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LISS panel > Political discontent

Publisher
CentERdata
Creator
Henk van der Kolk, Armen Hakhverdian, Matthijs Rooduijn, Andrej Zaslove
Created
Dec 06 2019
Description
A survey about populism and other dimensions of political discontent.
URL to resource
https://www.dataarchive.lissdata.nl/study-units/view/879
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Apr 01 2019

Name English Dutch
{intro} This questionnaire is about politics in the Netherlands Deze vragenlijst gaat over de politiek in Nederland.
ph002 - ph011 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In hoeverre bent u het eens of oneens met de onderstaande uitspraken?
ph012 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following two statements? Given the shape that the Netherlands is in at present, the futur… In hoeverre bent u het eens of oneens met de volgende twee uitspraken? Zoals Nederland er nu voor staat, ziet de toekomst er hoopvol uit.
ph013 For most people in the Netherlands, life is becoming harder rather than easier. Voor de meeste mensen in Nederland wordt het leven eerder slechter dan beter.
ph014 What is your opinion on how the Netherlands is doing, generally? Hoe vindt u dat het over het algemeen gaat met Nederland?
ph015 - ph025 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In hoeverre bent u het eens of oneens met de onderstaande uitspraken?
ph026 - ph031 The following statements are about matters that you may or may not find important with respect to how democracy functions in our country. I… De volgende uitspraken gaan over zaken die u wel of niet belangrijk vindt voor het functioneren van de democratie in ons land. Hoe belangri…
ph032 - ph042 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In hoeverre bent u het eens of oneens met de onderstaande uitspraken?
ph043 - ph047 The final statements are about matters that you may or may not find important with respect to how democracy functions in our country. To wh… De laatste uitspraken gaan over zaken die u wel of niet belangrijk vindt voor het functioneren van de democratie in ons land. In hoeverre b…
ph048 - ph052 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 ph19a Number of the household member encrypted
ph19a_m ph19a Year and month of the field work period
ph19a001 ph19a Sample consists of 4 random groups who received different statements for ph19a032 – ph19a042
ph19a002 ph19a I consider myself to be well qualified to participate in politics.
ph19a003 ph19a I feel that I have a pretty good understanding of the important political issues facing our country.
ph19a004 ph19a Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me can't really understand what's going on.
ph19a005 ph19a I don't think parliamentarians care much what people like me think.
ph19a006 ph19a Political parties are only interested in my vote and not in my opinion.
ph19a007 ph19a People like me have no influence on what the government does.
ph19a008 ph19a So many people vote, my vote does not matter.
ph19a009 ph19a Generally speaking those we elect to the Dutch parliament lose touch with the people pretty quickly.
ph19a010 ph19a The politicians in the Dutch parliament need to follow the will of the people.
ph19a011 ph19a The people, not the politicians, should make our most important policy decisions.
ph19a012 ph19a Given the shape that the Netherlands is in at present, the future looks bright.
ph19a013 ph19a For most people in the Netherlands, life is becoming harder rather than easier.
ph19a014 ph19a What is your opinion on how the Netherlands is doing, generally?
ph19a015 ph19a I would rather be represented by a citizen than by a specialized politician.
ph19a016 ph19a The political differences between the elite and the people are larger than the differences among the people.
ph19a017 ph19a Politicians talk too much and take too little action.
ph19a018 ph19a What people call compromise in politics is really just selling out one’s principles.
ph19a019 ph19a The people should have the final say on the most important political issues by voting on them directly in referendums.
ph19a020 ph19a Ordinary people all pull together.
ph19a021 ph19a Ordinary people are of good and honest character.
ph19a022 ph19a I have a lot of confidence in politicians.
ph19a023 ph19a I have a lot of confidence in the government.
ph19a024 ph19a I have a lot of confidence in parliament.
ph19a025 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a026 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that the courts treat everyone the same.
ph19a027 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that the media are free to criticize the government.
ph19a028 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that governing parties are punished in elections when they have done a bad job.
ph19a029 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that the courts are able to stop the government acting beyond its authority.
ph19a030 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that opposition parties are free to criticize the government.
ph19a031 ph19a It is important for democracy in general - that the rights of minority groups are protected.
ph19a032 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a033 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a034 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a035 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a036 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a037 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a038 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a039 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a040 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a041 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a042 ph19a Four different statements about politics. The statement that was shown depends on variable ph19a001.
ph19a043 ph19a In a democracy it is important to make compromises among differing viewpoints.
ph19a044 ph19a It is important to listen to the opinion of other groups.
ph19a045 ph19a Politicians should lead rather than follow the people.
ph19a046 ph19a Policy-makers today are too concerned about what the average person wants, at the expense of the long-term public interest.
ph19a047 ph19a It’s a good thing that average people do not make policy, as this is better left to people who know what they’re doing.
ph19a048 ph19a Was it difficult to answer the questions?
ph19a049 ph19a Were the questions sufficiently clear?
ph19a050 ph19a Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?
ph19a051 ph19a Was it an interesting subject?
ph19a052 ph19a Did you enjoy answering the questions?
ph19a053 ph19a Starting date questionnaire
ph19a054 ph19a Starting time questionnaire
ph19a055 ph19a End date questionnaire
ph19a056 ph19a End time questionnaire
ph19a057 ph19a Duration in seconds