Systematical analysis of change in political opinions and behaviour of the Dutch electorate. Fresh sample and 4th wave: political interest / national problems of importance to respondent / party identification and membership / left and right in politics / voting behaviour 1982 / coalition preference / political issues unemployment, income policy, women's liberation, abortion, nuclear energy, differences in income, nuclear armaments / political knowledge / faith in prospective prime ministers / voting behaviour 1981. Fresh sample only: political efficacy / view of religion in society / social participation / sense of civil competence / civil political participation. 4th panel wave only: party identification / political distrust and cynicism / legitimacy of social protest and government reaction / evaluation of effects of tv debates / probability of ever voting for various parties. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ organizational membership.The data- and documentation files of this dataset can be downloaded via the option Data Files.