Subjective Beliefs and Individual Risk Preferences in a Structural Model of Portfolio Choice > Part 4
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Part 4
Project Number
135.4
Abstract
The questionnaire is the fourth of four questionnaires on subjective
expectations and individual risk preferences in portfolio choices. The other
parts were administered in August 2013, September 2013, and March 2014.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-10-2014
End date
28-10-2014
Topics
Researcher
Enke, B., Gaudecker, H.M. von
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2016 CentERdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zqz-f8d3
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 |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| ll14a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| ll14a001 | In what wave is participated? |
| ll14a002 | Random variable to determine if someone is eligible for payment of the estimate of the AEX/shares of Philips |
| ll14a003 | Was the estimate good enough for payment of 100 euro? |
| ll14a004 | Random variable to determine if someone is eligible for payment of the investment |
| ll14a005 | Value of the payment |
| ll14a006 | How interested are you in financial matters? |
| ll14a007 | To what extent are you generally informed about the current development of the stock market? |
| ll14a008 | What is the main source of advice when making important financial decisions in the household? |
| ll14a009 | What then is the main source of advice when making important financial decisions in the household? |
| ll14a010 | How often do you actively think about your investments, i.e., where to invest your money? |
| ll14a011 | Do you feel that you are sufficiently informed about the potential returns of assets such as stocks and funds in order to be able to make sound financial decisions? |
| ll14a012 | Do you feel that the stock market is generally too risky to invest in? |
| ll14a013 | Suppose you have 100 euro in a savings account and the interest rate is 2 percent per year. After 5 years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow? |
| ll14a014 | Suppose you have 100 euro in a savings account and the interest rate is 20 percent per year and you never withdraw money or interest payments. After 5 years, how much would you have on this account in total? |
| ll14a015 | Suppose that the interest rate on your savings account is 1 percent per year and inflation is 2 percent per year. After 1 year, how much would you be able to buy with the money in this account? |
| ll14a016 | Which of the following statements is correct?: If somebody buys the stock of firm B in the stock market, ... |
| ll14a017 | Considering a long time period (for example 10 or 20 years), which asset normally gives the highest return? |
| ll14a018 | Normally, which asset displays the highest fluctuations over time: a savings account, bonds, or stocks? |
| ll14a019 | According to you, is the following statement ‘true’ or ‘false’? Buying a company stock usually provides a safer return than a stock mutual fund. |
| ll14a020 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| ll14a021 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| ll14a022 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| ll14a023 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| ll14a024 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| ll14a025 | Starting date questionnaire |
| ll14a026 | Starting time questionnaire |
| ll14a027 | End date questionnaire |
| ll14a028 | End time questionnaire |
| ll14a029 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,255 (100%)Non-response: 289 (12.8%)
Response: 1,966 (87.2%)
Complete: 1,965 (87.1%)
Incomplete: 1 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
06-10-2014 to 28-10-2014
Sample
panel members who participated in part 1 (jx13a)
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.