Assessing electoral change in the Netherlands. First wave: Political interest / national problems of importance to respondent / voting behaviour in the past / party identification and membership / vote intention / sense of political efficacy / left, right rating / expectations of election outcome. Second wave: Political interest / national problems / voting behaviour 1977 / party identification / vote intention / coalition preference / political knowledge ( identification of leading politicians and their function ) / faith in prospective premiers / political efficacy / left, right rating / expectations election outcome / political issues: economy ( unemployment, inflation ) / abortion / nuclear energy ( closing nuclear plants ) / income differences / which party offers best solution for solving: unemployment / crime / pollution / housing shortage / welfare fraud / evasion welfare levies ( tax ) / nuclear weapons / religion / confessionalism / satisfaction with government / social participation. Third wave: political interest / national problems / voting behaviour 1977 and 1981 / party identification / coalition preference / faith in prospective premiers / political efficacy / left, right rating / sense of civic competence / civic political participation / materialist values / women's emancipation ( liberation ) / legitimacy of social protest and government reaction / political distrust / political cynicism / religion / confessionalism. Fourth wave: Political interest / national problems / party identification and membership / left, right rating / voting behaviour 1981, 1982 / coalition preference / political issues: unemployment / income policy / women's emancipation / political knowledge / faith in prospective premiers / abortion / nuclear energy / income differences / nuclear arms ( weapons, armaments ) / party identification / political distrust and cynicism / social protest / effect of tv debates / future voting. Fifth wave: political interest / party identification / political efficacy / religion / confessionalism / left-right rating / effects of and satisfaction with government policy / voting behaviour 1986 / coalition preference / faith in prospective premiers / political issues: abortion / nuclear energy / differences in income / nuclear armaments / future voting probability / experience with unemployment. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ organizational membership.
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