Buying a house
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Buying a house
Project Number
170
Abstract
This questionnaire is about buying a house; more specifically, questions are about respondents’ first house. The questionnaire is also fielded in the CentERpanel.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-01-2016
End date
26-01-2016
Topics
Researcher
Veirman, M. de, Jong, J. de, DNB
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2018 CentERdata
Funding Organization
NWO
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z7h-mhkc
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 |
| ne16a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ne16a001 | Have you ever bought a dwelling (a house or apartment)? | directly measured |
| ne16a002 | You have never bought a dwelling. Have you ever considered buying a dwelling? | directly measured |
| ne16a003 | In what year did you consider for the first time to buy a dwelling? If you do not know exactly, please give your best estimate. | directly measured |
| ne16a004 | Did you at the time primarily consider buying a dwelling by yourself, as the sole purchaser, or together with one or more others? | directly measured |
| ne16a005 | When you first considered buying a dwelling, why did you not do so? | directly measured |
| ne16a006 | Why did the bank/credit provider refuse to grant a higher mortgage loan at the time? | directly measured |
| ne16a007 | When you first considered buying a dwelling, why didn’t you do so? | directly measured |
| ne16a008 | Why did the bank/credit provider refuse to grant a higher mortgage loan at the time? | directly measured |
| ne16a009 | Did you buy your first dwelling alone, or together? With this, we mean who was the purchaser in the purchase contract. | directly measured |
| ne16a010 | You bought your first dwelling together with your [former] partner. For your [former] partner, was it the first time he or she bought a dwelling as well? | directly measured |
| ne16a011 | When did you buy your first dwelling? This refers to the moment you signed the purchase agreement. Please give the year and, if you can, the month of signature. year | directly measured |
| ne16a012 | When did you buy your first dwelling? This refers to the moment you signed the purchase agreement. Please give the year and, if you can, the month of signature. month | directly measured |
| ne16a013 | What was the purchase price you paid for your first dwelling? amount | directly measured |
| ne16a014 | What was the purchase price you paid for your first dwelling? currency | directly measured |
| ne16a015 | What was the purchase price you paid for your first dwelling? I cannot give an estimate | directly measured |
| ne16a016 | Did you take out a mortgage loan for the purchase of your first dwelling? | directly measured |
| ne16a017 | How did the total mortgage amount relate to the purchase price? | directly measured |
| ne16a018 | What was the total mortgage amount that you borrowed for the purchase of this dwelling? amount | directly measured |
| ne16a019 | What was the total mortgage amount that you borrowed for the purchase of this dwelling? currency | directly measured |
| ne16a020 | What was the total mortgage amount that you borrowed for the purchase of this dwelling? I cannot give an estimate | directly measured |
| ne16a021 | When you bought your first dwelling, would you have preferred to take out a larger mortgage loan (to buy a more expensive dwelling or for other reasons)? | directly measured |
| ne16a022 | Why did the bank/credit provider refuse to grant you a higher mortgage loan? | directly measured |
| ne16a023 | When you bought your first dwelling, would you have preferred to take out a larger mortgage loan (to buy a more expensive dwelling or for other reasons)? | directly measured |
| ne16a024 | Why did the bank/credit provider refuse to grant you a higher mortgage loan? | directly measured |
| ne16a025 | What is, approximately, the total mortgage loan amount that you would have preferred? amount | directly measured |
| ne16a026 | What is, approximately, the total mortgage loan amount that you would have preferred? currency | directly measured |
| ne16a027 | What is, approximately, the total mortgage loan amount that you would have preferred? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ne16a028 | You indicated earlier that you purchased your first dwelling together with your [former] partner. Which income(s) did the bank or other credit provider take into account in assessing your application for a mortgage loan? | directly measured |
| ne16a029 | How did the total mortgage amount approximately relate to your total gross annual income in the year in which you purchased your dwelling? The total mortgage amount was … times my total gross annual income. | directly measured |
| ne16a030 | How did the total mortgage amount approximately relate to your total gross annual family income in the year in which you purchased your dwelling? The total mortgage amount was … times our total gross family annual income. | directly measured |
| ne16a031 | Do you know how the total mortgage amount approximately related to your [former] partner’s total gross annual income in the year in which you purchased your first dwelling? It was … times my partner’s total gross annual income. | directly measured |
| ne16a032 | Can you give an accurate estimate of your total gross [annual income/family income] in the year in which you bought your first dwelling? If so, how high was your total gross [annual income/family income] in that year? amount | directly measured |
| ne16a033 | Can you give an accurate estimate of your total gross [annual income/family income] in the year in which you bought your first dwelling? If so, how high was your total gross [annual income/family income] in that year? currency | directly measured |
| ne16a034 | Can you give an accurate estimate of your total gross [annual income/family income] in the year in which you bought your first dwelling? If so, how high was your total gross [annual /family income] in that year? I cannot give an estimate | directly measured |
| ne16a035 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ne16a036 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ne16a037 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ne16a038 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ne16a039 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ne16a040 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ne16a041 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ne16a042 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ne16a043 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ne16a044 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 6,694 (100%)Non-response: 1,119 (16.7%)
Response: 5,575 (83.3%)
Complete: 5,525 (82.5%)
Incomplete: 50 (0.7%)
Collection Events
Period
04-01-2016 to 26-01-2016
Sample
members of the LISS panel of 18 years of age or older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Heterogeneity and asymmetric macroeconomic effects of changes in loan-to-value limits De Nederlandsche Bank, Working paper No. 635; de Jong, J.,
et al.