Left- and right-handedness
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Left- and right-handedness
Project Number
63
Abstract
This questionnaire examines finger length and the extent to which people are left- or right-handed.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-05-2010
End date
26-05-2010
Researcher
Buser, Thomas, Oosterbeek, Hessel, Plug, Eric
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2012 CentERdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2xm-cgct
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
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 household member encrypted | preloaded |
| db10a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| db10a001 | On your left hand, which finger is longer: the index finger or the ring finger? | directly measured |
| db10a002 | On your right hand, which finger is longer: the index finger or the ring finger? | directly measured |
| db10a003 | Are you left-handed or right-handed? | directly measured |
| db10a004 | How strong is your preference for your left hand? | directly measured |
| db10a005 | How strong is your preference for your right hand? | directly measured |
| db10a006 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| db10a007 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| db10a008 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| db10a009 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| db10a010 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| db10a011 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| db10a012 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| db10a013 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| db10a014 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| db10a015 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Left- and right-handedness
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.
Browse Left- and right-handednessResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 8502 (100.0%)Non response: 2678 (31.5%)
Response: 5824 (68.5%)
Complete: 5823 (68.5%)
Incomplete: 1 (0.01%)
Collection Events
Period
03-05-2010 to 26-05-2010
Sample
members of the LISS panel of 16 years of age and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Buser, T. (2012). Essays in behavioural economics. Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam.
Hessels, J.,
et al. (2014). Unraveling two myths about entrepreneurs. Economics Letters, Volume 122, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 435-438.