatives.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-05-2010
End date
26-05-2010
Researcher
Van Aelst, P.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2011 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zjk-4c5v
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| bz10a_m | Month in which the questionnaire was completed | constructed |
| bz10a001 | random variable, determining routing | constructed |
| bz10a002 | random variable, determining routing | constructed |
| bz10a003 | How often do you read a newspaper? | directly measured |
| bz10a004 | If the newspaper reports national news, for example about government issues, how often do you read that? | directly measured |
| bz10a005 | If you are in the company of other people and the conversation turns to national news, do you usually participate in the conversation, listen with interest, do not listen or do not have any interest? | directly measured |
| bz10a006 | If the newspaper reports international news, for example about tensions or talks between different countries, how often do you read that? | directly measured |
| bz10a007 | Can you indicate to what extent you are interested in politics? | directly measured |
| bz10a008 | I daily or multiple times a week read: de Telegraaf | directly measured |
| bz10a009 | I daily or multiple times a week read: de Volkskrant | directly measured |
| bz10a010 | I daily or multiple times a week read: Trouw | directly measured |
| bz10a011 | I daily or multiple times a week read: NRC Handelsblad | directly measured |
| bz10a012 | I daily or multiple times a week read: NRC Next | directly measured |
| bz10a013 | I daily or multiple times a week read: Algemeen Dagblad | directly measured |
| bz10a014 | I daily or multiple times a week read: Metro | directly measured |
| bz10a015 | I daily or multiple times a week read: Spits | directly measured |
| bz10a016 | I daily or multiple times a week read: other newspaper(s) | directly measured |
| bz10a017 | Which other newspaper(s) do you read daily or a few times a week? | directly measured |
| bz10a018 | How often do you generally watch the NOS television newscast? | directly measured |
| bz10a019 | How often do you generally watch the RTL4 television newscast? | directly measured |
| bz10a020 | How often do you visit internet sites containing information about political and social issues? | directly measured |
| bz10a021 | Do you think of yourself as an adherent to a certain political party? | directly measured |
| bz10a022 | Do you feel more attracted to one of the political parties than to others? | directly measured |
| bz10a023 | Which party are you an adherent to or are you attracted to? | directly measured |
| bz10a024 | Would you say you are a very convinced adherent, a convinced adherent or not a very convinced adherent? | directly measured |
| bz10a025 | How has the economic situation of the Netherlands been influenced by the goverment policies? | directly measured |
| bz10a026 | How has the employment in the Netherlands been influenced by the goverment policies? | directly measured |
| bz10a027 | How has your personal financial situation been influenced by the goverment policies? | directly measured |
| bz10a028 | How satisfied or dissatisfied are you in general with what the government has done during the past three years? | directly measured |
| bz10a029 | Question order1: Do you intend to vote on June 9? | directly measured |
| bz10a030 | Question order1: For what party will you vote on 9 June? | directly measured |
| bz10a031 | How likely is it that you will vote on 9 June? | directly measured |
| bz10a032 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a033 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a034 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a035 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for D66 (social-liberal party) | directly measured |
| bz10a036 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a037 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for PVV (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a038 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a039 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a040 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for Partij voor de Vrijheid (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a041 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for Partij voor de Dieren (animal welfare party) | directly measured |
| bz10a042 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for Trots op Nederland (Verdonk's Dutch Pride party) | directly measured |
| bz10a043 | Order1: the likelihood of your voting for Other party | directly measured |
| bz10a044 | Order1: Total | derived |
| bz10a045 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for Other party | directly measured |
| bz10a046 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for Trots op Nederland (Verdonk's Dutch Pride party) | directly measured |
| bz10a047 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for Partij voor de Dieren (animal welfare party) | directly measured |
| bz10a048 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for Partij voor de Vrijheid (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a049 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a050 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a051 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for PVV (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a052 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a053 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for D66 (social-liberal party) | directly measured |
| bz10a054 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a055 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a056 | Order2: the likelihood of your voting for CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a057 | Order2: Total | derived |
| bz10a058 | Question order2: Do you intend to vote on June 9? | directly measured |
| bz10a059 | Question order2: For what party will you vote on 9 June? | directly measured |
| bz10a060 | Statement: euthanasia | directly measured |
| bz10a061 | Statement: differences in income | directly measured |
| bz10a062 | Statement: asylum seekers | directly measured |
| bz10a063 | Statement: goverment tougher on crime | directly measured |
| bz10a064 | Statement: retaining of own culture for immigrants | directly measured |
| bz10a065 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a066 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a067 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a068 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: D66 (social-liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a069 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a070 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: PVV (Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a071 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a072 | Statement 1: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the retaining of own culture for immigrants: ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a073 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a074 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a075 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a076 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: D66 (social-liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a077 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a078 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: PVV (Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a079 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a080 | Statement 2: What do you think are the views of the following political party on mortgage interest tax-deduction: ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a081 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a082 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a083 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a084 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: D66 (social-liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a085 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a086 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: PVV (Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a087 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a088 | Statement 3: What do you think are the views of the following political party on the cut expenditure by increasing people's own contribution to healthcare: ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a089 | Did you vote in the last municipal elections? | directly measured |
| bz10a090 | For which party did you vote on that occasion? | directly measured |
| bz10a091 | The previous elections for the House of Representatives were held in 2006. Did you vote at that occasion? | directly measured |
| bz10a092 | For what party did you vote at that occasion? | directly measured |
| bz10a093 | Have you always voted for this party in elections for the House of Representatives? | directly measured |
| bz10a094 | When voting for a party, the voter can choose from a list of candidates. In 2006, did you vote for the number 1 of that list, or for another candidate? | directly measured |
| bz10a095 | Previous to the 2006 elections, provided you were entitled to vote in the elections for the House of Representatives, did you: | directly measured |
| bz10a096 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a097 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a098 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a099 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a100 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a101 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: D66 (social-liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a102 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a103 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: SGP (Christian Reformed Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a104 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: Partij voor de Vrijheid (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a105 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: Partij voor de Dieren (animal welfare party) | directly measured |
| bz10a106 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: Trots op Nederland (Verdonk's Dutch Pride party) | directly measured |
| bz10a107 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: Local party | directly measured |
| bz10a108 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: Other party | directly measured |
| bz10a109 | Which parties do you think should be part of the new government?: I don't know | directly measured |
| bz10a110 | Are there perhaps other parties which you feel should participate in this government? | directly measured |
| bz10a111 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: CDA (Christian Democrat party) | directly measured |
| bz10a112 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: PvdA (Labor Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a113 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: VVD (Liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a114 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: GroenLinks (green party) | directly measured |
| bz10a115 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: SP (Socialist Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a116 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: D66 (social-liberals) | directly measured |
| bz10a117 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: ChristenUnie (Christian Union party) | directly measured |
| bz10a118 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: SGP (Christian Reformed Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a119 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: Partij voor de Vrijheid (Wilders' Freedom Party) | directly measured |
| bz10a120 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: Partij voor de Dieren (animal welfare party) | directly measured |
| bz10a121 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: Trots op Nederland (Verdonk's Dutch Pride party) | directly measured |
| bz10a122 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: Local party | directly measured |
| bz10a123 | Which other parties do you feel should perhaps also participate in this government?: Other party | directly measured |
| bz10a124 | Does it make much difference to you; a little difference; or no difference at all which parties become part of the government? | directly measured |
| bz10a125 | Do you consider yourself to be religious? | directly measured |
| bz10a126 | Do you consider yourself a member of a particular church or religious community and if yes, of which one? | directly measured |
| bz10a127 | How often do you generally attend church, the mosque or religious services? | directly measured |
| bz10a128 | If you were to assign yourself to a particular social class, would you assign yourself to? | directly measured |
| bz10a129 | Are you a member of a trade union? | directly measured |
| bz10a130 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| bz10a131 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| bz10a132 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| bz10a133 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| bz10a134 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| bz10a135 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| bz10a136 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| bz10a137 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| bz10a138 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| bz10a139 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: 2010 Election Campaigns
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch
Browse 2010 Election CampaignsResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members 8190 (100.0%)Non-response: 2719 (33.2%)
Response: 5471 (66.8%)
Complete: 5456 (66.6%)
Incomplete: 15 (0.2%)
Collection Events
Period
03-05-2010 to 26-05-2010
Sample
members of the LISS panel of 18 years of age and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Determinants of an Individual's Political Vote Choice Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics, Department of Economics; Ka Yue Hau
First-Order, Second-Order or Third-Rate? A Comparison of Turnout in European, Local and National Elections in the Netherlands Electoral Studies, 35, pp. 159-170; Lefevere, J.
et al.