DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06742.v1
title: Dutch Parliamentary Election Panel Study, 1986-1989
title: Version 1

description: This panel study, conducted within the framework of the
 Dutch Parliamentary Election Studies, was administered in three waves.
 The first wave was conducted before the 1986 election, the second wave
 after the 1986 election, and the third wave after the 1989
 election. The purpose of the collection was to assess electoral change
 in the Netherlands. Main topics covered in the first wave include
 respondent's political interest, national problems of importance to
 respondents, party identification and membership, voting behavior in
 the 1986 municipal elections, economic policy, and political issues
 such as abortion, income differences, nuclear energy, and 1986 vote
 intentions. Many first-wave items were repeated in the second and
 third waves. New topics covered in the second wave include
 respondent's political knowledge, political efficacy and cynicism,
 respondent's view of religion in society, 1986 and 1982 voting
 behavior, the 1986 voting behavior of respondent's partner, left-right
 political ratings, faith in prospective premiers, union membership,
 sympathy for and participation in new social movements, expectations
 of economic development, civic competence and civic political
 participation, future voting probability, experience with
 unemployment, trait evaluations of politicians, and political issues
 such as euthanasia, nuclear energy, differences in income, nuclear
 armaments, the economy, and Social Security. Topics introduced in the
 third wave focused on 1989 voting behavior, government policy (effect
 of government policy on economics, satisfaction with government),
 left-right political ratings, expectations of economic development,
 sympathy for and participation in new social movements,
 progressiveness and conservatism, and political issues such as
 pollution and customs and traditions. Demographic variables include
 age, gender, marital status, employment status and profession,
education, religious affiliation, and household income.
description: A sample of 4,000 households was drawn from the Geographic
 Base Register, which is based to a large extent on the national mail
 delivery register of the Netherlands. From all eligible citizens
 within each household, one person was randomly selected by
 interviewing the person whose birthday was first. No substitution by
 another person was allowed in case of refusal, no-contact, or other
factors precluding an interview.
description: Datasets: 
DS1: Dutch Parliamentary Election Panel Study, 1986-1989
description: Members of the Dutch electorate at the time of the 1986-1989
parliamentary election.
description: (1) Users should consult the codebook for the DUTCH
 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION STUDY, 1986 (ICPSR 8876) to obtain information
 concerning the first two waves. (2) Correct column locations can be
 found in the SAS or SPSS data definition statements. (3) A significant
 portion of the documentation is written in Dutch. (4) The codebook,
 data collection instrument, and frequencies are provided as a
 Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed
 by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe
 Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat
Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.