Alcohol and Drugs
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Alcohol and Drugs
Project Number
31
Abstract
The study focuses on the
opinion of people about alcohol and drugs use, and the alcohol and drugs use of
the respondent personally.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Topics
Researcher
Van Beijsterveld, Karen
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2009 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zv6-8qxt
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook, in English
Codebook, in Dutch (original version)
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ap08a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ap08a001 | captured variable: age | preloaded |
| ap08a002 | uses cannabis (hashish and marijuana) once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a003 | uses cannabis regularly | directly measured |
| ap08a004 | uses cocaine once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a005 | uses cocaine regularly | directly measured |
| ap08a006 | uses heroine once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a007 | uses heroine regularly | directly measured |
| ap08a008 | drinks alcohol once in while | directly measured |
| ap08a009 | drinks alcohol regularly | directly measured |
| ap08a010 | is a bit tipsy once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a011 | is drunk once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a012 | It is particularly the parents’ responsibility to take measures concerning the alcohol use of their children | directly measured |
| ap08a013 | It is particularly the government’s responsibility to take measures concerning the alcohol use by youngsters | directly measured |
| ap08a014 | It is particularly the parents’ responsibility to take measures concerning the drugs use of their children | directly measured |
| ap08a015 | It is particularly the government’s responsibility to take measures concerning the drugs use by youngsters | directly measured |
| ap08a016 | Government policy with respect to alcohol use by youngsters | directly measured |
| ap08a017 | Government policy with respect to cannabis use by youngsters | directly measured |
| ap08a018 | Government policy with respect to drugs use by youngsters, such as cocaine and heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a019 | The minimum age at which someone can buy alcohol should be | directly measured |
| ap08a020 | The minimum age at which someone can buy cannabis in a coffeeshop should be | directly measured |
| ap08a021 | Parents should set their children the right example concerning alcohol use | directly measured |
| ap08a022 | Parents should set their children the right example concerning drugs use | directly measured |
| ap08a023 | Parents should educate their children about alcohol use | directly measured |
| ap08a024 | Parents should educate their children about drugs use | directly measured |
| ap08a025 | A parent should not give alcohol to a person younger than 16 years | directly measured |
| ap08a026 | Parents should not be tipsy in the presence of their children younger than 16 years | directly measured |
| ap08a027 | Parents should set clear rules to their children younger than 16 years with respect to using alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a028 | Parents should let their children younger than 16 years decide for themselves whether or not to drink alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a029 | Parents should allow their children younger than 16 years to drink alcohol at home under parental supervision | directly measured |
| ap08a030 | Parents should exchange views with their children younger than 16 years on drinking alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a031 | Parents should set clear rules to their children younger than 18 years with respect to using drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a032 | Parents should let their children younger than 18 years decide for themselves whether or not to use cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a033 | Parents should let their children younger than 18 years decide for themselves whether or not to use other types of drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a034 | Parents should allow their children younger than 18 years to use cannabis at home under parental supervision | directly measured |
| ap08a035 | Parents should allow their children younger than 18 years to use other types of drugs at home under parental supervision | directly measured |
| ap08a036 | Parents should exchange views with their children younger than 18 years on using drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a037 | The price of alcohol should be raised | directly measured |
| ap08a038 | Alcohol advertisements should be banned | directly measured |
| ap08a039 | Happy hours in bars and discos should be banned | directly measured |
| ap08a040 | Supermarkets should not sell alcopop such as breezers | directly measured |
| ap08a041 | Supermarkets should not sell any alcohol at all | directly measured |
| ap08a042 | Alcohol should not be sold at locations frequented by young people younger than 16 years, such as sport club canteens | directly measured |
| ap08a043 | The government should let young people decide for themselves whether or not to drink alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a044 | The government should conduct alcohol education campaigns | directly measured |
| ap08a045 | The government should ensure that schools provide alcohol education | directly measured |
| ap08a046 | The government should actively monitor whether alcohol is sold to young people below the legal minimum age | directly measured |
| ap08a047 | People younger than 16 years that drink alcohol should be punished for it | directly measured |
| ap08a048 | If the police catches a person younger than 16 with alcohol, they should contact the parents | directly measured |
| ap08a049 | It should be permitted to sell cannabis in coffeeshops | directly measured |
| ap08a050 | Coffeeshops should not be located in the vicinity of secondary schools | directly measured |
| ap08a051 | The government should conduct drugs education campaigns | directly measured |
| ap08a052 | The government should ensure that schools provide drugs education | directly measured |
| ap08a053 | The government should let young people decide for themselves whether or not to use cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a054 | The government should let young people decide for themselves whether or not to use other types of drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a055 | The government should actively monitor whether coffeeshops sell cannabis to people younger than 18 years | directly measured |
| ap08a056 | The government should actively monitor whether other types of drugs are sold to young people | directly measured |
| ap08a057 | People younger than 18 years that use cannabis should be punished for it | directly measured |
| ap08a058 | People younger than 18 years that use other types of drugs should be punished for it | directly measured |
| ap08a059 | If the police catches a person younger than 18 with cannabis, they should contact the parents | directly measured |
| ap08a060 | If the police catches a person younger than 18 with other types of drugs, they should contact the parents | directly measured |
| ap08a061 | Alcohol use should be prohibited | directly measured |
| ap08a062 | Cannabis use should be prohibited | directly measured |
| ap08a063 | Using other types of drugs should be prohibited | directly measured |
| ap08a064 | Cannabis is easy to obtain in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a065 | Cocaine is easy to obtain in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a066 | Heroine is easy to obtain in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a067 | Cannabis is used by a relatively large number of people in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a068 | Cocaine is used by a relatively large number of people in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a069 | Heroine is used by a relatively large number of people in the Netherlands today | directly measured |
| ap08a070 | Cannabis use is widely accepted | directly measured |
| ap08a071 | Cocaine use is widely accepted | directly measured |
| ap08a072 | Heroine use is widely accepted | directly measured |
| ap08a073 | That someone uses cannabis should be accepted in a society such as Dutch society | directly measured |
| ap08a074 | That someone uses cocaine should be accepted in a society such as Dutch society | directly measured |
| ap08a075 | That someone uses heroine should be accepted in a society such as Dutch society | directly measured |
| ap08a076 | Cannabis is here to stay in the Netherlands | directly measured |
| ap08a077 | Cocaine is here to stay in the Netherlands | directly measured |
| ap08a078 | Heroine is here to stay in the Netherlands | directly measured |
| ap08a079 | Dutch society without cannabis is unthinkable | directly measured |
| ap08a080 | Dutch society without cocaine is unthinkable | directly measured |
| ap08a081 | Dutch society without heroine is unthinkable | directly measured |
| ap08a082 | Drugs violations should be met with much higher punishment | directly measured |
| ap08a083 | Drugs use should be monitored much more strictly than at present | directly measured |
| ap08a084 | Possession of drugs should be monitored much more strictly than at present | directly measured |
| ap08a085 | Drugs trade should be monitored much more strictly than at present | directly measured |
| ap08a086 | Locking up drugs users is the most effective policy to counter drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a087 | Locking up drugs dealers is the most effective policy to counter drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a088 | The rules regarding soft drugs use are too strict in the Netherlands | directly measured |
| ap08a089 | The rules regarding hard drugs use are too strict in the Netherlands | directly measured |
| ap08a090 | The law should continue to distinguish between soft drugs and hard drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a091 | Drugs use should be legal | directly measured |
| ap08a092 | Increasing punishment has little to no effect on the number of drugs users | directly measured |
| ap08a093 | Citizens should be free to choose whether or not to use drugs | directly measured |
| ap08a094 | The drugs problem should first of all be considered as a moral issue | directly measured |
| ap08a095 | The drugs problem should first of all be considered as a criminal issue | directly measured |
| ap08a096 | The drugs problem should first of all be considered as a health issue | directly measured |
| ap08a097 | The drugs problem should first of all be considered as a social issue | directly measured |
| ap08a098 | People with drugs issues should be offered treatment on a larger scale than at present | directly measured |
| ap08a099 | People with drugs issues should be treated medically (for example by providing methadon) more frequently | directly measured |
| ap08a100 | Politicians spend too little money on treating people with drugs issues | directly measured |
| ap08a101 | Politicians spend too little money on housing for people with drugs issues | directly measured |
| ap08a102 | Politicians spend too little money on healthcare for people with drugs issues | directly measured |
| ap08a103 | Drugs users should be provided clean needles | directly measured |
| ap08a104 | People with drugs issues should be subjected to involuntary treatment | directly measured |
| ap08a105 | How often did you talk to family, friends or colleagues about drug-related issues, in the past few weeks or months | directly measured |
| ap08a106 | Do you think that your views about drugs policy are shared by the social group to which you belong or wish to belong | directly measured |
| ap08a107 | To what extent are your views on drugs policy based on your own personal opinion? | directly measured |
| ap08a108 | To what extent do you follow news items about drugs policy (on television, in newspapers)? | directly measured |
| ap08a109 | I have complete confidence in Dutch drugs policy | directly measured |
| ap08a110 | There is alcohol in the home | directly measured |
| ap08a111 | There is cannabis in the home | directly measured |
| ap08a112 | There are other types of drugs in the home | directly measured |
| ap08a113 | At home we talk about alcohol use | directly measured |
| ap08a114 | At home we talk about drugs use | directly measured |
| ap08a115 | Do you have friends or family that: ...have used cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a116 | Do you have friends or family that: ...have used cocaine | directly measured |
| ap08a117 | Do you have friends or family that: ...have used heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a118 | Do you know someone else that: ...has used cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a119 | Do you know someone else that: ...has used cocaine | directly measured |
| ap08a120 | Do you know someone else that: ...has used heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a121 | I find it acceptable if my friends: ...drink alcohol once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a122 | I find it acceptable if my friends: ...use cannabis once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a123 | I find it acceptable if my friends: ...use cocaine once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a124 | I find it acceptable if my friends: ...use heroine once in a while | directly measured |
| ap08a125 | Are there or were there people in your direct environment of whom you feel that: ...the alcohol use is problematic | directly measured |
| ap08a126 | Are there or were there people in your direct environment of whom you feel that: ...the cannabis use is problematic | directly measured |
| ap08a127 | Are there or were there people in your direct environment of whom you feel that: ...the use of other types of drugs is problematic | directly measured |
| ap08a128 | Have you ever: ...smoked tobacco | directly measured |
| ap08a129 | Have you ever: ...drunk alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a130 | Have you ever: ...used cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a131 | Have you ever: ...used ecstasy (XTC) | directly measured |
| ap08a132 | Have you ever: ...used cocaine | directly measured |
| ap08a133 | Have you ever: ...used heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a134 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...smoke tobacco | directly measured |
| ap08a135 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...drink alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a136 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...use cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a137 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...use ecstasy (XTC) | directly measured |
| ap08a138 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...use cocaine | directly measured |
| ap08a139 | At what age, approximately, did you first: ...use heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a140 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...smoke tobacco | directly measured |
| ap08a141 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...drink alcohol | directly measured |
| ap08a142 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...use cannabis | directly measured |
| ap08a143 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...use ecstasy (XTC) | directly measured |
| ap08a144 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...use cocaine | directly measured |
| ap08a145 | Over the past 30 days, on how many days per week on average did you: ...use heroine | directly measured |
| ap08a146 | If you drink alcohol on weekdays (Monday through Thursday), on how many of those 4 days do you generally drink? | directly measured |
| ap08a147 | standard glasses of beer (25 cc) | directly measured |
| ap08a148 | standard glasses of wine | directly measured |
| ap08a149 | standard glasses of liquor | directly measured |
| ap08a150 | glasses or bottles of alcopop | directly measured |
| ap08a151 | If you drink alcohol during the weekend (Friday through Sunday), on how many of those 3 weekend days do you generally drink? | directly measured |
| ap08a152 | standard glasses of beer (25 cc) | directly measured |
| ap08a153 | standard glasses of wine | directly measured |
| ap08a154 | standard glasses of liquor | directly measured |
| ap08a155 | glasses or bottles of alcopop | directly measured |
| ap08a156 | He/she believes that people should always do as they are told. He/she believes that people should always obey laws and rules | directly measured |
| ap08a157 | It is important for him/her to be rich. He/she wants to have a lot of money and expensive things | directly measured |
| ap08a158 | It is important for him/her to be successful. He/she wants others to appreciate what he/she achieves | directly measured |
| ap08a159 | Traditions are important to him/her. He/she tries to follow religious and family traditions | directly measured |
| ap08a160 | It is important to him/her to have a good time. He/she enjoys indulgences | directly measured |
| ap08a161 | He/she enjoys adventure and is unafraid to take risks. He/she wants to have an exciting life | directly measured |
| ap08a162 | It is important for him/her to make his/her own decisions on what to do. He/she wants to be free and not be dependent on others | directly measured |
| ap08a163 | It is very important to him/her to help other people in his/her environment. He/she wishes to contribute to their happiness | directly measured |
| ap08a164 | He/she devotes attention to religious matters | directly measured |
| ap08a165 | If parliamentary elections were to be held today, for which party would you vote? | directly measured |
| ap08a166 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ap08a167 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ap08a168 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ap08a169 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ap08a170 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ap08a171 | Starting date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ap08a172 | Starting time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ap08a173 | End date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ap08a174 | End time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ap08a175 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Response: Selected number of panel members: 8280 (100%)Non-response: 2664 (32.2%)
Actual response:
complete: 5568 (67.2%)
incomplete: 48 ( 0.6%)
Collection Events
Period
03-11-2008 to 26-11-2008
Sample
panel members aged 16 years or older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
non-respondents were twice sent a reminder per e-mail
Publications
Norwegian support of alcohol policy measures to prevent young people from problematic drinking: a cross-national comparison Alcohol and Alcoholism; Van Der Sar, R.
et al.
Dutch and Norwegian Support of Alcohol Policy Measures to Prevent Young People from Problematic Drinking Published online in: Alcohol and Alcoholism ; Van Der Sar, R.
et al.
Can Dutch citizens' views on alcohol be predicted by their personal and demographic characteristics? ; Orlandi, Ilaria
The Effect of Cannabis Use on Health Erasmus University Rotterdam; Heuchemer, M.
Acceptance of illicit drug use in the Netherlands and Norway: A cross-national survey Published online in:
Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy ; Van der Sar, R.
et al.
The Opinion of Adolescents and Adults on Dutch Restrictive and Educational Alcohol Policy Measures Health Policy, 99(1), pp. 10-16; Van der Sar, R.
et al.
The Opinion on Dutch Cannabis Policy Measures Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 18(3), pp. 161-171; Van der Sar, R.
et al.
Alcohol, illicit drugs, policy and opinion: Crossing boundaries PhD thesis, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University; Van der Sar, R.
Urbanity and obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking: A cross-sectional study of the Netherlands Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics; Smits, D.
Distance to cannabis-shops and age of onset of cannabis use Health Economics, 24(11), 1483-1501; Palali, A.,
et al.
Cannabis use and support for cannabis legalization Empirical Economics, 53(4), 1747-1770; Palali, A.,
et al.