European Values Study (LISS panel version)

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title

Project Number

Abstract

This research aims at exploring response differences between two modes by comparing the face-to-face surveys of the Dutch ‘European Values Study’ of 2008 with a time parallel web survey based on a part of the EVS in the context of the LISS panel research project.

Longitudinal Type

Single Wave Study

Topics

Social attitudes and values (LISS)

Society and social systems (LISS)

Politics (LISS/ELSST)

Psychology (LISS/ELSST)

Religion (LISS/ELSST)

Researcher

Moors, G.B.D., Hagenaars, Jacques, Luijkx, Ruud

Publisher

CentERdata

Funding Organization

CentERdata/MESS Project

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-294-sahn

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

English version

codebook_ad08a_EN.pdf

Dutch (original) version

codeboek_ad08a_NL.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS version

ad08a_1p_EN.sav

English STATA version

ad08a_1p_EN.dta

Variables

Variable name	Variable Label	Variable Type
nomem_encr	Number of household member encrypted	preloaded
ad08a_m	Year and month of the field work period	preloaded
ad08a001	The 6 random groups	preloaded
ad08a002	Work	directly measured
ad08a003	Family	directly measured
ad08a004	Friends and acquaintances	directly measured
ad08a005	Leisure time	directly measured
ad08a006	Politics	directly measured
ad08a007	Religion	directly measured
ad08a008	When you get together with your friends, would you say you discuss political matters frequently, occasionally or never?	directly measured
ad08a009	Talking all things together, would you say you are?	directly measured
ad08a010	All in all, how would you describe your state of health these days? Would you say it is	directly measured
ad08a011	Social welfare services for elderly, handicapped or deprived people	directly measured
ad08a012	Religious or church organisations	directly measured
ad08a013	Education, arts, music or cultural activities	directly measured
ad08a014	Trade unions	directly measured
ad08a015	Political parties or groups	directly measured
ad08a016	Local community action on issues like poverty, employment, housing, racial equality	directly measured
ad08a017	Third world development or human rights	directly measured
ad08a018	Conservation, the environment, ecology, animal rights	directly measured
ad08a019	Professional associations	directly measured
ad08a020	Youth work (e.g. scouts, guides, youth clubs etc.)	directly measured
ad08a021	Sports or recreation	directly measured
ad08a022	Women’s groups	directly measured
ad08a023	Peace movement	directly measured
ad08a024	Voluntary organisations concerned with health	directly measured
ad08a025	Other groups	directly measured
ad08a026	don’t know	directly measured
ad08a027	Social welfare services for elderly, handicapped or deprived people	directly measured
ad08a028	Religious or church organisations	directly measured
ad08a029	Education, arts, music or cultural activities	directly measured
ad08a030	Trade unions	directly measured
ad08a031	Political parties or groups	directly measured
ad08a032	Local community action on issues like poverty, employment, housing, racial equality	directly measured
ad08a033	Third world development or human rights	directly measured
ad08a034	Conservation, the environment, ecology, animal rights	directly measured
ad08a035	Professional associations	directly measured
ad08a036	Youth work (e.g. scouts, guides, youth clubs etc.)	directly measured
ad08a037	Sports or recreation	directly measured
ad08a038	Women’s groups	directly measured
ad08a039	Peace movement	directly measured
ad08a040	Voluntary organisations concerned with health	directly measured
ad08a041	Other groups	directly measured
ad08a042	don’t know	directly measured
ad08a043	People with a criminal record	directly measured
ad08a044	People of a different race	directly measured
ad08a045	Left wing extremists	directly measured
ad08a046	Heavy drinkers	directly measured
ad08a047	Right wing extremists	directly measured
ad08a048	People with large families	directly measured
ad08a049	Emotionally unstable people	directly measured
ad08a050	Muslims	directly measured
ad08a051	Immigrants/foreign workers	directly measured
ad08a052	People who have AIDS	directly measured
ad08a053	Drug addicts	directly measured
ad08a054	Homosexuals	directly measured
ad08a055	Jews	directly measured
ad08a056	Gypsies	directly measured
ad08a057	Christians	directly measured
ad08a058	don’t know	directly measured
ad08a059	Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?	directly measured
ad08a060	Do you think that most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance, of would they try to be fair?	directly measured
ad08a061	Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful or that they are mostly looking out for themselves?	directly measured
ad08a062	How much freedom of choice and control you feel you have over the way your life turns out?	directly measured
ad08a063	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?	directly measured
ad08a064	Why are there people in this country who live in need? Here are four possible reasons. Which one reason do you consider to be most important?	directly measured
ad08a065	And which reason do you consider to be the second most important?	directly measured
ad08a066	Good pay	directly measured
ad08a067	Pleasant people to work with	directly measured
ad08a068	Not too much pressure	directly measured
ad08a069	Good job security	directly measured
ad08a070	Good hours	directly measured
ad08a071	An opportunity to use initiative	directly measured
ad08a072	A useful job for society	directly measured
ad08a073	Generous holidays	directly measured
ad08a074	Meeting people	directly measured
ad08a075	A job in which you feel you can achieve something	directly measured
ad08a076	A responsible job	directly measured
ad08a077	A job that is interesting	directly measured
ad08a078	A job that meets one’s abilities	directly measured
ad08a079	Learning new skills	directly measured
ad08a080	Family friendly	directly measured
ad08a081	Have a say in important decisions	directly measured
ad08a082	People treated equally at the workplace	directly measured
ad08a083	don’t know	directly measured
ad08a084	Are you yourself employed or not?	directly measured
ad08a085	Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job?	directly measured
ad08a086	How free are you to make decisions in your job? Please indicate how much decisionmaking freedom you feel you have.	directly measured
ad08a087	To fully develop your talents, you need to have a job	directly measured
ad08a088	It is humiliating to receive money without having to work for it	directly measured
ad08a089	People who don’t work turn lazy	directly measured
ad08a090	Work is a duty towards society	directly measured
ad08a091	Work should always come first, even if it means less spare time	directly measured
ad08a092	Meeting nice people	directly measured
ad08a093	Relaxing	directly measured
ad08a094	Doing as I want	directly measured
ad08a095	Learning something new	directly measured
ad08a096	People have different ideas about following instruction at work. Which of these two opinions do you agree with?	directly measured
ad08a097	When jobs are scarce, employers should give priority to Dutch people over immigrants	directly measured
ad08a098	When jobs are scarce, men have more right to a job than women	directly measured
ad08a099	Here are three statements which people sometimes make when discussing good and evil. Which one comes closest to your own point of view?	directly measured
ad08a100	Do you belong to a religious denomination?	directly measured
ad08a101	Which one?	directly measured
ad08a102	Were you ever a member of another religious denomination, which one?	directly measured
ad08a103	Were you ever a member of a[nother] religious denomination?	directly measured
ad08a104	Which one?	directly measured
ad08a105	What other religion do you mean?	directly measured
ad08a106	Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days?	directly measured
ad08a107	Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often did you attend religious services when you were 12 years old?	directly measured
ad08a108	Birth	directly measured
ad08a109	Marriage	directly measured
ad08a110	Death	directly measured
ad08a111	Independently of whether you go to church or not, would you say you are.....	directly measured
ad08a112	the moral problems and needs of the individual	directly measured
ad08a113	the problems of family life	directly measured
ad08a114	people spiritual needs	directly measured
ad08a115	the social problems facing our country today	directly measured
ad08a116	God	directly measured
ad08a117	life after death	directly measured
ad08a118	hell	directly measured
ad08a119	heaven	directly measured
ad08a120	sin	directly measured
ad08a121	Do you believe in re-incarnation, that is, that we are born into this world again?	directly measured
ad08a122	Which of these statements comes closest to your beliefs?	directly measured
ad08a123	Please choose a number to describe how true this statement is for you. I have my own way of connecting with the Divine without churches or religious services.	directly measured
ad08a124	Whether or not you think of yourself as a religious person, how spiritual would you say you are, that is how strongly are you interested in the sacred or the supernatural?	directly measured
ad08a125	These are statements one sometimes hears. Please choose the statement that best describes your view?	directly measured
ad08a126	And how important is God in your life? 10 means very important and 1 means not at all important.	directly measured
ad08a127	Do you find that you get comfort and strenght from religion or not?	directly measured
ad08a128	Do you take some moments of prayer, meditation or contemplation or something like that?	directly measured
ad08a129	How often do you pray to God outside of religious services?	directly measured
ad08a130	Do you believe that a lucky charm such as a mascot or a talisman can protect or help you?	directly measured
ad08a131	Politicians who do not believe in God are unfit for public office	directly measured
ad08a132	Religious leaders should not influence government decisions	directly measured
ad08a133	Faithfullness	directly measured
ad08a134	An adequate income	directly measured
ad08a135	Being of the same social background	directly measured
ad08a136	Shared religious beliefs	directly measured
ad08a137	Good housing	directly measured
ad08a138	Agreement on politics	directly measured
ad08a139	Living apart from your in-laws	directly measured
ad08a140	Happy sexual relationship	directly measured
ad08a141	Sharing household scores	directly measured
ad08a142	Children	directly measured
ad08a143	Being willing to discuss the problems that come up between husband and wife	directly measured
ad08a144	Having some time for one’s own friends and for personal hobbies/activities	directly measured
ad08a145	If someone says a child needs a home with both a father and a mother to grow up happily, would you tend to agree or disagree?	directly measured
ad08a146	Do you think that a woman has to have children in order to be fulfilled or is this not necessary?	directly measured
ad08a147	Do you agree of disagree with the following statement: Marriage is an outdated institution.	directly measured
ad08a148	If a woman wants to have a child as a single parent, but she doesn’t want to have a stable relationship with a man, do you approve or disapprove?	directly measured
ad08a149	A man has to have children in order to be fulfilled	directly measured
ad08a150	A marriage or a long-term stable relationship is necessary to be happy	directly measured
ad08a151	Homosexual couples should be able to adopt children	directly measured
ad08a152	It is alright for two people to live together without getting married	directly measured
ad08a153	It is a duty towards society to have children	directly measured
ad08a154	People should decide for themselves whether to have children or not	directly measured
ad08a155	When a parent is seriously ill or fragile, it is mainly the adult child’s duty to take care of him/her	directly measured
ad08a156	A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work	directly measured
ad08a157	A pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works	directly measured
ad08a158	A job is alright but what most women really want is a home and children	directly measured
ad08a159	Being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay	directly measured
ad08a160	Having a job is the best way for a woman to be an independent person	directly measured
ad08a161	Both the husband and wife should contribute to household income	directly measured
ad08a162	In general, fathers are as well suited to look after their children as mothers	directly measured
ad08a163	Men should take as much responsibility as women for the home and children	directly measured
ad08a164	Which of these two statements do you tend to agree with?	directly measured
ad08a165	Which of the following statements best describes your views about parents’ responsibilities to their children?	directly measured
ad08a166	Which of the following statements best describes your views about responsibilities of adult children towards their parents when their parents are in need of long-term care?	directly measured
ad08a167	Good manners	directly measured
ad08a168	Independence	directly measured
ad08a169	Hard work	directly measured
ad08a170	Feeling of responsibility	directly measured
ad08a171	Imagination	directly measured
ad08a172	Tolerance and respect for other people	directly measured
ad08a173	Thrift, saving money and things	directly measured
ad08a174	Determination, perseverance	directly measured
ad08a175	Religious faith	directly measured
ad08a176	Unselfishness	directly measured
ad08a177	Obedience	directly measured
ad08a178	don’t know	directly measured
ad08a179	Where the woman is not married	directly measured
ad08a180	Where a married couple does not want to have any more children	directly measured
ad08a181	How interested would you say you are in politics?	directly measured
ad08a182	Signing a petition	directly measured
ad08a183	Joining in boycotts	directly measured
ad08a184	Attending lawful demonstrations	directly measured
ad08a185	Joining unofficial strikes	directly measured
ad08a186	Occupying buildings or factories	directly measured
ad08a187	Which of these two statements comes closest to your own opinion?	directly measured
ad08a188	How would you place your views on political matters, generally speaking?	directly measured
ad08a189	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a190	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a191	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a192	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a193	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a194	Could you give your opinion on the following issue. How would you place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a195	Below are three basic kinds of attitudes vis Ã vis the society we live in. Please choose the one which best describes your own opinion?	directly measured
ad08a196	If you had to choose, which of the things on this card would you say is most important?	directly measured
ad08a197	And which would be the next most important?	directly measured
ad08a198	Less emphasis on money and material possessions	directly measured
ad08a199	Greater respect for authority	directly measured
ad08a200	The church	directly measured
ad08a201	The armed forces	directly measured
ad08a202	The education system	directly measured
ad08a203	The press	directly measured
ad08a204	Trade unions	directly measured
ad08a205	The police	directly measured
ad08a206	Parliament	directly measured
ad08a207	Civil service	directly measured
ad08a208	The social security system	directly measured
ad08a209	The European Union	directly measured
ad08a210	NATO	directly measured
ad08a211	United Nations Organization	directly measured
ad08a212	Health care system	directly measured
ad08a213	The justice system	directly measured
ad08a214	Major companies	directly measured
ad08a215	Environmental organizations	directly measured
ad08a216	Political parties	directly measured
ad08a217	Government	directly measured
ad08a218	On the whole are you very satisfied, rather satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the way democracy is developing in our country?	directly measured
ad08a219	People have different views about the system for governing this country. Here is a scale for rating how well things are going: 1 means very bad; 10 means very good.	directly measured
ad08a220	Having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections	directly measured
ad08a221	Having experts, not government, make decisions according to what they think is best for the country	directly measured
ad08a222	Having the army rule the country	directly measured
ad08a223	Having a democratic political system	directly measured
ad08a224	Democracy may have problems but it’s better than any other form of government	directly measured
ad08a225	In democracy, the economic system runs badly	directly measured
ad08a226	Democracies are indecisive and have too much squabbling	directly measured
ad08a227	Democracies aren’t good at maintaining order	directly measured
ad08a228	Claiming state benefits which you are not entitled to	directly measured
ad08a229	Cheating on tax if you have the chance	directly measured
ad08a230	Taking and driving away a car belonging to someone else (joyriding)	directly measured
ad08a231	Taking the drug marijuana or hashish	directly measured
ad08a232	Lying in your own interest	directly measured
ad08a233	Married men/women having an affair	directly measured
ad08a234	Someone accepting a bribe in the course of their duties	directly measured
ad08a235	Homosexuality	directly measured
ad08a236	Abortion	directly measured
ad08a237	Divorse	directly measured
ad08a238	Euthanasia (terminating the life of the incurably sick)	directly measured
ad08a239	Suicide	directly measured
ad08a240	Paying cash for services to avoid taxes	directly measured
ad08a241	Having casual sex	directly measured
ad08a242	Avoiding a fare on public transport	directly measured
ad08a243	Prostitution	directly measured
ad08a244	Scientific experiments on human embryos	directly measured
ad08a245	Genetic manipulation of food stuffs	directly measured
ad08a246	Artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization (IVF)	directly measured
ad08a247	Death penalty	directly measured
ad08a248	Which of these geographical groups would you say you belong to first of all?	directly measured
ad08a249	And secondly?	directly measured
ad08a250	Are you a citizen of The Netherlands?	directly measured
ad08a251	How proud are you to be a Dutch citizen?	directly measured
ad08a252	The loss of social security	directly measured
ad08a253	The loss of national identity and culture	directly measured
ad08a254	Our country paying more and more to the European Union	directly measured
ad08a255	A loss of power in the world for The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a256	The loss of jobs in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a257	What is your opinion on enlargement of the European Union?	directly measured
ad08a258	If there was a general election tomorrow, can you tell me if you would vote?	directly measured
ad08a259	Which party	directly measured
ad08a260	Which party then	directly measured
ad08a261	How about people from less developed countries coming here to work? Which one of the following do you think the government should do?	directly measured
ad08a262	Which of these two statements do you tend to agree with?	directly measured
ad08a263	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a264	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a265	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a266	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a267	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a268	Please indicate where you would place your views on this scale?	directly measured
ad08a269	Because of the number of immigrants in The Netherlands, I sometimes feel like a stranger	directly measured
ad08a270	Today in The Netherlands, there are too many immigrants	directly measured
ad08a271	To have been born in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a272	To respect Dutch political institutions and laws	directly measured
ad08a273	To have Dutch ancestry	directly measured
ad08a274	To be able to speak Dutch	directly measured
ad08a275	To have lived for a long time in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a276	How often do you follow politics in the news on television or on the radio or in the daily papers?	directly measured
ad08a277	If someone has information that may help justice be done, generally he or she should give it to the authorities	directly measured
ad08a278	People should stick to their own affairs and not show too much interest in what others say or do	directly measured
ad08a279	Your immediate family	directly measured
ad08a280	People in your neighbourhood	directly measured
ad08a281	The people of the region you live in	directly measured
ad08a282	Your fellow countrymen	directly measured
ad08a283	Europeans	directly measured
ad08a284	All humans all over the world	directly measured
ad08a285	Elderly people in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a286	Unemployed people in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a287	Immigrants in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a288	Sick and disabled people in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a289	Children in poor families in The Netherlands	directly measured
ad08a290	I would give part of my income if I were certain that the money would be used to prevent environmental pollution	directly measured
ad08a291	We are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support	directly measured
ad08a292	When humans interfere with nature it often produces disastrous consequences	directly measured
ad08a293	Human ingenuity will insure that the earth remains fit to live in	directly measured
ad08a294	The balance of nature is strong enough to cope with the impacts of modern industrial nations	directly measured
ad08a295	Humans were meant to rule over the rest of nature	directly measured
ad08a296	If things continue on their present course, we will soon experience a major ecological catastrophe	directly measured
ad08a297	Was it difficult to answer the questions?	directly measured
ad08a298	Were the questions sufficiently clear?	directly measured
ad08a299	Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?	directly measured
ad08a300	Was it an interesting subject?	directly measured
ad08a301	Did you enjoy answering the questions	directly measured
ad08a302	Starting date of the questionnaire	constructed
ad08a303	Starting time of the questionnaire	constructed
ad08a304	End date of the questionnaire	constructed
ad08a305	End time of the questionnaire	constructed
ad08a306	Duration in seconds	derived

Questions

Questionnaire: EVS

This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.

Browse EVS

Response Information

Response Overview

Response: Selected number of household members: 4519 (100%)
Non-response: 2088 (26.1%)
Response:  3339 (73.9%)
Complete:  3325 (73.6%)
Incomplete:  14 (0.3%)

Collection Events

Period

07-04-2008 to 30-04-2008

Sample

Random selection of the LISS panel members based on a net desired response of 6 groups with a minimum of 500 respondents (total: 4519)

Collection Mode

internet survey

Fieldwork Note

a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents

Publications

Het Europese Waardenonderzoek 1981-2017: Geschiedenis, de internationale context en het Nederlandse veldonderzoek. Mens en Maatschappij, 94(4), 381-397; Luijkx, R., et al.

The relation between traditional gender norms and the labour market position of women Erasmus University Rotterdam; Batelaan, M.

Exploring response differences between face-to-face and web surveys: A qualitative comparative analysis of the Dutch European Values Survey 2008 Field Methods, 25 (4), 319-338; Bennink, M. et al.

Atlas of European Values: Change and continuity in turbulent times European Values Series; Vol. 1, No. 1; Halman, L., et al.

You can look (but you better not touch): Who justifies casual sex before and during the Covid-19 pandemic? In R. Luijkx, T. Reeskens & I. Sieben (Eds.), Reflections on European values: Honouring Loek Halman’s contribution to the European Vales Study (pp. 388-402); Reeskens, T., et al.