DOI: 10.17026/dans-z4s-be79
title: NIPO weekpeilingen 1982
title: NIPO opinion polls 1982

description: &lt;p&gt;Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1982 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 1982:&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;n8201: Wage control expected income this year / Income less or higher than last year / Satisfaction with income / Making ends meet / Respondent's opinion on government's wage control / Confidence in Van Agt, Den Uyl, Terlouw, Wiegel / Respondents' opinion on present government.&lt;br&gt;n8202: Profit rate, Poland, war profit rate at company where respondent is working / Profit rate of most of Dutch industry too high or too low / Respondent agrees with contention profit rate of most companies is too low / Should Polish trade- union Solidarity resist or obey Polish government / Military counterbalance needed in West-Europe against USSR and East-Europe / Should Holland stay in NATO or get out / In case of total war should Holland defend itself or rather surrender / Accept a Russian occupation or defend itself at all risks / Respondent's estimate of own chances of survival in case of war in Europe.&lt;br&gt;n8203: Confidence in Labour Party / Changes in sick benefit / Sickness during last winter / How many days respondent could not work because he was ill / Sick days were paid / Holland and other European countries should take measures against USSR and Poland / Should Polish trade union solidarity continue its resistance or stop all action / Respondent heard or read about government plans to reduce sick pay to 80 percent of salary / Should these plans be carried out / Would respondent participate in actions like strikes against these cuts in sick benefit / Confidence in Van Agt, Terlouw, Wiegel, Labour Party.&lt;br&gt;n8205: Labour Party / If member of Labour Party would respondent leave this party now / If new Labour Party would be founded would respondent vote for it.&lt;br&gt;n8206: Confidence in labour politicians / Did anything happen which changed respondents' opinion on CDA, D66, VVD, PvdA / Changes in opinion on PvdA by the stand taken by PvdA administration / Cuts in sick benefit / Employment plan of Den Uyl / The stand of PvdA on nuclear energy / Confidence in Den Uyl, Van der Louw, Van Dam / Respondent expects plans on cuts in sick benefit will be carried out / Respondent expects social insurance payments will continue to be indexed to minimum wage / Importance of work in respondents' life.&lt;br&gt;n8207: Awareness coming elections / next leader PvdA / Respondent knows when next elections will be / These will be national, provincial or local elections / Respondent will go and vote next provincial elections, March 24th / Respondent is sure which party he will vote for / Which parties should leave present coalition of CDA, PvdA and D66 / Should other party get in government Van Agt / Who will be next leader of PvdA / Clearness of present position of PvdA, D66, CDA, VVD / Confidence in president Reagan.&lt;br&gt;n8208: Confidence in Van Agt, Terlouw, Den Uyl, Wiegel / Where will Spain end on the list at world championship soccer / Respondent likes soccer.&lt;br&gt;n8209: Provincial elections / Profit rate / Constitution / Will respondent go and vote next provincial elections / Which party will he vote for / Profit rate at company where respondent works / Profit rate in most of Dutch industry too low or too high / Profit making is absolutely necessary or not allowed / What is a fair net profit in terms of percentage from selling prices / Should managers, designers etc. earn a lot / Respondent agrees or disagrees with article 7 of Dutch constitution referring to freedom of the press / Respondent agrees or disagrees with other articles of Dutch constitution.&lt;br&gt;n8211: Provincial elections / Plan for creating jobs / Changes in sick pay / Will respondent go and vote next provincial elections / Which party will he vote for / Profit rate at company where respondent is working / How many jobs will be created according to plan Den Uyl / Respondent knows what this plan will cost / Respondent thinks it is right to raise taxes for financing plan Den Uyl / Will this plan succeed in reducing unemployment / Will respondent himself or someone in family benefit from this plan / Did respondent join strike for plans to change sick benefit / Changes in sick benefit will be detrimental for himself / Is there someone seriously disabled within family, relatives, friends / Would respondent be prepared to pay 1 percent more in transport costs in favour of seriously disabled persons.&lt;br&gt;n8212: Provincial elections / Taxes / Which political parties will lose or win a lot next provincial elections / What makes respondent think so friends or forecasts / Should new government be formed after next provincial elections / Should there be parliamentary by-elections / Which political parties should form coalition / who for prime-minister / Respondent is obliged to return a declaration for Income tax / Respondent is paying property-tax / Respondent is able to write declaration himself or needs help / Problem with Income tax / Treatment by collector.&lt;br&gt;n8213: Profit rate / Profit sharing / Sick benefit / Profit rate of company where respondent is working / Respondent shares in profit / Profit rate of most of Dutch industry too low or too high / Freeze of salaries during three years to promote profit rate / Respondent could make ends meet with same salary during three years / If workers would share in profit would respondent agree with freeze in salary / Will profit sharing promote better work / Respondent could achieve more in same working day / Does it happen that people say they are sick while actually they could work / Respondent agrees with no sick benefit during first day and complete pay afterwards.&lt;br&gt;n8214: Provincial elections / Respondent watched provincial elections on TV / Respondent satisfied with results / Should new coalition be formed / Should PvdA leave government Van Agt.&lt;br&gt;n8215: Provincial elections / Emigration / Respondent did vote last provincial elections / Respondent did vote former elections / Should compulsory voting be reestablished / Voting does matter for what happens in country / Does it matter which party one votes for / Respondent prefers to stay in Holland or wants to emigrate / Emigrate to what country.&lt;br&gt;n8216: Opinion on present government / Expectations of political issues / Respondent's opinion on present government / Should this government stay or leave / Will this government last this year / Confidence in Van Agt, Den Uyl, Terlouw, Wiegel, Van der Louw, Van Dam / Welfare benefits will stay the same or be reduced / Will there be sufficient cuts in public expenditures / Existing nuclear plants stay open or be closed down / New nuclear arms will be placed in Holland too / Wage control or wages will be left to unions and employers / How much politicians can do for good of country.&lt;br&gt;n8217: Government's note of this spring / Labour Party / Falklands / Respondent heard or read about government's note / Respondents' opinion on this note / Sufficient cuts in public expenditures / Raise of social premiums too high or too low / Den Uyl should he have resigned or stayed / Should other PvdA ministers have resigned or stayed / PvdA is following a clear policy at this moment / Should Argentina leave the Falklands / Should England dislodge Argentina even by force / Should Falkland Islands stay British or belong to Argentina.&lt;br&gt;n8218: Visit queen to United States / Confidence in Dutch political parties / Falklands / Wiegel / Respondent followed news on queen's visit to USA / Visit useful / reception of queen in USA / USA is Holland's best friend, business relation or enemy / Confidence in Reagan / Confidence USA in Holland / Confidence in Dutch political parties / Respondent followed news on Falkland crisis / Should Argentina leave Falkland Islands / Should Argentina be dislodged from Falkland Islands by British attack / Respondent agrees with economic sanctions of Holland against Argentina / What should Holland do in case of foreign occupation of Curaçao, Aruba / Measures should be taken now to protect Curaçao, Aruba by Dutch navy / Respondent heard about Wiegel's appointment as a governor of Friesland / This appointment is favourable for VVD, for Holland / Respondent heard about Nijpels as new leader of VVD / Confidence in Nijpels.&lt;br&gt;n8219: Awareness coming local elections, June 2nd. / Respondent knows when next elections will be / Kind of elections / Will respondent go and vote for local elections, June 2nd. / Choice influenced by local policy or by national policy of particular party / Interested in local, provincial or national, political issues.&lt;br&gt;n8220: Ability to do sums.&lt;br&gt;n8221: Making ends meet / Most urgent tasks new government / Respondent can make ends meet / Situation last year / Respondent considers his family as prosperous / Future will be better or worse financially / Respondents' income above or under real minimum wage level / How many persons in family have no income of their own / How many persons in family are wage earners / Most urgent tasks for new government to do / Respondent read or heard about trouble in PvdA / Den Uyl or Van den Berg is right / If PvdA should change policy in what direction.&lt;br&gt;n8222: Crisis in government / Confidence in politicians / PvdA ministers were right to leave government / Should PvdA ministers be in new government again / Should Den Uyl become minister again / Should Van Agt become prime-minister again / Which political parties should form new government now / Confidence in Van Agt, Terlouw, Den Uyl, Wiegel, Nijpels, Van Dam, Van der Louw, Lubbers.&lt;br&gt;n8224: National economic situation / Political leaders / Respondent expects growth, stagnation or recession of Dutch economy / Measures of new government could make economic growth possible / Government's measures, introduction of part-time jobs, general cut in income, lower costs for Dutch industry, trade union activities can reduce unemployment / Welfare facilities influenced reduction of unemployment / Should Van Agt be leader of CDA again next nation elections / Should Den Uyl be leader of PvdA again / Should Terlouw be leader of D66 again / Should Nijpels be leader of VVD.&lt;br&gt;n8225: Voting / New government / Confidence in politicians / Respondent did vote last elections and former elections / Voting influence what happens in country / Which party one votes for does matter / Importance of next national elections / Respondent will vote next national elections, September 8th / Respondent is sure which party he will vote for / Should D66 stay in new government if VVD gets in and PvdA gets out / Should PvdA be in new government together with CDA again / Should VVD be in new government / Confidence in Nijpels, Den Uyl, Van Agt, Terlouw.&lt;br&gt;n8226: National elections, September 8th / TV / Respondent knows date of next elections / Respondent knows what kind of elections / Respondent will vote next elections / Respondent sure which party he will vote for / Should CDA and VVD together get a majority / Respondents' preference for prominent political persons / TV set in respondents' living room / TV in bedroom / TV in other room / Respondent would cooperate in NIPO survey on TV.&lt;br&gt;n8227: PvdA ministers / New government / Confidence in politics / PvdA ministers were right to leave government / Should PvdA ministers get in new government / Should Den Uyl be minister again, should Van Agt be prime-minister again / Which political parties should form new government now / Terlouw, Den Uyl, Wiegel, Nijpels, Van Dam, Van der Louw, Lubbers.&lt;br&gt;n8228: Things go in right, wrong direction in Holland regarding in general / Reduction of inflation / Growth of unemployment / Cost of living / Labour management relations / Relations between labour and government / Fuel and energy supply / Quality of consumer goods / Social relations in plant / Ecology / Quality of education / Quality of public transport / Safety in the streets / Financial security when aged / Discipline and tidiness of our people / Welfare facilities in Holland / Housing / Respondent's income / Respondent's future / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Respondent sure which party to vote for / clearness of policy of CDA, D66, VVD, PvdA.&lt;br&gt;n8229: Next national elections, September 8th / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondents' educational level.&lt;br&gt;n8230: National elections / Visiting Dutch beaches / Respondent will go and vote next national elections, September 8th / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent visited the beach this year / By which means of transport / Which clothes at the beach / Respondent ever visited islands such as Texel, Terschelling / Respondent ever visited South-Limburg, Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Veluwe, Achterhoek, Twente, Friesland, Groningen.&lt;br&gt;n8231: National elections / Confidence in political parties, politicians / New coalition / Domestic affairs / Fear of war / Educational level / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondents' confidence in Van Agt, Terlouw, Den Uyl, Nijpels / Respondent's opinion on what should be done with respect to pollution of environment / Strengthening the position of Dutch industry / Public expenditures / Lower incomes and welfare payments / Nuclear plants / Safety in the streets / Placing new nuclear arms / Shorter working hours and reduction of salary for employment ends / The cost of health care / Freezing all incomes / Probability of war in West-Europe within next five years / Attained educational level of respondent.&lt;br&gt;n8232: National elections / Retrenchment policy by what party / Respondent will vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent did vote on former occasions / Respondent always voted for same political party or frequently changed sides / Which parties will win or lose next elections / Which political party is best suited for carrying through an unpleasant retrenchment policy / Which politician is best suited for this task.&lt;br&gt;n8233: National elections / New coalition / Who for prime minister / New nuclear arms / Confidence in politicians, politics / Cuts in wages / Making ends meet / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent did vote on former occasions / Respondent always voted for same political party or frequently changed sides / If possible for whom respondent would vote as prime minister / Should new government take a clear stand on placement of new nuclear arms / Confidence in Van Agt, Terlouw, Den Uyl, Nijpels, politics in The Hague / Respondent could live on a 10 , 7 1/2 , 5 , 2 1/2 , 1 percent cut in increase.&lt;br&gt;n8234: National elections / Domestic politics / Strengthening police force / Taxes / Respondent will vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent did vote on former occasions / Respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / If possible for whom respondent would vote as prime minister / Should new government be clear on placement of new nuclear arms / CDA, D66, VVD, PvdA, have a clear policy / Government should be more active on fight against pollution of environment / Road construction / Strengthening of police force / Hospitals / Respondent prepared to pay Hfl. 1 extra tax per for environment / Road construction / Strengthening of police force / Hospitals.&lt;br&gt;n8235: National elections / Vote recommendation of IKV / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / Respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent did vote on former occasions / Respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Respondent heard or read about recommendation of IKV to vote for parties opposed to placement of new nuclear arms / Respondent knows which parties one should not vote for according to IKV / Respondent cares about this recommendation / Respondent thinks it is right for religious organizations to do so / Respondent's opinion on in- dependent voting behaviour of members of parliament.&lt;br&gt;n8236: National elections / Vote recommendation of IKV / Retrenchment policy of next government / Respondent will go and vote next national elections / Which party respondent will vote for / respondent sure about this choice / Respondents' second choice / Respondent did vote on former occasions / Respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sided / Respondent heard or read about recommendation of IKV to vote for parties opposed to placement of new nuclear arms / Respondent cares about this recommendation / Respondent's opinion on plans to reduce income tax and to raise vat / To abolish automatic price compensation / To abolish minimum wages for youth / To abolish minimum wage for everyone / To reduce unemployment benefits from 80 to 70 percent of last wage.&lt;br&gt;n8237: National elections / Parties to form next government / Respondent watched the poll results on TV last / Which party won according to respondent which parties should form new government now / Respondent did go and vote himself / Respondent only voted for himself or also for someone else / Did someone else vote for respondent / Which party respondent voted for last week.&lt;br&gt;n8238: Parties to form new government / Who for prime minister / Within how many weeks should formation be ready / Which parties should form new government / Who should be prime minister / Respondent expects who will be prime minister / Which parties will form new government.&lt;br&gt;n8239: Government budget plans 1983 / Parties to form new government / Who for prime minister / Government budget plans clear for respondent / Respondent personally will benefit or not from government plans / Plan right or wrong / reduction in public expenditures will be sufficient / New government should carry out or change plans / Which parties should form new government / Who should be prime minister / Who will be prime minister / Which parties will form new government.&lt;br&gt;n8240: Formation of new government / Retrenchment policy / Opposition to retrenchment policy / Middle East / Dutch soldiers in Lebanon / Respondent interested in news about formation of new government / Importance of having new government soon / Necessity of retrenchment policy / Should one support this policy or oppose it / Strikes will be effective against retrenchment policy or plans will be carried out anyway / Respondent sympathizes with Israel / Respondent sympathizes with Palestinians / Dutch soldiers should stay in Lebanon or come back.&lt;br&gt;n8241: New government / Opposition of PvdA / Political leaders / Plans for tax reforms / Respondent’s confidence in new government / PvdA should pursue vigorous opposition policy / Den Uyl should stay as leader of PvdA / Most suited successor of Den Uyl / Should Terlouw stay as leader of D66 / Most suited successor of Terlouw / Respondent would benefit from 5 percent less wage tax and income tax and a raise of vat / 1 percent raise of vat and 10 percent less wage and income tax / 1 percent raise of vat and 15 percent less wage tax and income tax / Opinion on strong reductions in wage tax and income tax / Respondents' opinion an strong reductions in wage tax and income tax and a raise of vat from 18 to 19 percent.&lt;br&gt;n8243: Confidence in politicians / Police against rioting / At former elections respondent voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Respondent's confidence in new government / Lubbers / Den Uyl / Nijpels / Respondent's opinion on police actions against riots in Amsterdam / Should there more teargas be used on such occasions / If necessary, should police use firearms / respondent knows names of new commodities.&lt;br&gt;n8245: Confidence in new government / Opposition to new government / Drugs / At former elections respondent voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Confidence in new government / Respondents' opinion on plans of new government for tax reform / Income policy / Respondents' opinion on strikes against government plans / Respondent will strike himself / Respondent ever tried soft drugs / Use of soft drugs will change to use of hard drugs / Soft drugs, cigarettes, hard drugs, alcohol should be legalized / When respondent goes on holiday he leaves the house empty or someone else moves in / When empty respondent turns off gas main, water and electricity.&lt;br&gt;n8246: Confidence in new government, politicians / At former occasions respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Confidence in new government / Respondent's opinion on tax plans of new government / Respondent's opinion on plans for income policy of new government / Confidence in Engwirda, Nijpels, Lubbers, Den Uyl, Wiegel, Van Agt.&lt;br&gt;n8247: Railway and teachers strikes / Confidence in new government / Crime / Sinterklaas 1982 / At former elections respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Respondent heard or read about railway and teachers strikes before / Is it justified for railway men to strike / Is it justified for teachers to strike / If respondent was railway man or teacher, would he strike himself / Railway strike caused trouble to respondent himself / Respondent noticed something of teachers' strike / Government has the right to fire civil servants on strike according to respondent / Confidence in new government / Respondent expects from new government sufficient cuts in public expenditures / Does respondent ever feels insecure and where / Respondent will give presents, write rhymes, make surprise packets at Sinterklaas / Respondent will spend more or less money on Sinterklaas than last year.&lt;br&gt;n8248: Countries more prosperous than Holland / Christmas / Quality of tap water / At former elections respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / What will respondent do during Christmas, New Years Eve.&lt;br&gt;n8249: Shorter working hours / Air pollution and water pollution / Fireworks on new years eve / At former elections respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Respondent heard or read about plans for a gradual shortening of working hours with less pay / Respondents' opinion on this plan / How many hours a respondent is working / Respondent could finish his job in less hours a / If in less hours, how many / Respondent would like to work less himself / Respondent prefers shorter working hours for less pay or more working hours for more pay / Respondent was troubled personally by air pollution and water pollution / Respondent will let off fireworks on New years eve / Will there be a lot of fireworks in neighbourhood / Fireworks annoy respondent / Letting off fireworks should be forbidden.&lt;br&gt;n8250: At former elections respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides.&lt;br&gt;n8251: Strikes of civil servants / A house for oneself / Which payments and subsidies could be reduced / At former elections respondent always voted for same party or frequently changed sides / Respondent is pro or contra strikes of civil servants / Strikes of civil servants are legal according to respondent / To strike should be allowed for policemen / Railway men / Public transport workers / Firemen / Workers in electricity plants / Hospital workers / Postal clerks / Clerks / Strikes will be effective or retrenchment policy and cuts in wages will be carried out anyhow / From what age young people, leaving school without finding a job, have a right to complete unemployment benefits / From what age one should have a right to a house for oneself / One could reduce unemployment benefits / o.a. p. / Subsidies for house rent / Pensions for the disabled / Subsidies for sport and art / Student grants / Social welfare payments / Everybody has a right to a fair minimum income or a healthy person should look after himself according to respondent.&lt;/p&gt;