Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1973 concerning social and political issues. Samples were drawn from the Dutch population aged 18 years and older.
All data from the surveys held between 1962 and 2000 are available in the DANS data collections.
Background variables:
Sex / age / religion / income / vote recall latest elections / party preference / level of education / union membership / professional status / left-right rating / party alignment / province / degree of urbanization / weight factor.
Topical variables:
n7301: Ideal size of family / Most admired person / Celebration of Christmas and New Years Eve.
n7303: Acquaintance with the news / Minimum and maximum wage / Future coalition government / Way of acquaintance with the news.
n7304: Sympathy with Israel or Arab States / Vietnam or USA / Dutch position old or new government.
n7305: Wage increase in percentages or amount of money / Confidence in new government.
n7306: Abuse of social services / Confidence in new government.
n7307: Police promises to criminals keeping hostages / Possible government coalitions / Confidence in new government.
n7308: Wage increase in percentages or amount of money / Trade union policy towards non-members and towards actions / Independence of Surinam / Confidence in new government.
n7309: Paid work in leisure time / Confidence in new government and Tweede Kamer versus government / Consult of lawyer, tax expert, psychiatrist etc.
n7310: University fees Hfl. 1000 / Strike in steel industry / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7311: Participation and expenses at carnival / Government formation by Mr. Burger / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7312: Taxes and tax evasion / Abuse of social welfare laws / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7313: Experience as victim of crime / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7314: Satisfaction with job / Necessity of change of society / Confidence politicians / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7315: Satisfaction with job / Necessity of change of society / Time of radio broadcasting / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7317: Central coordination of strikes by trade union / Central coordination of employers / New government now after 5 month of formation / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7318: Continuation of strikes / Demands trade unions / Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7319: Confidence in government and Tweede Kamer versus government.
n7320: Confidence in new administration Den Uyl / Remain in office for its full term 4 years / Clearness of program of new administration / Left-right rating of administration Den Uyl.
n7321: Confidence in new administration Den Uyl / Remain in office for its full term 4 years / Clearness of program of new administration / Left-right rating of new administration Den Uyl.
n7322: Confidence of new administration Den Uyl / Remain in office for its full term 4 years / Clearness of program of new administration / Left-right rating of new administration Den Uyl.
n7323: Knowledge of and confidence in politicians.
n7326: Housing need / Plans to buy a house / Willingness to pay a higher rent in case of a better house.
n7332: Spending holidays / Where, when and how.
n7333: Confidence in political leaders.
n7334: Political future Biesheuvel / Queen Juliana's silver jubilee / Military parades.
n7335: Appreciation of leisure activities and possibility to realize them in neighborhood / Knowledge of income tax.
n7337: Definition, desirability and possibility of 'democratization'.
n7338: Campaign against coffee from Angola and South-African Outspan oranges / Countries that should be economically boycotted / Import limitations Japanese products.
