Cultural change in the Netherlands

Summary

Strengths: The survey provides long time series data.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Telephone
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Cannot be downloaded directly

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data has been collected in the following years: 1975 1979-1998: data was collected annually (excludingo 1992, 1994, 1990). 2000 onwards, data was collected biennially, 2010/2011. The net sample size used was between 2,000 and 3,000 individuals.

First year of collection
1975

Stratification if applicable
Before 2004: three-step stratified sampling: 1) municipality 2) address 3) individuals, 2004,2006: three-step stratified sampling: 1) postal codes 2) address 3) individuals, 2008 onwards: two-step stratified sampling: 1) municipality 2) individuals

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch speaking population in non-institutional households

Age range
Population aged 17 and over

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Brief overview of: Public opinion about Dutch culture and society, happiness, satisfaction with political administration, government and politics; trust in institutions and fellow man

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Contact data administrator (see contact information)

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Survey errors

Breaks
Methodological break years: 2004, 2008 (changes in fieldwork/ sampling method), 1988, 1098, 2010 (changes in observation method).

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Consistent terminology of life situation index

Governance

Contact information

The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)
Rijnstraat 50
2515 XP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: 003170-3407000
Email: info(at)scp.nl
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
See Historical coverage