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Life History Questionnaire > Wave 2
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 2
Project Number
98.2
Abstract
In July 2013, the second wave of the Life History Questionnaire was
fielded in the LISS panel. The questionnaire is about their family
situation during childhood.
The questionnaire was repeated for non-respondents in August 2013.
The questionnaire was repeated for non-respondents in August 2013.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
01-07-2013
End date
27-08-2013
Researcher
Kalmijn, M.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2014 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-28k-s4zm
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 |
cb13b_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
cb13b220 | preloaded variable: Is your father still alive? | preloaded |
cb13b221 | preloaded variable: Is your mother still alive? | preloaded |
cb13b001 | random variable: in the event that the respondent lived both with mother and stepfather, and with father and stepmother, this variable decides to which situation the questions about the second parental home situation applied. | preloaded |
cb13b002 | Right after you were born, did you live with both your real parents? | directly measured |
cb13b003 | With whom did you live, then? | directly measured |
cb13b004 | With whom did you live, then? - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b005 | Why didn’t you live with both biological parents? | directly measured |
cb13b006 | Why didn’t you live with both biological parents? - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b007 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change? (1) | directly measured |
cb13b008 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (2) | directly measured |
cb13b009 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (3) | directly measured |
cb13b010 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (4) | directly measured |
cb13b011 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (5) | directly measured |
cb13b012 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (6) | directly measured |
cb13b013 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (7) | directly measured |
cb13b014 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (8) | directly measured |
cb13b015 | Did this (parental) family situation from before you started living independently ever change again? (9) | directly measured |
cb13b016 | What caused the change? | directly measured |
cb13b017 | What caused the change? - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b018 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (1) | directly measured |
cb13b019 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (1) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b020 | How old were you when this change occurred? (1) | directly measured |
cb13b021 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (2) | directly measured |
cb13b022 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (2) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b023 | How old were you when this change occurred? (2) | directly measured |
cb13b024 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (3) | directly measured |
cb13b025 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (3) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b026 | How old were you when this change occurred? (3) | directly measured |
cb13b027 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (4) | directly measured |
cb13b028 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (4) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b029 | How old were you when this change occurred? (4) | directly measured |
cb13b030 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (5) | directly measured |
cb13b031 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (5) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b032 | How old were you when this change occurred? (5) | directly measured |
cb13b033 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (6) | directly measured |
cb13b034 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (6) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b035 | How old were you when this change occurred? (6) | directly measured |
cb13b036 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (7) | directly measured |
cb13b037 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (7) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b038 | How old were you when this change occurred? (7) | directly measured |
cb13b039 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (8) | directly measured |
cb13b040 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (8) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b041 | How old were you when this change occurred? (8) | directly measured |
cb13b042 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (9) | directly measured |
cb13b043 | In what situation did you come to live after that? (9) - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b044 | How old were you when this change occurred? (9) | directly measured |
cb13b045 | How old were you when you first started living independently? | directly measured |
cb13b046 | Did your [biological mother/adoptive mother] perform paid work at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b047 | What was your mother’s occupation or position at that time? | directly measured |
cb13b048 | What is the highest education that your mother had completed with a diploma at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b049 | How often did your mother attend church or other religious gatherings during this time? | directly measured |
cb13b050 | How often did your mother do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting classical concerts, opera or ballet | directly measured |
cb13b051 | How often did your mother do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting an art museum | directly measured |
cb13b052 | How often did your mother do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting a theatre show | directly measured |
cb13b053 | How often did your mother do any of the following, at the time? - Reading books | directly measured |
cb13b054 | Did your [biological father/adoptive father] perform paid work at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b055 | What is the reason that your father did not work the whole period? | directly measured |
cb13b056 | Wat was de reden dat uw vader niet de hele tijd heeft gewerkt? - anders, namelijk | directly measured |
cb13b057 | What was your father’s occupation or position at that time? | directly measured |
cb13b058 | What is the highest education that your father had completed with a diploma at the time | directly measured |
cb13b059 | How often did your father attend church or other religious gatherings during this time? | directly measured |
cb13b060 | How often did your father do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting classical concerts, opera or ballet | directly measured |
cb13b061 | How often did your father do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting an art museum | directly measured |
cb13b062 | How often did your father do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting a theatre show | directly measured |
cb13b063 | How often did your father do any of the following, at the time? - Reading books | directly measured |
cb13b064 | How many books were there in the home at the time, approximately? | directly measured |
cb13b065 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - cooking food | directly measured |
cb13b066 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - grocery shopping | directly measured |
cb13b067 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - tidying up and cleaning | directly measured |
cb13b068 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - administrative tasks, taking care of finances | directly measured |
cb13b069 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - odd jobs in and around the house | directly measured |
cb13b070 | How were the household chores divided between your father and mother in this period? - laundry and ironing | directly measured |
cb13b071 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your father and mother at the time? - Talking to you about school, helping with homework, etc. | directly measured |
cb13b072 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your father and mother at the time? - Taking you to school | directly measured |
cb13b073 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your father and mother at the time? - Talking to you about personal matters | directly measured |
cb13b074 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your father and mother at the time? - Taking you on outings, enjoying hobbies | directly measured |
cb13b075 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your father and mother at the time? - Visiting family or friends with you | directly measured |
cb13b076 | How often did it happen that your parents had fierce discussions? | directly measured |
cb13b077 | How often did it happen that one parent strongly reproached the other? | directly measured |
cb13b078 | How often did it happen that your parents refused to talk to each other for a while? | directly measured |
cb13b079 | How often did it happen that arguments got out of hand? | directly measured |
cb13b080 | How would you describe the material situation of the family in which you lived at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b081 | How hard or easy was it for this family generally to make ends meet? | directly measured |
cb13b082 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - struggling to make ends meet | directly measured |
cb13b083 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - unable to replace broken things quickly | directly measured |
cb13b084 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - having to borrow money for necessary expenditures | directly measured |
cb13b085 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - being in arrears with the payment of rent/mortgage or of utility bills | directly measured |
cb13b086 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - having debt collectors/bailiffs at the door | directly measured |
cb13b087 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - receiving support from friends or family | directly measured |
cb13b088 | I could always turn to my mother with my problems | directly measured |
cb13b089 | My mother and I had a close bond | directly measured |
cb13b090 | I always felt supported by my mother | directly measured |
cb13b091 | My mother could well understand my preoccupations | directly measured |
cb13b092 | I could always turn to my father with my problems | directly measured |
cb13b093 | My father and I had a close bond | directly measured |
cb13b094 | I always felt supported by my father | directly measured |
cb13b095 | My father could well understand my preoccupations | directly measured |
cb13b096 | How many sisters lived with you in the same house? | directly measured |
cb13b097 | How many brothers lived with you in the same house? | directly measured |
cb13b098 | How good was your relationship with your sibling or siblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b099 | How good is your relationship with you own father and mother, at present? | directly measured |
cb13b100 | What was your biological mother’s occupation or position? | directly measured |
cb13b101 | What is the highest education that your biological mother completed with a diploma? | directly measured |
cb13b102 | What was your biological father’s occupation or position? | directly measured |
cb13b103 | What is the highest education that your biological father completed with a diploma? | directly measured |
cb13b104 | Second parental family situation | derived |
cb13b105 | Did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] perform paid work at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b106 | What was your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent]’s occupation or position at that time? | directly measured |
cb13b107 | What is the highest education that your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] had completed with a diploma at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b108 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] attend church or other religious gatherings during this time? | directly measured |
cb13b109 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting classical concerts, opera or ballet | directly measured |
cb13b110 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting an art museum | directly measured |
cb13b111 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting a theatre show | directly measured |
cb13b112 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] do any of the following, at the time? - Reading books | directly measured |
cb13b113 | Did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] perform paid work at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b114 | What is the reason that your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] did not work the whole period? | directly measured |
cb13b115 | What is the reason that your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] did not work the whole period? - other, namely | directly measured |
cb13b116 | What was your [(step/foster/adoptive)father]’s occupation or position at that time? | directly measured |
cb13b117 | What is the highest education that your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] had completed with a diploma at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b118 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] attend church or other religious gatherings during this time? | directly measured |
cb13b119 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting classical concerts, opera or ballet | directly measured |
cb13b120 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting an art museum | directly measured |
cb13b121 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] do any of the following, at the time? - Visiting a theatre show | directly measured |
cb13b122 | How often did your [(step/foster/adoptive)father] do any of the following, at the time? - Reading books | directly measured |
cb13b123 | How many books were there in the home at the time, approximately? | directly measured |
cb13b124 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - cooking food | directly measured |
cb13b125 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - grocery shopping | directly measured |
cb13b126 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - tidying up and cleaning | directly measured |
cb13b127 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - administrative tasks, taking care of finances | directly measured |
cb13b128 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - odd jobs in and around the house | directly measured |
cb13b129 | How were the household chores divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] in this period? - laundry and ironing | directly measured |
cb13b130 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] at the time? - Taking you to school | directly measured |
cb13b131 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] at the time? - Talking to you about school, helping with homework, etc | directly measured |
cb13b132 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] at the time? - Talking to you about personal matters | directly measured |
cb13b133 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] at the time? - Taking you on outings, enjoying hobbies | directly measured |
cb13b134 | And how were the childrearing tasks divided between your [SECOND PARENTAL FAMILY] at the time? - Visiting family or friends with you | directly measured |
cb13b135 | How often did it happen that your biological parents had fierce discussions? | directly measured |
cb13b136 | How often did it happen that one parent strongly reproached the other? | directly measured |
cb13b137 | How often did it happen that your biological parents refused to talk to each other for a while? | directly measured |
cb13b138 | How often did it happen that arguments got out of hand? | directly measured |
cb13b139 | How would you describe the material situation of the family in which you lived at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b140 | How hard or easy was it for this family generally to make ends meet? | directly measured |
cb13b141 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - struggling to make ends meet | directly measured |
cb13b142 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - unable to replace broken things quickly | directly measured |
cb13b143 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - having to borrow money for necessary expenditures | directly measured |
cb13b144 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - being in arrears with the payment of rent/mortgage or of utility bills | directly measured |
cb13b145 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - having debt collectors/bailiffs at the door | directly measured |
cb13b146 | For the list below, can you say for each item whether this ever affected the family? - receiving support from friends or family | directly measured |
cb13b147 | I could always turn to my [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] with my problems | directly measured |
cb13b148 | My [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] and I had a close bond | directly measured |
cb13b149 | I always felt supported by my [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] | directly measured |
cb13b150 | My [(step/foster/adoptive)mother/foster parent/adoptive parent] could understand my preoccupations well | directly measured |
cb13b151 | I could always turn to my [(step/foster/adoptive)father] with my problems | directly measured |
cb13b152 | My [(step/foster/adoptive)father] and I had a close bond | directly measured |
cb13b153 | I always felt supported by my [(step/foster/adoptive)father] | directly measured |
cb13b154 | My [(step/foster/adoptive)father] could understand my preoccupations well | directly measured |
cb13b155 | Can you say whether the following persons lived in the same house with you at the time? - own siblings | directly measured |
cb13b156 | Can you say whether the following persons lived in the same house with you at the time? - children of your stepparent and not of your own parent (stepbrothers or stepsisters) | directly measured |
cb13b157 | Can you say whether the following persons lived in the same house with you at the time? - children of your own parent and stepparent (half-brothers or half-sisters) | directly measured |
cb13b158 | Can you say whether the following persons lived in the same house with you at the time? - foster brothers or foster sisters | directly measured |
cb13b159 | Can you say whether the following persons lived in the same house with you at the time? - adoptive brothers or adoptive sisters | directly measured |
cb13b160 | How good was your relationship, generally speaking, with your sibling or siblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b161 | How good was your relationship, generally speaking, with your stepsibling or stepsiblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b162 | How good was your relationship, generally speaking, with your half-sibling or half-siblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b163 | How good was your relationship, generally speaking, with your foster-sibling or foster-siblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b164 | How good was your relationship, generally speaking, with your adoptive sibling or adoptive siblings at the time? | directly measured |
cb13b165 | How often, during that time, did you see your [biological father / biological mother], on average per month? | directly measured |
cb13b166 | Did you ever spend the night at your [biological father / biological mother]’s house? | directly measured |
cb13b167 | I could always turn to my [father/mother] with my problems | directly measured |
cb13b168 | My [father/mother] and I had a close bond | directly measured |
cb13b169 | I always felt supported by my [father/mother] | directly measured |
cb13b170 | My [father/mother] could well understand my preoccupations | directly measured |
cb13b171 | Did your [biological father / biological mother] live with a new partner at that time? | directly measured |
cb13b172 | Does your [stepfather/stepmother] currently live with your [mother/father]? | directly measured |
cb13b173 | Can you indicate the reason? | directly measured |
cb13b174 | How old were you when this happened? | directly measured |
cb13b175 | How good is the relationship currently between your [mother/father] and [stepfather/stepmother]? | directly measured |
cb13b176 | Is your mother still alive? | directly measured |
cb13b177 | Is your father still alive? | directly measured |
cb13b178 | Is your [stepfather/stepmother] still alive? | directly measured |
cb13b179 | How often did you see your mother in the past 12 months? | directly measured |
cb13b180 | How would you describe your relationship with your mother at this moment? | directly measured |
cb13b181 | How often did you see your father in the past 12 months? | directly measured |
cb13b182 | How would you describe your relationship with your father at this moment? | directly measured |
cb13b183 | How often did you see your [stepmother/stepfather] in the past 12 months? | directly measured |
cb13b184 | How would you describe your relationship with your [stepmother/stepfather] at this moment? | directly measured |
cb13b185 | Is your [stepfather/stepmother] like a [father/mother] to you? | directly measured |
cb13b186 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your mother with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b187 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your father with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b188 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your [stepmother/stepfather] with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b189 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your mother with caring for the children, such as childsitting, care tasks or transportation? | directly measured |
cb13b190 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your father with caring for the children, such as childsitting, care tasks or transportation? | directly measured |
cb13b191 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your [stepmother/stepfather] with caring for the children, such as childsitting, care tasks or transportation? | directly measured |
cb13b192 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your mother with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, borrowing things, being taken somewhere, or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b193 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your father with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, borrowing things, being taken somewhere, or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b194 | In the past 3 months, did you ever get any help from your [stepmother/stepfather] with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, borrowing things, being taken somewhere, or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b195 | In the past three months, did your mother show any interest in your personal life? | directly measured |
cb13b196 | In the past three months, did your father show any interest in your personal life? | directly measured |
cb13b197 | In the past three months, did your [stepfather/stepmother] show any interest in your personal life? | directly measured |
cb13b198 | In the past three months, did your mother ever offer good advice or counseling? | directly measured |
cb13b199 | In the past three months, did your father ever offer good advice or counseling? | directly measured |
cb13b200 | In the past three months, did your [stepfather/stepmother] ever offer good advice or counseling? | directly measured |
cb13b201 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your mother with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b202 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your father with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b203 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your [stepfather/stepmother] with household chores such as cooking food, cleaning, grocery shopping, or doing the laundry? | directly measured |
cb13b204 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your mother with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, lending things, taking them somewhere or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b205 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your father with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, lending things, taking them somewhere or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b206 | In the past 3 months, did you ever help your [stepfather/stepmother] with practical matters such as odd jobs around the house, lending things, taking them somewhere or transporting things? | directly measured |
cb13b207 | In the past 3 months, did you ever show an interest in the personal life of your mother? | directly measured |
cb13b208 | In the past 3 months, did you ever show an interest in the personal life of your father? | directly measured |
cb13b209 | In the past 3 months, did you ever show an interest in the personal life of your [stepfather/stepmother]? | directly measured |
cb13b210 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
cb13b211 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
cb13b212 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
cb13b213 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
cb13b214 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
cb13b215 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
cb13b216 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
cb13b217 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
cb13b218 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
cb13b219 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Life History Questionnaire - Wave 2
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Life History Questionnaire - Wave 2Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 556 (100.0%)Non-response: 237 (42.6%)
Response: 319 (57.4%)
Complete: 317 (57.0%)
Incomplete: 2 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
01-07-2013 to 30-07-2013
Sample
panel members aged 16 years and older, position within the household = head of the household, wedded or unwedded partner, who did not participate in the 2012 wave
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
05-08-2013 to 27-08-2013
Sample
non-respondents of the first measurement
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.