DOI: 10.17026/dans-xu2-6exz
title: NIPO weekpeilingen 1984
title: NIPO opinion polls 1984

description: &lt;p&gt;Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1984 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;n8401: Belonging to group that earns minimum wage.&lt;br&gt;n8402: Left right rating of communism / Centrumpartij / Jealous of people in better circumstances / Stability in society / Capitalism / Income leveling / Questions concerning 2 members of parliament leaving CDA / Trust in politics / Building submarines for Taiwan.&lt;br&gt;n8403: Positive discrimination of foreigners / Image of "Centrumpartij" &lt; extreme right wing party &gt; / Concern about placement of nuclear cruise missiles / Successor of Dr. J.M. Den Uyl / Income expectations.&lt;br&gt;n8404: Number of foreign children and Dutch children in school class of responder's children / Positive discrimination of foreigners / Understanding for people who gave their vote to the "Centrumpartij" / Voting intention on CPN &lt; Cummunistische Partij Nederland &gt; / Right to vote of foreigners in local elections / Necessity to work / Preference for interested work and a rather low salary or a higher salary for less interested work / Value-added tax &lt; BTW &gt; in day to day shopping.&lt;br&gt;n8405: Difference in raising, educating children in former days and at present. / Important goals in raising children like politeness, order, independence, obedience, diligent or hardworking / Preference for working same number of hours per with a higher income or for working a less number of hours per with same income.&lt;br&gt;n8406: Royal family / Necessity of retrenchments / Social welfare / Nuclear power stations.&lt;br&gt;n8407: NATO decision concerning cruise missiles / Confidence in prominent political persons.&lt;br&gt;n8408: Party leadership of Dr. J.M. den Uyl in 1986 / Celebrating carnival / Contentment with family doctor / Kind of medical insurance / Respondent s knowledge of and experience with first aid.&lt;br&gt;n8409: Stationing of Soviet cruise missiles / Necessity of military balance towards the USSR / NATO membership / Decision of the Dutch government concerning the stationing of cruise missiles / Influence of peace movements.&lt;br&gt;n8410: Olympic Games in The Netherlands / Contacts with inhabitants of Belgium, Germany, Great-Britain, France, United States, Italy, Japan, China and USSR.&lt;br&gt;n8411: Qualities of prominent political persons / Late shopping hours &lt; till 19.00 &gt; / Visit of the Pope / Euthanasia.&lt;br&gt;n8413: Military balance needed in West-Europe against East-European countries / Dutch membership of NATO / Placing nuclear cruise missiles on Dutch territory / Influence of cruise missiles debate on party preference / Whether East-European nuclear missiles are directed towards West-Europe.&lt;br&gt;n8414: Left-right thinking / Origin of political choice / Superstitiousness / Physiotherapists' treatment.&lt;br&gt;n8415: Satisfaction with income / Whether income is enough for necessary expenses like food and clothes / Belonging to group of people with minimum income / Reduction of e.g. unemployment benefits, which are above the minimum level / Cruise missiles / Role of churches concerning cruise missiles.&lt;br&gt;n8417: Voting intention European Parliament / Political and social responsibility of churches / Responsibility of churches concerning abortion / Effect of opinion of churches on members of parliament / 3rd television network / Membership of NATO / Responsibility of The Netherlands in NATO concerning cruise missiles / Effect of decision about cruise missiles on the Lubbers administration.&lt;br&gt;n8418: Necessity of military balance towards the USSR / Membership of NATO / Cruise missiles / Voting intention / Voting intention at the elections for the European Parliament / Topics of the European elections in June 1984 / Reading books in Dutch or foreign languages.&lt;br&gt;n8419: Is membership of parliament a heavy or an easy task / Disclosure of incomes / Church attendance / Believe in heaven and/or hell.&lt;br&gt;n8421: Acquaintance with dates of European Parliament elections / Voting intention for European Parliament elections.&lt;br&gt;n8422: Opinion about the Lubbers administration / Preferred coalition after next elections / Necessity of military balance towards the USSR / Cruise missiles / "Middenschool" / Authority of prominent political persons / Burglary and burglary prevention.&lt;br&gt;n8423: Interest in Olympic Games / Boycott of USSR and other East- European countries of the Olympic Games / Olympic games in Amsterdam in 1992 / Eating shrimps / Economic and social situation in The Netherlands / Influence of the Lubbers administration on the economic and social situation.&lt;br&gt;n8424: Amount of working hours in a / Working of 35 hours and relation to income / Solution for unemployment.&lt;br&gt;n8427: Kind of religion / Political party preference at last elections / Political preference at date of interview / Age / Number of years of education / Membership of a union / Professional status / Scale of wages / Left-right scaling / Voting behaviour at former elections &lt; All background variables / No &gt;.&lt;br&gt;n8429: Decision about cruise missiles / Necessity of reducing benefits / Voting intention / Preferred leadership of socialist party.&lt;br&gt;n8431: Physical characteristics / Female's preference for skirts or trousers / Having contact-lenses / Male respondents having a beard or a moustache.&lt;br&gt;n8432: Voting on a political party or on the leader of a political party / Preference for specific politicians / Left-right scaling of the preferred politicians / Left-right scaling of respondents' friends / Left-right scaling of happiest and most satisfied people / Left-right scaling of most unsatisfied persons / Respondent's experience with burglary and maltreatment.&lt;br&gt;n8434: Cruise missiles / RSV &lt; Rijn-Schelde-Verolme &gt; affair / Respondent's opinion about the management of the company where respondent is working / Respondent's opinion about management of companies in general / Size of company where respondent is working.&lt;br&gt;n8435: Acid rain / Comparing nuclear energy and coal energy / Being a more or less frightened or happy personality / Presence in respondents' family of children who just left school / Expected influence of the government on economy, unemployment and the height of the benefits.&lt;br&gt;n8437: Voting on a political party or on the leader of a political party / Preference for specific politicians / Expectations about the government program concerning retrenchment measures / Necessity of retrenchment measures / The Lubbers administration / Willingness to give blood for the Red Cross.&lt;br&gt;n8439: Occupational status, working full-time or part-time / Amount of working hours per / Preference for part-time work / Payment of part-time work / Effect of shorter working hours on the unemployment problem / Having a job on the side.&lt;br&gt;n8440: Government plans for 1985 / Personal consequences proposed government budget.&lt;br&gt;n8441: Pornography and pornography in which children are involved / Oil, gas pipeline through the Waddenzee / Personal experiences with crime / Expectations about development of crime / Are there enough policemen / Number of cells in prison.&lt;br&gt;n8443: Regulations concerning payment during illness / Number of days respondent did not work because of illness / Experience with drugs and drug addicts / Having a savings account / Respondent's acquaintance with the distrainment of accountancy of several saving bank offices / Alternative ways of saving money.&lt;br&gt;n8444: Scaling of democratic character of various political parties / Wages and salaries for 1985 / Way of spending profits of companies / Satisfaction with income / Minimum incomes / Annual extra pay-out / Willingness of respondent to answer interviewer on a Sunday.&lt;br&gt;n8445: Whether respondent is living in a rented or in an own house / Percentage of income which is paid for rent / Sharing of domes- tic work by husband and wife / Presence of electric household articles / Starting own business.&lt;br&gt;n8446: Political preference compared with one year ago / Voting intention for next elections / Financial situation compared with one year ago, 10 years ago and compared with parents / Expectations concerning financial situation for the future, also for children / Building new nuclear power stations / Acid rain / Whether nuclear waste can be stored safely.&lt;br&gt;n8447: Division of Dutch population in people with a job and a rather good income and unemployed persons with a very small income / For which group is government creating special facilities / Quality rating of products from 22 countries.&lt;br&gt;n8448: Weekly shopping night.&lt;br&gt;n8449: Christmas and Christmas presents / Firework New Years Eve / New Year cards / "Centrumpartij" / Expectations concerning personal life for 1985.&lt;/p&gt;