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This questionnaire
consists of questions about the knowledge of the views of different political
parties and the use of Twitter for voicing political opinions.

Two wave survey on voters' opinions: before and after the Dutch parliamentary elections of 1989. Systematic analysis of change in political opinions and behaviour of the Dutch electorate. Pre-election wave: reading of newspapers / tv newscast exposure / most important national problems / party identification and membership / evaluation of government policy on economic situation, labour market, personal income situation / political issues ( perception of main parties standpoint, own stand ): abortion, nuclear plants, differences in income / voting in last European Parliament elections / voting in last national election / coalition preference / opinion on cleaning pollution / sympathy rating of parties and leading politicians / party identification of parents / Post-election wave, additional variables: voting behaviour / time of vote decision / voting stability / political issues ( perception of main parties stand, own stand ): euthanasia, NATO nuclear arms on Dutch territory / expectations regarding own income situation, general prosperity and influence of coalition on that / prevalence of reduction of unemployment versus reduction of government debts / knowledge of, opinions on leading politicians / left, right rating of political parties / sense of political efficacy / civic competence, participation / party campaign activities / membership of and participation in extra-parliamentary organizations / influence of religion / pillarization - compartmentalization / confessionalism / secularism / self centredness / importance of national political goals /sympathy rating of politicians Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership.

Three wave survey on voters' opinions:
before, between and after the Dutch parliamentary elections of 15 May 2002 and 22
January 2003. Political interest and communication/ most important
national problem/ party adherence/ party membership/ government policy
satisfaction/ vote intention Second Chamber 2002/ perception of poll results/
political (position) issues: euthanasia/ political (position) issues: income
differences/ political (position) issues: asylum seekers/ political (position)
issues: crime/ opinion representation/ left-right self-rating/ previous voting
behavior/ sympathy scores for political parties/ sympathy scores for politicians/
political knowledge: photo questions/ coalation preference before elections
2002/ party preference father/ party preference mother/ composition of
household/ composition of household: income/ background characteristics of
respondent: social and economic variables/ background characteristics of
respondent: religion/ social class/ background characteristics of partner:
social and economic variables/ background characteristics of partner: religion/
background characteristics of breadwinner: social and economic variables/
interview information/ resignation Purple cabinet/ murder of Pim Fortuyn/
interest and activities in campaign/ voting behavior Second Chamber 2002/
influence on turnout/ number of seats after election/ (post) materialist
values/ social participation/ trust in (political) instutions/ sympathy scores
for political parties/ sympathy score for politicians/ political (position)
issues: nuclear/ political (position) issues: ethnic minorities/ political
(position) issues: european unification/ satisfaction with democracy/ faith in
prospective Prime Ministers/ external political efficacy/ internal political
efficacy/ political cynism/ social isolation/ probability of future vote for
various parties/ civic competence and civic political participation/
confessional attitude/ progressive-conservative/ party choice if elections were
held tomorrow/ resignation Balkende cabinet/ political interest/ importance/
political communication/ most important national problem/ national symbols/
crime punishment/ voting behavior Second Chamber 2003/ democratic reform/
coalition preference after elections 2003

In the month of August 2010, the LISS panel completed wave 1 of a questionnaire on the desire for children. The survey aims to refine measurement of desires for children in a modern low fertility setting by concentrating on the ideal family size. In the month of September 2010, the LISS panel completed wave 2.

This is the second wave of the survey Measuring the Desire for Children in Low Fertility Settings