Creator: Wisse, Eva
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments | In January 2009, the LISS panel was presented a questionnaire about the ministers currently serving in the fourth cabinet Balkenende. Panel members were assigned to one of three groups on the basis of a random variable. One group was presented a photograph of the minister concerned when asked to assess this minister. A second group was presented a group photo on which the minister concerned was individually encircled. The third group was not presented any photographs while completing the questionnaire. The survey is scheduled to be repeated in July 2009, in January and July 2010 and in January 2011. |
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 1 | This is the first measure of the study 'Decreasing trust in democratic governments', conducted in January 2009. |
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 2 | In this study respondents were asked to judge the ministers who serve in the fourth cabinet Balkenende on how reliable, sympathetic, competent and honest they think they are. In January 2009, the LISS panel was presented a questionnaire about the ministers currently serving in the fourth cabinet Balkenende. Panel members were assigned to one of three groups on the basis of a random variable. One group was presented a photograph of the minister concerned when asked to assess this minister. A second group was presented a group photo on which the minister concerned was individually encircled. The third group was not presented any photographs while completing the questionnaire. In July 2009, the survey was repeated, in which the first question queried more personality characteristics than in January. There was also just one condition: the respondents were only shown a photograph of the minister concerned. |
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 3 | In January 2009 (wave 1), the LISS panel was presented a questionnaire about the ministers currently serving in the fourth cabinet Balkenende. Panel members were assigned to one of three groups on the basis of a random variable. One group was presented a photograph of the minister concerned when asked to assess this minister. A second group was presented a group photo on which the minister concerned was individually encircled. The third group was not presented any photographs while completing the questionnaire. In July 2009 (wave 2), the survey was repeated, in which the first question queried more personality characteristics than in January. There was also just one condition: the respondents were only shown a photograph of the minister concerned. The questionnaire of July 2009 was repeated in January 2010 (wave 3). |
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 4 | Following the collapse of the government in February, an extra measurement was conducted in March 2010 (wave 4) using an abbreviated version of the questionnaire. It was presented to a random part of the panel. In this study respondents were asked to judge the ministers who serve in the fourth cabinet Balkenende on how reliable, competent and honest they think they are. |
| LISS panel > Decreasing Trust in Democratic Governments > Wave 5 | In January 2011 (wave 5) the questionnaire was repeated, but then featuring the new ministerial team of the first Rutte government. Respondents were asked to judge the ministers who serve in the first cabinet Rutte on how reliable, sympathetic, competent and honest they think they are. |