LISS Data Archive > Public Attitudes Towards Representative, Direct and Stealth Democracy
Publisher
CentERdata
Creator
Hilde Coffé (Utrecht University); Ank Michels (Utrecht University)
Created
Apr 05 2012
Description
The survey aims to gain insight into public support for different types of democracy: stealth, direct and representative democracy, and to investigate to what extent these opinions differ between social groups
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Dec 05 2011
| Name | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | This questionnaire is about democracy in the Netherlands. | Deze vragenlijst gaat over democratie in Nederland. |
| fk001 - fk004 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk005 - fk009 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk010 - fk013 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? | In hoeverre bent u het met de volgende uitspraken eens of oneens? |
| fk014 | In the following part you are asked to choose between two statements, A or B. With which statement do you agree more? A. Elected politi… | Nu volgt iedere keer een keuze tussen twee stellingen: A of B. Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Gekozen politici weten het bes… |
| fk015 | With which statement do you agree more? A. I don’t need to know what elected politicians do to improve the country, as long as they do th… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ik hoef niet te weten wat gekozen politici doen om het land te verbeteren, zolang ze hun werk m… |
| fk016 | With which statement do you agree more? A. I am in favor of a democracy in which citizens vote for parliament, and parliament then takes de… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ik ben voorstander van een democratie waarbij de burgers het parlement kiezen, en het parlement… |
| fk017 | With which statement do you agree more? A. Political decisions can best be made by non-elected, independent experts. B. Political decisions… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Politieke besluiten kunnen het beste worden genomen door niet-gekozen, onafhankelijke experts. … |
| fk018 | With which statement do you agree more? A. Our country would be better off if decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. B. O… | Met welke stelling bent u het meer eens? A. Ons land zou het beter doen als besluiten zouden worden genomen door niet-gekozen, onafhankelij… |
| fk019 - fk023 | Note: Please complete the questionnaire fully until you are returned to the initial screen. Only then will the system register the question… | NB: Maakt u alstublieft de vragenlijst af totdat u weer bij het beginscherm komt.Pas dan registreert het systeem de vragenlijst als volledi… |
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | fk11a | Number of household member encrypted | |
| fk11a_m | fk11a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| fk11a001 | fk11a | It would be better for the country if parliamentarians were to stop talking and to actually tackle the problems instead. | |
| fk11a002 | fk11a | Mayors ought to be elected directly by the municipality’s inhabitants. | |
| fk11a003 | fk11a | Generally speaking, elected politicians are the most suitable people to make decisions. | |
| fk11a004 | fk11a | Our government would function more effectively if it were managed in the same way as a business venture. | |
| fk11a005 | fk11a | Voters should have direct input in law-making. | |
| fk11a006 | fk11a | Elected politicians know best how to lead a country. | |
| fk11a007 | fk11a | Our country would be better off if political decisions were made by businessmen. | |
| fk11a008 | fk11a | As long as elected politicians do their job, I don’t mind leaving it all up to them. | |
| fk11a009 | fk11a | Citizens should have more influence on policy. | |
| fk11a010 | fk11a | A referendum is a suitable way of taking political decisions about important issues. | |
| fk11a011 | fk11a | Agreeing to compromise means surrendering your own principles. | |
| fk11a012 | fk11a | Political parties are important representatives of voters’ interests. | |
| fk11a013 | fk11a | Our country would be better off if political decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. | |
| fk11a014 | fk11a | A - Elected politicians know best how to make decision. vs B - Citizens should be involved much more activively in the policy process. | |
| fk11a015 | fk11a | A - I don't need to know what elected politicians do to improve the country, as long as they do their job. vs B - I would like to have more of a say about what politicians do to improve the situation of our country. | |
| fk11a016 | fk11a | A - I am in favor of a democracy in which citizens vote for parliament, and parliament then takes decision. vs B - I am in favor of a democracy in which as many decisions as possible are taken on the basis of a referendum. | |
| fk11a017 | fk11a | A - Political decisions can best be made by non-elected, independent experts. vs B - Political decisions van best be made by elected officials. | |
| fk11a018 | fk11a | A - Our country would be better off if decisions were made by non-elected, independent experts. vs B - Our country would be better off if decisions were made by the people. | |
| fk11a019 | fk11a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| fk11a020 | fk11a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| fk11a021 | fk11a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| fk11a022 | fk11a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| fk11a023 | fk11a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| fk11a024 | fk11a | Starting date questionnaire | |
| fk11a025 | fk11a | Starting time questionnaire | |
| fk11a026 | fk11a | End date questionnaire | |
| fk11a027 | fk11a | End time questionnaire | |
| fk11a028 | fk11a | Duration in seconds |