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General Information

Title

Part 1

Project Number

29.1

Abstract

This study concerns the first measuring moment with the questionnaire about support for vigilantism. Panel members were assigned at random to one of 12 groups. This group assignment determined which combination of fictitious news items was presented to the panel member. Ten groups were presented two news items. The first item described a criminal offence – of variable seriousness – followed by a number of questions about the people portrayed in the news item. The second news item reported the formal punishment imposed on the offender – of variable harshness – and that the victim, not satisfied with the sentence, had decided to impose his own punishment on the offender. The remaining two groups of respondents served as control groups, and they were presented just a single news item that reported the offense, the formal punishment and the vigilantism all at once. This was also followed by questions about the people portrayed in the news item.

Longitudinal Type

Single Wave Study

Begin date

07-09-2009

End date

30-09-2009

Note

Respondents in group 6 completed the questionnaire in November 2009, instead of September 2009.

Researcher

Haas, Nicole

Publisher

CentERdata

Copyright

Funding Organization

CentERdata/MESS Project

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zhw-8frv

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook, in English

codeboek_be09a_EN.pdf

Codebook, in Dutch (original version)

codeboek_be09a_NL.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS file

be09a_EN_1.0p.sav

English STATA file

be09a_EN_1.0p.dta

Word document containing extra long open answers in Dutch

be09ap.doc

Variables

Variable name	Variable Label	Variable Type
nomem_encr	Number of household member encrypted	preloaded
be09a_m	Month in which questionnaire was completed	constructed
be09a001	Random distribution across twelve groups	constructed
be09a002	I think it’s awful what happened to Frank H./the girl	directly measured
be09a003	I feel sorry for Frank H./the girl	directly measured
be09a004	When I read this article, I realize that what happened to Frank H./the girl can also happen to me	directly measured
be09a005	I empathize with Frank H./the girl	directly measured
be09a006	The conduct shown by Ruben S. cannot be justified in any way	directly measured
be09a007	The conduct shown by Ruben S. is morally reprehensible	directly measured
be09a008	I am angry with Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a009	I feel sympathy for Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a010	The conduct shown by Ruben S. is understandable	directly measured
be09a011	I empathize with Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a012	Frank H./The girl is to blame for the collision/indecent assault	directly measured
be09a013	For the collision/indecent assault, Ruben S. (the driver)/Ruben S....	directly measured
be09a014	For the collision/indecent assault, Frank H. (the cyclist)/the girl...	directly measured
be09a015	Frank H./The girl acted unwisely	directly measured
be09a016	Frank H./The girl acted irresponsibly	directly measured
be09a017	Frank H./The girl acted stupidly	directly measured
be09a018	Ruben S. should be prosecuted for what he has done	directly measured
be09a019	Ruben S. must be punished for his conduct	directly measured
be09a020	The authorities should let the collision/indecent assault go unpunished	directly measured
be09a021	Do you think that Ruben S.(the driver)/Ruben S. deserves punishment?	directly measured
be09a022	What kind of punishment, and how much of that punishment, do you think Ruben S. deserves?	directly measured
be09a023	How many demerits would you give to Ruben S.?	directly measured
be09a024	I think it’s awful that Ruben S. was manhandled	directly measured
be09a025	I feel sorry for Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a026	When I read this newspaper report, I realize that such an attack can also happen to me	directly measured
be09a027	I empathize with Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a028	The conduct shown by Frank H. cannot be justified in any way	directly measured
be09a029	The conduct shown by Frank H. is morally reprehensible	directly measured
be09a030	I am angry with Frank H.	directly measured
be09a031	I feel sympathy for Frank H.	directly measured
be09a032	The conduct shown by Frank H. is understandable	directly measured
be09a033	Frank H. was entirely right to manhandle Ruben S.	directly measured
be09a034	Frank H. is the victim in this situation, not the offender	directly measured
be09a035	Ruben S. has himself to blame for the attack	directly measured
be09a036	For the attack, Frank H. (the cyclist)/Frank H. (the father)...	directly measured
be09a037	For the attack, Ruben S. (the driver)/Ruben S....	directly measured
be09a038	Ruben S. is stupid	directly measured
be09a039	Ruben S. is mentally disturbed	directly measured
be09a040	Ruben S. is bad	directly measured
be09a041	Frank H. should be prosecuted for what he has done	directly measured
be09a042	Frank H. must be punished for his conduct	directly measured
be09a043	The authorities should let the attack by Frank H. go unpunished	directly measured
be09a044	Do you think that Frank H. (the cyclist)/Frank H. deserves punishment for the attack?	directly measured
be09a045	What kind of punishment, and how much of that punishment, do you think Frank H. deserves?	directly measured
be09a046	How many demerits would you give to Frank H.?	directly measured
be09a047	Do you think that Ruben S.:	directly measured
be09a048	What kind of punishment, and how much of that punishment, do you think Ruben S. deserves?	directly measured
be09a049	How many demerits would you give to Ruben S.?	directly measured
be09a050	Do you think that Ruben S.:	directly measured
be09a051	What kind of punishment, and how much of that punishment, do you think Ruben S. deserves?	directly measured
be09a052	How many demerits would you give to Ruben S.?	directly measured
be09a053	Do you think that Ruben S. deserves punishment for the collision/indecent assault?	directly measured
be09a054	What kind of punishment, and how much of that punishment, do you think Ruben S. deserves?	directly measured
be09a055	How many demerits would you give to Ruben S.?	directly measured
be09a056	Do you ever visit the website www.nu.nl?	directly measured
be09a057	Was it difficult to answer the questions?	directly measured
be09a058	Were the questions sufficiently clear?	directly measured
be09a059	Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?	directly measured
be09a060	Was it an interesting subject?	directly measured
be09a061	Did you enjoy answering the questions?	directly measured
be09a062	Starting date questionnaire	constructed
be09a063	Starting time questionnaire	constructed
be09a064	End date questionnaire	constructed
be09a065	End time questionnaire	constructed
be09a066	Duration in seconds	derived

Questions

Questionnaire: Vigilantism, questionnaire 1

The questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.

Browse Vigilantism, questionnaire 1

Response Information

Response Overview

Response:
Selected number of household members: 4384 (100.0%)
Non-response: 1681 (38.3%)
Response: 2703 (61.7%)
Complete: 2684 (61.2%)
Incomplete: 19 (0.4%)

Collection Events

Period

07-09-2009 to 30-09-2009

Sample

Random selection from panel members, age greater than or equal to 16

Collection Mode

internet survey

Fieldwork Note

a reminder was twice sent to non-respondents