DOI: 10.17026/dans-zmw-af6q
title: NIPO weekpeilingen 1980
title: NIPO opinion polls 1980

description: &lt;p&gt;Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1980 concerning social and political issues. Samples were drawn from the Dutch population aged 18 years and older.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All data from the surveys held between 1962 and 2000 are available in the DANS data collections.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Background variables:&lt;br&gt;Sex / age / religion / income / vote recall latest elections / party preference / level of education / union membership / professional status / &lt; self &gt; left-right rating / party alignment / province / degree of urbanization / weight factor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topical variables:&lt;br&gt;n8002: Prime minister to be elected / If election of prime minister choice between respectively Van Agt, Terlouw, Den Uyl, Wiegel/ Van Agt, Den Uyl/ Lubbers, Den Uyl / Second cabinet Den Uyl / If ARP-CHU-KVP were still individual parties on which respondents' vote / NATO decision nuclear weapons West-Europe / Nuclear weapons in Holland: replacement, removal / Cabinet formation parties to participate.&lt;br&gt;n8003: Expected income this year compared with 1979 / Satisfaction with expected income / Expected income making ends meet / Invasion of Soviet troupes in Afghanistan / Counterbalance in West-Europe against East-European countries / Dutch NATO membership / Action of the USA to free the hostages in Iran / Holland to participate in economical sanctions against Iran / USA military measures against Iran.&lt;br&gt;n8004: Opinion about proclaimed interval of the wage negotiations cash limit / Cash limit during the coming months / Unions and parties should take action against the cash limit / Respondent's participating in actions against cash limit / Did cash limit change / Attitude towards Cabinet van Agt / Confidence in Cabinet van Agt / Second Cabinet Den Uyl.&lt;br&gt;n8005: Proclamation cash limit from January till middle of march / Cash limit influence personally / Income compared with 1979 / Satisfaction with income / Income makes ends meet / Should cash limit be continued to a wage freeze for 1980 / Invasion of Soviet troupes in Afghanistan, world peace in danger / Should Olympic games in Moscow proceed / Should Holland participate in Olympics Moscow / Participation Holland in Moscow if USA would not participate / Should Holland participate in measures against the Soviet Union / Confidence in president Carters' foreign policy.&lt;br&gt;n8007: Police carrying fire arms / Use of firearms by the police / Squatting houses / Offices / Squatters move out after a sentence / Police versus squatters / Keizersgracht squatted office buildings in Amsterdam / Actions of mayor and police in case of 'Keizersgracht'.&lt;br&gt;n8008: Telebingo &lt; television quiz &gt; / Participation in Telebingo / Data of inauguration Beatrix as new queen / Confidence in Queen Juliana / Confidence in Beatrix / Confidence in Claus / Holland stay a monarchy / If Holland were a republic who would respondent vote for president &lt; list &gt; / Should Olympics in Moscow proceed / Participation of Holland in Olympics Moscow, in case of non-participation USA, England a.o. / Cash limit till middle of march / Cash limit be continued to a wage freeze for 1980.&lt;br&gt;n8009: Prime minister to be elected / If election of prime minister choice between Van Agt / Terlouw / Den Uyl / Wiegel / Lubbers / Aantjes ARP-CHU-KVP were still individual parties on which respondents' vote / Consolidation of CDA / Who should be first candidate of CDA-VVD-PvdA / Retrenchment policy / Business with continuing losses close or support by tax money / Supporting suffering business by tax money / Demonstration, strikes etc. at close down of business does it make sense / Necessity of announced dismissal at some Philips plants / Working hard in Holland / Earnings versus dedication in Holland / Expectation will Moscow Olympics proceed normally.&lt;br&gt;n8010: List of prominent figures whose advice, decision should be followed in the following spheres in general tax levy, retrenchments, income distribution, social insurance / Cutting down in government expenditures / Announced cuts in government expenditures / Confidence in cabinet van Agt / Second cabinet Den Uyl / Resignation of minister Andriessen / Andriessen resignation versus cabinet resignation / Removal of the one cent piece / Removal of the cent life more expensive / Queen's day 31 January, 30 April or 31 August.&lt;br&gt;n8011: New minister of finance / Cutting down in government's expenditures / Announced cuts in government's expenditures / Confidence in cabinet Van Agt / Necessity of the cash limit / Strikes of FNV against the cash limit / More union actions against cash limit / Resignation of cabinet also by strikes, other actions / Coup in Surinam &lt; Dutch Guyana &gt; / Development aid to Surinam / Standard of living in Holland / Development aid to be raised / If living standard would go down what about development income making ends meet.&lt;br&gt;n8013: School subjects courses followed / Favourite courses / Courses one disliked.:&lt;br&gt;n8014: Necessity of cash limit / Confidence in cabinet Van Agt / Income makes ends meet / Strikes of FNV against the cash limit / More union actions against cabinet Van Agt / Resignation of cabinet also by strikes, other actions / Did cash limit change respondents' attitude towards cabinet Van Agt / Did the PvdA opposition against the cash limit change respondents' attitude towards PvdA / Beatrix inauguration in the 'Nieuwe Kerk' Amsterdam the right spot / Government taking care of safety and order.&lt;br&gt;n8016: Housing need personal problem / High mortgage rent personal problem / Economical situation of the country now and the next 12 months / Expectation price development / Financial situation of respondent or family compared with 12 months ago / Financial situation of respondent or family, the next 12 months / Big purchases now economical / Own income justifiable / Estimate own income development till now.&lt;br&gt;n8017: Number of parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Squatting houses, offices permitted / Organizers of large scale squatting / Office owner permitted to put the squatters out / House owner permitted to put the squatters out / Having first right to a dwelling squatters or those with a declaration of urgency / Actions against squatting / Ownership of house or renting, mortgage, squatter / Expenditures for house or apartment.&lt;br&gt;n8018: Number of parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Taking a day off 30 April, 1 May, 5 May / Planned activities on days off / Squatting demonstrations 30th April allowed / Action against squatters actions 30th April / News about hostages in Teheran / Holland taking measures against Iran / Holland participating in the Moscow Olympics.&lt;br&gt;n8019: Number of parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Squatters' demonstration on 30th April / Events of last time influencing respondents' political choice / Holland participating in the Olympics in Moscow / Second cabinet Den Uyl / Second cabinet Van Agt / Cabinet backed up by CDA and VVD / Cabinet backed up by CDA-VVD-D66 / Cabinet backed up by PvdA-CDA-D66 / Cabinet backed up by PvdA-D66-PSP-PPR-CPN.&lt;br&gt;n8020: Number of parties getting respondents' support coming elections / Parties getting respondents' support coming elections / American hostages in Iran / Holland taking measures against Iran / Holland participating in the Moscow Olympics / Confidence in president Carter, in chancellor Schmidt, in prime minister Thatcher and in president Brezhnev / Confidence in Van Agt, Wiegel, Den Uyl, Terlouw.&lt;br&gt;n8021: Riots 30th April / News media on riots 30th April / Police shooting in similar events in future / VARA radio influencing 30th April events / News media and their freedom / Wiegel's performance 30th April / Den Uyl's performance 30th April / Events of last time influencing respondents' political choice / Second cabinet Den Uyl / Second cabinet Van Agt / Confidence in Van Agt, Wiegel, Den Uyl, Terlouw / Confidence in queen Beatrix.&lt;br&gt;n8024: Attitude queen Beatrix, Prince Claus / Which magazines does Beatrix read regularly / Which magazines does respondent read regularly / Party affiliation queen Beatrix / Holland monarchy or republic / If presidential elections who gets respondents' vote.&lt;br&gt;n8026: Retrenchment policy of government / Cutting down in welfare facilities / Satisfaction with income / Income making ends meet / Possibility of somewhat less income &lt; percentage &gt; / Modal income in Holland / Respondent's income compared with modal income / People with high incomes should earn less / New election program of PvdA / Second cabinet Den Uyl / Significance of Moscow Olympics 80.&lt;br&gt;n8027: Expenditures / Tax evasion / Legal tax escapes / Filling in one's tax return / Ceiling Income tax higher incomes.&lt;br&gt;n8028: Dutch government and parliament interference in foreign affairs Surinam, Apartheid, Russian dissidents, South and Middle America, Walloons and the Flemish, Afghanistan, prisoners in Indonesia / Holland and boycott against Soviet Union, South-Africa, Iran / Real allies of The Netherlands / Real enemies of The Netherlands / Expectation of the third world war.&lt;br&gt;n8029: Confidence in Van Agt, Lubbers, De Boer, Scholten / If ARP, KVP, CHU were still individual parties on which would respondent vote / Consolidation of CDA / Hypothetical party formation by CDA dissidents respondents' vote / Vacation pay expenditures / Plans to halve vacation pay in 1981 / Hypothetical referendum nuclear plants / Profession of respondent or respondents' husband / Which economical sector / Cheap energy as condition of production / Manual labour as alternative.&lt;br&gt;n8030: Party vote if PvdA chooses d66 as coalition partner / Party vote if d66 keeps coalition choices open / Party vote if PvdA chooses PPR, PSP, D66, CPN as coalition partners / Party vote if CDA chooses PvdA as favourite coalition partner / Party vote if VVD chooses CDA and D66 as coalition partners / Party vote if D66 declares PvdA participation in new cabinet a condition / Party vote if VVD declares a national cabinet VVD-D66-PvdA-CDA a priority / National cabinet / Satisfaction with income / Income making ends meet / Possibility of somewhat less income / Hypothetical government measure overall reduction of incomes by a fixed percentage.&lt;br&gt;n8031: Expectation budget 1981 / Government retrenchment policy / Problem solving ability cabinet Van Agt versus new cabinet Den Uyl / National cabinet CDA, VVD, D66, PvdA better / Satisfaction with income / Income making ends meet / Possibility of somewhat less income / Somewhat less income respondent if absolute economic necessity / Hypothetical government measure overall reduction of incomes by a fixed percentage / Soviet union a danger to West-Europe / Holland.&lt;br&gt;n8034: Unions proposal accepting a minor wage cut / Accepting a wage-cut / The position of Dutch trade and industry / Wages and salaries unemployment / Continuous modernizing as condition Dutch economical situation / Squatting action by government in case of resistance / Squatting problem and local Amsterdam government.&lt;br&gt;n8035: Election program of CDA party vote to CDA / Cuts in wages and salaries a program item of CDA / Smaller less income respondent if economic necessity.&lt;br&gt;n8036: Vacation of squatted houses in Amsterdam in the media / Squatting action of government in case of resistance / Squatting police action in Amsterdam / Squatting problem and Amsterdam local government / Respondent on side of squatters / Events of last time influencing respondents' political choice / Coalition PvdA - CDA - D66 after coming elections / Party vote if PvdA chooses CDA and D66 as coalition partners / Terlouw formation of cabinet only as Cabinet Den Uyl / Party vote if D66 states participation PvdA in new cabinet as condition.&lt;br&gt;n8039: Budget and budget-speech in the media / Confidence in cabinet changed by budget and budget-speech / Government plans and respondents' own position / Government plans and respondents' political choice / Who prime-minister after elections May 1981 / Principal right to own house for people over 18.&lt;br&gt;n8040: Plans of &lt; peaceful &gt; occupation Doodewaard nuclear plant 18 October / Nuclear plants Doodewaard and Borssele and their safety devices.&lt;br&gt;n8041: Hypothetical referendum nuclear plants / Cheap energy as condition of production / Manual labour as alternative / Knowledge of names presidential candidates USA / Carter versus Reagan versus Anderson / 'Nationale strippenkaart' &lt; national transport tickets &gt; / Use of transport bus - tram - metro.&lt;br&gt;n8042: Voting intention coming elections / Party vote coming elections / Retrenchment policy of government / Contract negotiations labour management 1981 / Contract negotiations and governmental interference / Cash limit for 1981 / Reduction respondents' purchasing power percentage / Freedom of action, demonstration, etc. / Nuclear weapons in West-Europe, Holland / Did respondent tan this summer / Clothing during sunbathing, use of tanning lotions etc.&lt;br&gt;n8044: Voting intention coming elections / Party vote coming elections first and second choice / Respondent's vote and future situation in Holland / Making ends meet in several family situations income / Minimum wage / Annual holiday supplement / Reduction of annual holiday supplement versus reduction in salary / Relative importance family situation versus society in general / Relative importance insisting on rights versus doing one's duties.&lt;br&gt;n8045: Demonstrations Doodewaard nuclear plant sympathy / Secret transmitter in Doodewaard and in 'De Grote Keyzer' / Permissiveness towards squatters etc. versus people as respondent / Restoring order in Holland / Parties and restoring order in Holland / Cheap energy as condition of production / Nuclear energy in West-Europe, Holland, needed over 10-20 years.&lt;br&gt;n8046: Duty to support one's children age limit son and daughter / Age of majority / Law changing age of majority 21 to 18 years / Legal duty to support children 18-19-20 years of age / Respondent financially independent / Age of becoming financially independent / Cash limit next year / National government interfering in squatting problems Wiegel versus mayor Polak.&lt;br&gt;n8047: Respondent or wage earner employed by / Respondent or wage earner state or private employer, other / Estimate of output respondents' or wage earners' employer / Expectation of output, work of respondents' or wage earners' employer coming year / Respondent's or wage earners' employer needing more or less people coming year / Confidence in management respondents' or wage earners' employer / Confidence in future respondents' or wage earners' employer / Expectation government's support respondents' or wage earners' employer / People in Holland work harder / Wages and salaries raised or cut.&lt;br&gt;n8048: Cash limit next year / Respondent's income coming year / Christmas and New Year respondent taking days off or getting holidays / Xmas tree, taking holidays at Christmas, New Year abroad / Most competent politician in Holland / Most important politician coming year / Prime-minister after coming elections.&lt;br&gt;n8050: Nuclear weapons in West-Europe, Holland / Removal nuclear weapons from Holland will West Germany, France, England follow / Military counterbalance against Soviet Union and East European countries in West-Europe / Holland member of NATO / Removal of nuclear weapons from Holland / Reaction of Soviet Union / Government decision after coming election replacement of nuclear weapons / Cash limit for 1981 / Relative importance insisting on rights versus doing one's duties / Relative importance family situation versus society in general / Priority social services versus interests trade and industry and employment / Respondents' or respondents' family income depends upon social services.&lt;br&gt;n8051: Making ends meet / Changes in D66-vote if D66 would declare for cooperation with PvdA / Opposition leader together with current prime minister in future government.&lt;br&gt;n8052: Respondent or wage earner employed by / Respondent or wage earner state or private employer or other / Estimate of output respondents' or wage earners' employer / Expectation of output, work of respondents' or wage earners' employer coming year / Respondent's or wage earners' employer needing more or less people coming year / Confidence in management respondents' or wage earners' employer / Confidence in future respondents' or wage earners' employer / Expectation government's support respondents' or wage earners' employer / People in Holland work harder / Wages and salaries be raised or be cut.&lt;/p&gt;