LISS panel > The “Don’t Know” Option and the Outcomes of Opinion Polls
Publisher
CentERdata
Creator
Van De Maat, J.
Created
May 16 2012
Description
In February 2012, the LISS panel was presented the “Don’t know” experiment. This experiment focuses on the effects of different ways of offering the "Don’t know" option by answering the research question: How does the "Don’t know" option influence the results of specific questions and of a survey or opinion poll as a whole?
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Feb 06 2012
| Name | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| intro | This questionnaire contains a number of statements about various topics. Please indicate what you think of these statements by selecting th… | Deze vragenlijst bevat een aantal stellingen over uiteenlopende onderwerpen. Geef aan wat u van deze stellingen vindt door het antwoord te … |
| fu003 | Some people and parties think that the differences in income in our country should become bigger. Others think they should become smaller. … | Sommige mensen en partijen vinden dat de verschillen in inkomens in ons land groter moeten worden. Anderen dat ze kleiner moeten worden. Na… |
| fu004 | "The statutory retirement age should remain at 65 years". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or disagree, or you don’t have an … | "De AOW-leeftijd moet gehandhaafd blijven op 65 jaar". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heeft u geen mening / else: Bent… |
| fu005 | "Social welfare benefits should be lowered so that people are stimulated to find a job". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or … | "De bijstand moet verlaagd worden zodat mensen gestimuleerd worden om te gaan werken". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of … |
| fu006 | Some people think that euthanasia should always be prohibited. Others think that euthanasia should be permitted if the patient makes that r… | Sommige mensen vinden dat euthanasie altijd verboden moet zijn. Anderen vinden dat euthanasie mogelijk moet zijn als de patiënt daarom vraa… |
| fu007 | "Adoption by homosexual couples should be possible". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or disagree, or you don’t have an opini… | "Adoptie door homoseksuele paren moet mogelijk zijn". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heeft u geen mening / else: Bent … |
| fu008 | "It is a good thing that women can have their egg cells frozen so that they can have children at a later age". [if fu001=1: Do you agree wi… | "Het is goed dat vrouwen hun eicellen kunnen laten invriezen om op latere leeftijd nog kinderen te kunnen krijgen". [if fu001=1: Bent u het… |
| fu009 | In the Netherlands, some feel that ethnic minorities should be able to live here while retaining their own culture. Others feel that they s… | In Nederland vinden sommigen dat allochtonen hier moeten kunnen leven met behoud van de eigen cultuur. Anderen vinden dat zij zich geheel m… |
| fu010 | "There are too many people of another nationality living in the Netherlands". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or disagree, o… | "Er wonen teveel mensen van een andere nationaliteit in Nederland". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heeft u geen mening… |
| fu011 | "All people that have lived in the Netherlands illegally for a long time should be permitted to stay here". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with … | "Alle illegalen die al lange tijd in Nederland wonen, moeten hier kunnen blijven". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heef… |
| fu012 | European unification is progressing steadily. The countries of the European Union have decided to work together increasingly closely. But n… | De Europese eenwording is in volle gang. De landen van de Europese Unie hebben besloten om steeds nauwer met elkaar te gaan samenwerken. Ma… |
| fu013 | "The Netherlands should spend more money on development aid". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or disagree, or you don’t have… | "Nederland moet meer geld uitgeven aan ontwikkelingshulp". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heeft u geen mening / else: … |
| fu014 | "The United Nations has too little power". [if fu001=1: Do you agree with this statement, or disagree, or you don’t have an opinion on this… | "De Verenigde Naties heeft te weinig macht". [if fu001=1: Bent u het hiermee eens, mee oneens of heeft u geen mening / else: Bent u het hie… |
| fu015 | "The Queen may only express government policy towards journalists". Do you agree or disagree with this? [if fu001=1: You may also indicate … | "De Koningin mag tegenover journalisten slechts het regeringsbeleid uitdragen". Bent u het hiermee eens of mee oneens? [if fu001=1: U kunt … |
| fu016 | Are you for or against surrogate motherhood? [if fu001=1: You may also indicate that you don’t know.] | Bent u voor of tegen draagmoederschap? [if fu001=1: U kunt het ook aangeven als u het niet weet.] |
| fu017 – fu021 | Note: Please complete the questionnaire until you are returned to the starting screen. Only then will the system register the questionnaire… | NB: Maakt u alstublieft de vragenlijst af totdat u weer bij het beginscherm komt. Pas dan registreert het systeem de vragenlijst als volled… |
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | fu12a | Number of household member encrypted | |
| fu12a_m | fu12a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| fu12a001 | fu12a | How the respondent was presented the ‘Don’t know’ option: | |
| fu12a002 | fu12a | Participation in second experiment | |
| fu12a003 | fu12a | Where would you position yourself on a line from 1 to 7, where 1 means that differences in income should increase and 7 means that they should decrease? | |
| fu12a004 | fu12a | "The statutory retirement age should remain at 65 years". | |
| fu12a005 | fu12a | "Social welfare benefits should be lowered so that people are stimulated to find a job". | |
| fu12a006 | fu12a | Where would you position yourself on a line from 1 to 7, where 1 means that euthanasia should be prohibited and 7 means that euthanasia should be permitted? | |
| fu12a007 | fu12a | "Adoption by homosexual couples should be possible". | |
| fu12a008 | fu12a | "It is a good thing that women can have their egg cells frozen so that they can have children at a later age". | |
| fu12a009 | fu12a | Where would you position yourself on a line from 1 to 7, where 1 means that ethnic minorities can retain their own culture and 7 means that they should fully adapt? | |
| fu12a010 | fu12a | "There are too many people of another nationality living in the Netherlands". | |
| fu12a011 | fu12a | "All people that have lived in the Netherlands illegally for a long time should be permitted to stay here". | |
| fu12a012 | fu12a | Where would you position yourself on a line from 1 to 7, where 1 means that European unification should go even further and 7 means that unification has already gone too far? | |
| fu12a013 | fu12a | "The Netherlands should spend more money on development aid". | |
| fu12a014 | fu12a | "The United Nations has too little power". | |
| fu12a015 | fu12a | "The Queen may only express government policy towards journalists". | |
| fu12a016 | fu12a | Are you for or against surrogate motherhood? | |
| fu12a017 | fu12a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| fu12a018 | fu12a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| fu12a019 | fu12a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| fu12a020 | fu12a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| fu12a021 | fu12a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| fu12a022 | fu12a | Starting date questionnaire | |
| fu12a023 | fu12a | Starting time questionnaire | |
| fu12a024 | fu12a | End date questionnaire | |
| fu12a025 | fu12a | End time questionnaire | |
| fu12a026 | fu12a | Duration in seconds |