LISS panel > Public Attitudes Towards Representative, Direct and Stealth Democracy
Publisher
CentERdata
Creator
Coffé, H., Michels, A.
Created
Apr 05 2012
Description
The survey aims to gain insight into public support for different types of democracy: stealth, direct and representative democracy, and to investigate to what extent these opinions differ between social groups
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Dec 05 2011
| Name | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | This questionnaire is about democracy in the Netherlands. | Deze vragenlijst gaat over democratie in Nederland. |
| fk001 - fk004 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk005 - fk009 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk010 - fk013 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk014 | In the following part you are asked to choose between two statements, A or B. With which statement do you agree more? A. Elected politi… | Nu volgt iedere keer een keuze tussen twee stellingen: A of B. Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Gekozen politici weten het bes… |
| fk015 | With which statement do you agree more? A. I don’t need to know what elected politicians do to improve the country, as long as they do th… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ik hoef niet te weten wat gekozen politici doen om het land te verbeteren, zolang ze hun werk m… |
| fk016 | With which statement do you agree more? A. I am in favor of a democracy in which citizens vote for parliament, and parliament then takes de… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ik ben voorstander van een democratie waarbij de burgers het parlement kiezen, en het parlement… |
| fk017 | With which statement do you agree more? A. Political decisions can best be made by non-elected, independent experts. B. Political decisions… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Politieke besluiten kunnen het beste worden genomen door niet-gekozen, onafhankelijke experts. … |
| fk018 | With which statement do you agree more? A. Our country would be better off if decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. B. O… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ons land zou het beter doen als besluiten zouden worden genomen door niet-gekozen, onafhankelij… |
| fk019 - fk023 | Note: Please complete the questionnaire fully until you are returned to the initial screen. Only then will the system register the question… | NB: Maakt u alstublieft de vragenlijst af totdat u weer bij het beginscherm komt.Pas dan registreert het systeem de vragenlijst als volledi… |
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | fk11a | Number of household member encrypted | |
| fk11a_m | fk11a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| fk11a001 | fk11a | It would be better for the country if parliamentarians were to stop talking and to actually tackle the problems instead. | |
| fk11a002 | fk11a | Mayors ought to be elected directly by the municipality’s inhabitants. | |
| fk11a003 | fk11a | Generally speaking, elected politicians are the most suitable people to make decisions. | |
| fk11a004 | fk11a | Our government would function more effectively if it were managed in the same way as a business venture. | |
| fk11a005 | fk11a | Voters should have direct input in law-making. | |
| fk11a006 | fk11a | Elected politicians know best how to lead a country. | |
| fk11a007 | fk11a | Our country would be better off if political decisions were made by businessmen. | |
| fk11a008 | fk11a | As long as elected politicians do their job, I don’t mind leaving it all up to them. | |
| fk11a009 | fk11a | Citizens should have more influence on policy. | |
| fk11a010 | fk11a | A referendum is a suitable way of taking political decisions about important issues. | |
| fk11a011 | fk11a | Agreeing to compromise means surrendering your own principles. | |
| fk11a012 | fk11a | Political parties are important representatives of voters’ interests. | |
| fk11a013 | fk11a | Our country would be better off if political decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. | |
| fk11a014 | fk11a | A - Elected politicians know best how to make decision. vs B - Citizens should be involved much more activively in the policy process. | |
| fk11a015 | fk11a | A - I don't need to know what elected politicians do to improve the country, as long as they do their job. vs B - I would like to have more of a say about what politicians do to improve the situation of our country. | |
| fk11a016 | fk11a | A - I am in favor of a democracy in which citizens vote for parliament, and parliament then takes decision. vs B - I am in favor of a democracy in which as many decisions as possible are taken on the basis of a referendum. | |
| fk11a017 | fk11a | A - Political decisions can best be made by non-elected, independent experts. vs B - Political decisions van best be made by elected officials. | |
| fk11a018 | fk11a | A - Our country would be better off if decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. vs B - Our country would be better off if decisions were made by the people. | |
| fk11a019 | fk11a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| fk11a020 | fk11a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| fk11a021 | fk11a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| fk11a022 | fk11a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| fk11a023 | fk11a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| fk11a024 | fk11a | Starting date questionnaire | |
| fk11a025 | fk11a | Starting time questionnaire | |
| fk11a026 | fk11a | End date questionnaire | |
| fk11a027 | fk11a | End time questionnaire | |
| fk11a028 | fk11a | Duration in seconds |