Religion and Ethnicity > Wave 1
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 1
Project Number
3.1
Abstract
This questionnaire is about religion and ethnicity and is part of the first wave of the LISS Core Study.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
07-01-2008
End date
30-04-2008
Researcher
Vera Toepoel (Centerdata)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2022 Centerdata
Funding Organization
MESS Project
Centerdata
Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xkw-t8dm
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Note: Version 2.0 of the data file: cr08a045 - cr08a051, cr08a052, cr08a054, cr08a055, cr08a056, cr08a058, cr08a059, cr08a061, cr08a062, cr08a063 - cr08a077, cr08a078 were deleted (due to privacy sensitivity).
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| cr08a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| cr08a001 | scan main activity | preloaded |
| cr08a002 | When you were 15 years old, did your parents consider themselves member of a certain religion or church community? | directly measured |
| cr08a003 | Of which religion or church community did they consider themselves a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a004 | Of which religion or church community did your parents consider themselves a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a005 | Of which religion or church community did your parents consider themselves a member | directly measured |
| cr08a006 | What other direction of the Dutch Reformed Church do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a007 | What other direction of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a008 | What other Christian church community do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a009 | What other Eastern religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a010 | What other non-Christian religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a011 | When you were 15 years old, how often did your parents attend religious gatherings? | directly measured |
| cr08a012 | Do you consider yourself a member of a certain religion or church community? | directly measured |
| cr08a013 | Of which religion or church community are you a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a014 | Of which religion or church community are you a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a015 | Of which religion or church community are you a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a016 | What other direction of the Dutch Reformed Church do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a017 | What other direction of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a018 | What other Christian church community do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a019 | What other Eastern religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a020 | What other non-Christian religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a021 | Have you ever considered yourself member of a certain religion or church community? | directly measured |
| cr08a022 | Of which religion or church community did you consider yourself a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a023 | Of which religion or church community did you consider yourself a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a024 | Of which religion or church community did you consider yourself a member? | directly measured |
| cr08a025 | What other direction of the Dutch Reformed Church do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a026 | What other direction of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a027 | What other Christian church community do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a028 | What other Eastern religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a029 | What other non-Christian religion do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a030 | Which of the following statements best matches your idea of God? | directly measured |
| cr08a031 | Do you believe in a life after death? | directly measured |
| cr08a032 | Do you believe in the existence of heaven? | directly measured |
| cr08a033 | Do you believe in purgatory? | directly measured |
| cr08a034 | Do you believe in hell? | directly measured |
| cr08a035 | Do you believe in a devil? | directly measured |
| cr08a036 | Do you believe Adam and Eve existed? | directly measured |
| cr08a037 | Do you see the Bible as the word of God? | directly measured |
| cr08a038 | Do you see the Koran as the word of God? | directly measured |
| cr08a039 | Do you see the Torah as the word of God? | directly measured |
| cr08a040 | Do you think that it makes sense of you to pray? | directly measured |
| cr08a041 | Aside from special occasions such as weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious gatherings nowadays? | directly measured |
| cr08a042 | Aside from when you attend religious gatherings, how often do you pray? | directly measured |
| cr08a043 | Dutch | directly measured |
| cr08a044 | other | directly measured |
| cr08a053 | Were you born in the Netherlands? | directly measured |
| cr08a057 | Was your father born in the Netherlands? | directly measured |
| cr08a060 | Was your mother born in the Netherlands? | directly measured |
| cr08a079 | Dutch | directly measured |
| cr08a080 | Arab | directly measured |
| cr08a081 | Berber | directly measured |
| cr08a082 | German | directly measured |
| cr08a083 | Frisian | directly measured |
| cr08a084 | Indonesian | directly measured |
| cr08a085 | Turkish | directly measured |
| cr08a086 | Flemish | directly measured |
| cr08a087 | other language | directly measured |
| cr08a088 | What other language do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a089 | At home, do you generally speak Dutch or another language? | directly measured |
| cr08a090 | What other language do you generally speak at home? | directly measured |
| cr08a091 | What other language do you mean? | directly measured |
| cr08a092 | Do you ever speak dialect? | directly measured |
| cr08a093 | Do you speak Dutch with… your partner? | directly measured |
| cr08a094 | Do you speak Dutch with… your children? | directly measured |
| cr08a095 | Do you speak Dutch with… most of your friends and acquaintances? | directly measured |
| cr08a096 | Do you speak Dutch with… colleagues? | directly measured |
| cr08a097 | When having conversations in Dutch, do you ever have trouble speaking the Dutch language? | directly measured |
| cr08a098 | When reading newspapers, letters or brochures, do you ever have trouble understanding the Dutch language? | directly measured |
| cr08a099 | Do you think that religion is a human invention? | directly measured |
| cr08a100 | Do you think it would be good if everyone had the same religion? | directly measured |
| cr08a101 | Does a wife have to do what her husband asks of her? | directly measured |
| cr08a102 | Does a husband have to do what his wife asks of him? | directly measured |
| cr08a103 | Should women enter marriage as a virgin? | directly measured |
| cr08a104 | Should men enter marriage as a virgin? | directly measured |
| cr08a105 | Do you believe that abortion is ever permitted? | directly measured |
| cr08a106 | Do you believe in reincarnation? | directly measured |
| cr08a107 | Do you believe in karma (the law of cause and effect)? | directly measured |
| cr08a108 | Do you ever meditate? | directly measured |
| cr08a109 | Did you find it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| cr08a110 | Were the questions clear to you? | directly measured |
| cr08a111 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking? | directly measured |
| cr08a112 | Did you find the topic interesting? | directly measured |
| cr08a113 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| cr08a116 | Starting date of the interview | constructed |
| cr08a117 | Starting time of the interview | constructed |
| cr08a118 | End date of the interview | constructed |
| cr08a119 | End time of the interview | constructed |
Questions
Questionnaire: Religion and Ethnicity, wave 1
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.
Browse Religion and Ethnicity, wave 1Response Information
Response Overview
In January 2008, the LISS panel completed a questionnaire on religion and ethnicity. The survey was repeated in April 2008 for non-respondents.
Response: Selected number of household members: 9072 (100%)
Nonrespons: 1654 (18.2%)
Actual respons: 7418 (81.2%)
Collection Events
Period
07-01-2008 to 29-01-2008
Sample
panel members aged 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Period
07-04-2008 to 30-04-2008
Sample
non-respondents of the first measurement
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondens