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
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z7h-mhkc
Funding Organization
NWO
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
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
de Jong, J.,
et al. (2019). Heterogeneity and asymmetric macroeconomic effects of changes in loan-to-value limits. De Nederlandsche Bank, Working paper No. 635.