Changing images of older workers > Part 4

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title

Part 4

Project Number

108.5

Abstract

This is part 4 of the study ‘Changing images of older workers’.
The aim of this research is to describe attitudes towards older workers and to study selection decisions with respect to older workers.

This part was presented to members of the LISS panel holding management positions at work.

Longitudinal Type

Single Wave Study

Begin date

01-04-2013

End date

30-04-2013

Topics

Employment, labor and retirement (LISS)

Social attitudes and values (LISS)

Researcher

Van Dalen, Harry, Henkens, Kène

Publisher

CentERdata

Funding Organization

CentERdata/MESS Project

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-278-e9cx

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook in English

codebook_il13a_EN_1 0.pdf

Codebook in Dutch

codeboek_il13a_NL_1 0.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS file

il13a_EN_1.0p.sav

English STATA file

il13a_EN_1.0p.dta

Variables

Variable name	Variable Label	Variable Type
nomem_encr	Number of household member encrypted	preloaded
il13a_m	Year and month of the field work period	constructed
il13a001	Vignette 1, characteristic 1: Staffing situation [first time]	preloaded
il13a002	Vignette 1, characteristic 2: Knowledge and experience [first time]	preloaded
il13a003	Vignette 1, characteristic 3: Willing to sacrifice wage [first time]	preloaded
il13a004	Vignette 1, characteristic 4: Performance until retirement [first time]	preloaded
il13a005	Vignette 1, characteristic 5: Health [first time]	preloaded
il13a006	Vignette 1, characteristic 6: Personal network [first time]	preloaded
il13a007	Vignette 1, characteristic 7: Main motivation to continue working [first time]	preloaded
il13a008	Vignette 1, characteristic 1: Staffing situation [second time]	preloaded
il13a009	Vignette 1, characteristic 2: Knowledge and experience [second time]	preloaded
il13a010	Vignette 1, characteristic 3: Willing to sacrifice wage [second time]	preloaded
il13a011	Vignette 1, characteristic 4: Performance until retirement [second time]	preloaded
il13a012	Vignette 1, characteristic 5: Health [second time]	preloaded
il13a013	Vignette 1, characteristic 6: Personal network [second time]	preloaded
il13a014	Vignette 1, characteristic 7: Main motivation to continue working [second time]	preloaded
il13a015	Vignette 1, characteristic 1: Staffing situation [third time]	preloaded
il13a016	Vignette 1, characteristic 2: Knowledge and experience [third time]	preloaded
il13a017	Vignette 1, characteristic 3: Willing to sacrifice wage [third time]	preloaded
il13a018	Vignette 1, characteristic 4: Performance until retirement [third time]	preloaded
il13a019	Vignette 1, characteristic 5: Health [third time]	preloaded
il13a020	Vignette 1, characteristic 6: Personal network [third time]	preloaded
il13a021	Vignette 1, characteristic 7: Main motivation to continue working [third time]	preloaded
il13a022	Vignette 1, characteristic 1: Staffing situation [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a023	Vignette 1, characteristic 2: Knowledge and experience [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a024	Vignette 1, characteristic 3: Willing to sacrifice wage [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a025	Vignette 1, characteristic 4: Performance until retirement [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a026	Vignette 1, characteristic 5: Health [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a027	Vignette 1, characteristic 6: Personal network [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a028	Vignette 1, characteristic 7: Main motivation to continue working [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a029	Vignette 1, characteristic 1: Staffing situation [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a030	Vignette 1, characteristic 2: Knowledge and experience [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a031	Vignette 1, characteristic 3: Willing to sacrifice wage [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a032	Vignette 1, characteristic 4: Performance until retirement [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a033	Vignette 1, characteristic 5: Health [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a034	Vignette 1, characteristic 6: Personal network [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a035	Vignette 1, characteristic 7: Main motivation to continue working [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a036	Vignette 2, characteristic 1: Age [first time]	preloaded
il13a037	Vignette 2, characteristic 2: Sex [first time]	preloaded
il13a038	Vignette 2, characteristic 3: Knowledge and experience [first time]	preloaded
il13a039	Vignette 2, characteristic 4: Last time working [first time]	preloaded
il13a040	Vignette 2, characteristic 5: Current employment situation [first time]	preloaded
il13a041	Vignette 2, characteristic 6: Health [first time]	preloaded
il13a042	Vignette 2, characteristic 7: Recommended by [first time]	preloaded
il13a043	Vignette 2, characteristic 1: Age [second time]	preloaded
il13a044	Vignette 2, characteristic 2: Sex [second time]	preloaded
il13a045	Vignette 2, characteristic 3: Knowledge and experience [second time]	preloaded
il13a046	Vignette 2, characteristic 4: Last time working [second time]	preloaded
il13a047	Vignette 2, characteristic 5: Current employment situation [second time]	preloaded
il13a048	Vignette 2, characteristic 6: Health [second time]	preloaded
il13a049	Vignette 2, characteristic 7: Recommended by [second time]	preloaded
il13a050	Vignette 2, characteristic 1: Age [third time]	preloaded
il13a051	Vignette 2, characteristic 2: Sex [third time]	preloaded
il13a052	Vignette 2, characteristic 3: Knowledge and experience [third time]	preloaded
il13a053	Vignette 2, characteristic 4: Last time working [third time]	preloaded
il13a054	Vignette 2, characteristic 5: Current employment situation [third time]	preloaded
il13a055	Vignette 2, characteristic 6: Health [third time]	preloaded
il13a056	Vignette 2, characteristic 7: Recommended by [third time]	preloaded
il13a057	Vignette 2, characteristic 1: Age [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a058	Vignette 2, characteristic 2: Sex [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a059	Vignette 2, characteristic 3: Knowledge and experience [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a060	Vignette 2, characteristic 4: Last time working [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a061	Vignette 2, characteristic 5: Current employment situation [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a062	Vignette 2, characteristic 6: Health [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a063	Vignette 2, characteristic 7: Recommended by [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a064	Vignette 2, characteristic 1: Age [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a065	Vignette 2, characteristic 2: Sex [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a066	Vignette 2, characteristic 3: Knowledge and experience [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a067	Vignette 2, characteristic 4: Last time working [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a068	Vignette 2, characteristic 5: Current employment situation [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a069	Vignette 2, characteristic 6: Health [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a070	Vignette 2, characteristic 7: Recommended by [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a071	Vignette 3, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [first time]	preloaded
il13a072	Vignette 3, characteristic 2: Age [first time]	preloaded
il13a073	Vignette 3, characteristic 3: Sex [first time]	preloaded
il13a074	Vignette 3, characteristic 4: Anticipated resistance to dismissal [first time]	preloaded
il13a075	Vignette 3, characteristic 5: Health [first time]	preloaded
il13a076	Vignette 3, characteristic 6: Personal network [first time]	preloaded
il13a077	Vignette 3, characteristic 7: Chance of finding a job elsewhere [first time]	preloaded
il13a078	Vignette 3, characteristic 8: Deployability within the organization [first time]	preloaded
il13a079	Vignette 3, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [second time]	preloaded
il13a080	Vignette 3, characteristic 2: Age [second time]	preloaded
il13a081	Vignette 3, characteristic 3: Sex [second time]	preloaded
il13a082	Vignette 3, characteristic 4: Anticipated resistance to dismissal [second time]	preloaded
il13a083	Vignette 3, characteristic 5: Health [second time]	preloaded
il13a084	Vignette 3, characteristic 6: Personal network [second time]	preloaded
il13a085	Vignette 3, characteristic 7: Chance of finding a job elsewhere [second time]	preloaded
il13a086	Vignette 3, characteristic 8: Deployability within the organization [second time]	preloaded
il13a087	Vignette 3, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [third time]	preloaded
il13a088	Vignette 3, characteristic 2: Age [third time]	preloaded
il13a089	Vignette 3, characteristic 3: Sex [third time]	preloaded
il13a090	Vignette 3, characteristic 4: Anticipated resistance to dismissal [third time]	preloaded
il13a091	Vignette 3, characteristic 5: Health [third time]	preloaded
il13a092	Vignette 3, characteristic 6: Personal network [third time]	preloaded
il13a093	Vignette 3, characteristic 7: Chance of finding a job elsewhere [third time]	preloaded
il13a094	Vignette 3, characteristic 8: Deployability within the organization [third time]	preloaded
il13a095	Vignette 3, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a096	Vignette 3, characteristic 2: Age [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a097	Vignette 3, characteristic 3: Sex [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a098	Vignette 3, characteristic 4: Anticipated resistance to dismissal [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a099	Vignette 3, characteristic 5: Health [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a100	Vignette 3, characteristic 6: Personal network [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a101	Vignette 3, characteristic 7: Chance of finding a job elsewhere [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a102	Vignette 3, characteristic 8: Deployability within the organization [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a103	Vignette 3, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a104	Vignette 3, characteristic 2: Age [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a105	Vignette 3, characteristic 3: Sex [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a106	Vignette 3, characteristic 4: Anticipated resistance to dismissal [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a107	Vignette 3, characteristic 5: Health [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a108	Vignette 3, characteristic 6: Personal network [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a109	Vignette 3, characteristic 7: Chance of finding a job elsewhere [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a110	Vignette 3, characteristic 8: Deployability within the organization [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a111	Vignette 4, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [first time]	preloaded
il13a112	Vignette 4, characteristic 2: Age [first time]	preloaded
il13a113	Vignette 4, characteristic 3: Sex [first time]	preloaded
il13a114	Vignette 4, characteristic 4: Experience in similar position [first time]	preloaded
il13a115	Vignette 4, characteristic 5: Labor market status [first time]	preloaded
il13a116	Vignette 4, characteristic 6: Appearance [first time]	preloaded
il13a117	Vignette 4, characteristic 7: Recommended by [first time]	preloaded
il13a118	Vignette 4, characteristic 8: Subsidy to hire unemployed people [first time]	preloaded
il13a119	Vignette 4, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [second time]	preloaded
il13a120	Vignette 4, characteristic 2: Age [second time]	preloaded
il13a121	Vignette 4, characteristic 3: Sex [second time]	preloaded
il13a122	Vignette 4, characteristic 4: Experience in similar position [second time]	preloaded
il13a123	Vignette 4, characteristic 5: Labor market status [second time]	preloaded
il13a124	Vignette 4, characteristic 6: Appearance [second time]	preloaded
il13a125	Vignette 4, characteristic 7: Recommended by [second time]	preloaded
il13a126	Vignette 4, characteristic 8: Subsidy to hire unemployed people [second time]	preloaded
il13a127	Vignette 4, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [third time]	preloaded
il13a128	Vignette 4, characteristic 2: Age [third time]	preloaded
il13a129	Vignette 4, characteristic 3: Sex [third time]	preloaded
il13a130	Vignette 4, characteristic 4: Experience in similar position [third time]	preloaded
il13a131	Vignette 4, characteristic 5: Labor market status [third time]	preloaded
il13a132	Vignette 4, characteristic 6: Appearance [third time]	preloaded
il13a133	Vignette 4, characteristic 7: Recommended by [third time]	preloaded
il13a134	Vignette 4, characteristic 8: Subsidy to hire unemployed people [third time]	preloaded
il13a135	Vignette 4, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a136	Vignette 4, characteristic 2: Age [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a137	Vignette 4, characteristic 3: Sex [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a138	Vignette 4, characteristic 4: Experience in similar position [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a139	Vignette 4, characteristic 5: Labor market status [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a140	Vignette 4, characteristic 6: Appearance [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a141	Vignette 4, characteristic 7: Recommended by [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a142	Vignette 4, characteristic 8: Subsidy to hire unemployed people [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a143	Vignette 4, characteristic 1: Situation on the labor market [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a144	Vignette 4, characteristic 2: Age [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a145	Vignette 4, characteristic 3: Sex [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a146	Vignette 4, characteristic 4: Experience in similar position [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a147	Vignette 4, characteristic 5: Labor market status [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a148	Vignette 4, characteristic 6: Appearance [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a149	Vignette 4, characteristic 7: Recommended by [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a150	Vignette 4, characteristic 8: Subsidy to hire unemployed people [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a151	Vignette 5, characteristic 1: Financial position of the organization [first time]	preloaded
il13a152	Vignette 5, characteristic 2: Age [first time]	preloaded
il13a153	Vignette 5, characteristic 3: Motivation to work [first time]	preloaded
il13a154	Vignette 5, characteristic 4: Willingness for further training [first time]	preloaded
il13a155	Vignette 5, characteristic 5: Health [first time]	preloaded
il13a156	Vignette 5, characteristic 6: Domestic problems [first time]	preloaded
il13a157	Vignette 5, characteristic 7: Wage in comparison to colleagues in similar position [first time]	preloaded
il13a158	Vignette 5, characteristic 1: Financial position of the organization [second time]	preloaded
il13a159	Vignette 5, characteristic 2: Age [second time]	preloaded
il13a160	Vignette 5, characteristic 3: Motivation to work [second time]	preloaded
il13a161	Vignette 5, characteristic 4: Willingness for further training [second time]	preloaded
il13a162	Vignette 5, characteristic 5: Health [second time]	preloaded
il13a163	Vignette 5, characteristic 6: Domestic problems [second time]	preloaded
il13a164	Vignette 5, characteristic 7: Wage in comparison to colleagues in similar position [second time]	preloaded
il13a165	Vignette 5, characteristic 1: Financial position of the organization [third time]	preloaded
il13a166	Vignette 5, characteristic 2: Age [third time]	preloaded
il13a167	Vignette 5, characteristic 3: Motivation to work [third time]	preloaded
il13a168	Vignette 5, characteristic 4: Willingness for further training [third time]	preloaded
il13a169	Vignette 5, characteristic 5: Health [third time]	preloaded
il13a170	Vignette 5, characteristic 6: Domestic problems [third time]	preloaded
il13a171	Vignette 5, characteristic 7: Wage in comparison to colleagues in similar position [third time]	preloaded
il13a172	Vignette 5, characteristic 1: Financial position of the organization [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a173	Vignette 5, characteristic 2: Age [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a174	Vignette 5, characteristic 3: Motivation to work [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a175	Vignette 5, characteristic 4: Willingness for further training [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a176	Vignette 5, characteristic 5: Health [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a177	Vignette 5, characteristic 6: Domestic problems [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a178	Vignette 5, characteristic 7: Wage in comparison to colleagues in similar position [fourth time]	preloaded
il13a179	Vignette 5, characteristic 1: Financial position of the organization [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a180	Vignette 5, characteristic 2: Age [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a181	Vignette 5, characteristic 3: Motivation to work [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a182	Vignette 5, characteristic 4: Willingness for further training [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a183	Vignette 5, characteristic 5: Health [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a184	Vignette 5, characteristic 6: Domestic problems [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a185	Vignette 5, characteristic 7: Wage in comparison to colleagues in similar position [fifth time]	preloaded
il13a186	Version of question belonging to Vignette 1	preloaded
il13a187	Version of question belonging to Vignette 3	preloaded
il13a188	Version of question belonging to Vignette 4	preloaded
il13a189	Version of question belonging to Vignette 5	preloaded
il13a190	How easy or how hard is it for your organization to acquire personnel, at present?	directly measured
il13a191	Has it become easier or harder in the past three years to acquire personnel?	directly measured
il13a192	How often does it happen in your organization that employees start working less hours before they turn 65?	directly measured
il13a193	How often does it happen in your organization that employees continue working for some time beyond their retirement?	directly measured
il13a194	How likely do you think it is that you would want to rehire him or her [in full-time employment / in part-time employment / as on-call employee (on freelance basis)] for your organization?] [first time]	directly measured
il13a195	How likely do you think it is that you would want to rehire him or her [in full-time employment / in part-time employment / as on-call employee (on freelance basis)] for your organization?] [second time]	directly measured
il13a196	How likely do you think it is that you would want to rehire him or her [in full-time employment / in part-time employment / as on-call employee (on freelance basis)] for your organization?] [third time]	directly measured
il13a197	How likely do you think it is that you would want to rehire him or her [in full-time employment / in part-time employment / as on-call employee (on freelance basis)] for your organization?] [fourth time]	directly measured
il13a198	How likely do you think it is that you would want to rehire him or her [in full-time employment / in part-time employment / as on-call employee (on freelance basis)] for your organization?] [fifth time]	directly measured
il13a199	What is the chance that you would invite this candidate for an interview? [first time]	directly measured
il13a200	What is the chance that you would invite this candidate for an interview? [second time]	directly measured
il13a201	What is the chance that you would invite this candidate for an interview? [third time]	directly measured
il13a202	What is the chance that you would invite this candidate for an interview? [fourth time]	directly measured
il13a203	What is the chance that you would invite this candidate for an interview? [fifth time]	directly measured
il13a204	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate would be dismissed, if you were in charge of the organization? [first time]	directly measured
il13a205	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate would be dismissed, if you were in charge of the organization? [second time]	directly measured
il13a206	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate would be dismissed, if you were in charge of the organization? [third time]	directly measured
il13a207	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate would be dismissed, if you were in charge of the organization? [fourth time]	directly measured
il13a208	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate would be dismissed, if you were in charge of the organization? [fifth time]	directly measured
il13a209	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate will be considered suitable for the permanent job? [first time]	directly measured
il13a210	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate will be considered suitable for the permanent job? [second time]	directly measured
il13a211	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate will be considered suitable for the permanent job? [third time]	directly measured
il13a212	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate will be considered suitable for the permanent job? [fourth time]	directly measured
il13a213	How do you estimate the likelihood that, under these dismissal rules, the candidate will be considered suitable for the permanent job? [fifth time]	directly measured
il13a214	What is your position on demotion, as a manager?	directly measured
il13a215	How do you assess the employment conditions package of your organization, compared to that of other and similar organizations in your sector?	directly measured
il13a216	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Loyalty of personnel to management	directly measured
il13a217	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Motivation to work among personnel	directly measured
il13a218	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Appeal of organization for new personnel	directly measured
il13a219	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Willingness for further training among personnel	directly measured
il13a220	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Solidarity between young and older personnel	directly measured
il13a221	What do you think would be the consequence of introducing demotion in your organization? - Deployability of older employees	directly measured
il13a222	To what extent would you find demotion reasonable, in this specific instance? / What is the likelihood that demotion would actually occur in your organization, in this specific instance? [first time]	directly measured
il13a223	To what extent would you find demotion reasonable, in this specific instance? / What is the likelihood that demotion would actually occur in your organization, in this specific instance? [second time]	directly measured
il13a224	To what extent would you find demotion reasonable, in this specific instance? / What is the likelihood that demotion would actually occur in your organization, in this specific instance? [third time]	directly measured
il13a225	To what extent would you find demotion reasonable, in this specific instance? / What is the likelihood that demotion would actually occur in your organization, in this specific instance? [fourth time]	directly measured
il13a226	To what extent would you find demotion reasonable, in this specific instance? / What is the likelihood that demotion would actually occur in your organization, in this specific instance? [fifth time]	directly measured
il13a227	When you consider the older employees in your organization with a long career within your organization: what percentage of these employees do not perform as well as before, as they grow older?	directly measured
il13a228	Was it difficult to answer the questions?	directly measured
il13a229	Were the questions sufficiently clear?	directly measured
il13a230	Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?	directly measured
il13a231	Was it an interesting subject?	directly measured
il13a232	Did you enjoy answering the questions?	directly measured
il13a233	Starting date questionnaire	constructed
il13a234	Starting time questionnaire	constructed
il13a235	End date questionnaire	constructed
il13a236	End time questionnaire	constructed
il13a237	duration of questionnaire in seconds	derived

Questions

Questionnaire: Changing images of older workers - Part 4

The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.

Browse Changing images of older workers - Part 4

Response Information

Response Overview

Selected number of household members 864 (100%)
Non-response: 143 (16.6%)
Response: 721 (83.4%)
Complete: 693 (80.2%)
Incomplete: 28 (3.2%)

Collection Events

Period

01-04-2013 to 30-04-2013

Sample

Participants in the bx10a study and panel members who were recently registered as having a management position in the household box.

Collection Mode

internet survey

Fieldwork Note

A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.

Publications

The impact of manager’s age on the hiring chances of older applicants ; Medina, J.A.F.

De redelijkheid en waarschijnlijkheid van demotie ESB, 99 (4698) 708-711; Dalen, H.P. van, et al.

Waarom leidinggevenden zich niet branden aan demotie Me Judice, 30 oktober 2013; Dalen, H.P. van, et al.

Wanneer zijn werknemers te oud? Managers aan het woord Demos: bulletin over bevolking en samenleving 31 (2): 1-3; Oude Mulders, J.

Zijn werkgevers geneigd oudere werknemers na verplicht pensioen terug in dienst te nemen? Over.Werk. Tijdschrift van het Steunpunt WSE, 25(1), 39-44; Oude Mulders, J.

Gaat doorwerken na AOW echt werken? Het oordeel van werkgevers MeJudice, 18 januari 2017; Oude Mulders, J. et al.

Organizations, managers, and the employment of older workers after retirement Universiteit Utrecht, Tjalling C. Koopmans Dissertation Series; Oude Mulders, J.

How Likely are Employers to Rehire Older Workers After Mandatory Retirement? A Vignette Study Among Managers De Economist, 162(4), pp. 415-431; Oude Mulders, J. et al.