Are Investors Driven by Sentiments? > 2011 June
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
2011 June
Project Number
65.5
Abstract
The principal aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the mood an investor is in when making decisions and the actual decisions.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
06-06-2011
End date
29-06-2011
Researcher
Kaplanski, Guy, Levy, Haim, Veld, Chris, Veld-Merkoulova, Yulia
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2012 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z9g-ncqk
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STAT file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the respondent encrypted | preloaded |
| dt11e_m | Year and month of administration | constructed |
| dt11e032 | What percentage of your investment portfolio consists of stock? | directly measured |
| dt11e033 | Welk percentage van uw beleggingsportefeuille bestaat uit aandelen? | directly measured |
| dt11e003 | If you performed any stock transactions last month, did these mainly concern selling or purchasing decisions? | directly measured |
| dt11e004 | Are you planning to buy or sell any stock over the coming days? | directly measured |
| dt11e005 | What do you think the returns will be on the Dutch stock exchange (as measured by returns on the AEX-index) in the coming month? | directly measured |
| dt11e006 | What do you think the returns will be on the Dutch stock exchange (as measured by returns on the AEX-index) in the coming year? | directly measured |
| dt11e007 | What do you think the returns will be on the American stock exchange (as measured by returns on the American S&P 500-index) in the coming month? | directly measured |
| dt11e008 | What do you think the returns will be on the American stock exchange (as measured by returns on the American S&P 500-index) in the coming year? | directly measured |
| dt11e009 | How do you view the risk (volatility) for the Dutch stock market in the coming month, compared to an average month? | directly measured |
| dt11e010 | How do you view the risk (volatility) for the Dutch stock market in the coming year, compared to an average year? | directly measured |
| dt11e011 | How do you view the risk (volatility) for the American stock market in the coming month, compared to an average month? | directly measured |
| dt11e012 | How do you view the risk (volatility) for the American stock market in the coming year, compared to an average year? | directly measured |
| dt11e013 | Are you a fan or a supporter of a sports club or an individual sportsperson? | directly measured |
| dt11e014 | To what sport does this club or sportsperson belong? | directly measured |
| dt11e015 | To what sport does this club or sportsperson belong? - another sport, namely | directly measured |
| dt11e016 | What did you think of the competitive results of your favorite club or sportsperson in the past three days? | directly measured |
| dt11e017 | What did you think of the weather over the last two days? | directly measured |
| dt11e018 | Do you generally feel better in spring or in autumn? | directly measured |
| dt11e019 | Do you see yourself as someone who is prone to ‘winter blues’? | directly measured |
| dt11e020 | Which of these sentences best describes your mood at this moment? | directly measured |
| dt11e021 | How do you generally feel, compared to other people? | directly measured |
| dt11e022 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| dt11e023 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| dt11e024 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| dt11e025 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| dt11e026 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| dt11e027 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| dt11e028 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| dt11e029 | End date questionnaire | directly measured |
| dt11e030 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| dt11e031 | duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Investors Sentiments - June 2011
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch
Browse Investors Sentiments - June 2011Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 804 (100%)Non-response: 128 (15.9%)
Actual response: 676 (84.1%)
Complete: 612 (76.1%)
Incomplete: 64 (8.0%)
Collection Events
Period
06-06-2011 to 29-06-2011
Sample
Panel members that indicated in October 2010 that they have investments in stocks.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents