LISS panel > God in the Netherlands
Publisher
CentERdata
Creator
Joris Kregting
Created
Sep 26 2017
Description
The purpose of this questionnaire is to gain insight into shifts within the Christian religion, the religiosity of Dutch people and the role churches serve in the public debate.
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Jun 01 2015
| Name | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| {intro} | This questionnaire is about your views on and your activities in the field of religion, spirituality, and more generally the meaning of lif… | Deze vragenlijst gaat over uw opvattingen en betrokkenheid op het gebied van zingeving, religie en spiritualiteit. De vragenlijst hoort bij… |
| mb001 - mb010 | For every event listed below, please indicate whether it ever gave you a sense of solidarity with other Dutch citizens? | Wilt u voor elke gebeurtenis aangeven of u zich naar aanleiding daarvan wel eens één hebt gevoeld met de andere Nederlanders? |
| mb011 - mb015 | Can you indicate on a scale from 1 to 10 how much you personally trust the following institutions? 1 = no trust at all 10 = complete trust | Kunt u op een schaal van 1 tot 10 aangeven hoeveel vertrouwen u persoonlijk hebt in elk van de volgende instellingen? 1 = helemaal geen ver… |
| mb016 - mb019 | Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements. | Kunt u aangeven in welke mate u het eens of oneens bent met de volgende stellingen? |
| mb020 - mb025 | Imagine there were no more churches in the Netherlands. What would happen? Please answer either yes or no to indicate whether you think the… | Stelt u zich eens voor dat er in Nederland geen kerken meer zijn. Wat zou er dan gebeuren? Wilt u telkens met ja of nee antwoorden of u den… |
| mb026 - mb037 | In your view, how important is religion for the following matters? | Hoe belangrijk vindt u religie voor de volgende zaken? |
| mb038 - mb039 | Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements | Kunt u aangeven in welke mate u het eens of oneens bent met de volgende stellingen? |
| mb040 | Suppose you had a child in the primary school age; what type of school would you send it to? | Stel dat u een kind zou hebben dat naar de basisschool gaat, voor wat voor school zou u dan kiezen? |
| mb041 | Some people believe that politics and religion should be kept separate, others disagree. What is your view on this? | Sommige mensen zijn van mening dat politiek en godsdienst los van elkaar moeten staan, anderen vinden van niet. Hoe denkt u hierover? |
| mb042 | Do you think that religion should be limited to the private domain, or may it also have a role in the public domain? | Moet religie volgens u beperkt blijven tot het privéleven of mag het ook een rol spelen in het openbare leven? |
| mb043 | How do you feel about the respect shown in the Netherlands for religious views and values? | Wat vindt u van het respect dat er in Nederland bestaat voor religieuze opvattingen en waarden? |
| mb044 | Do you think that the freedom of expression means that you are also permitted to hurt people’s religious feelings? | Vindt u dat de vrijheid van meningsuiting zover gaat dat je mensen in hun religieuze gevoelens mag kwetsen? |
| mb045 - mb050 | Part 2 Now follows a number of questions about how you view religion and spirituality in your own life and what your activities are in this… | Deel 2 Er volgt nu een aantal vragen over hoe u in uw eigen leven tegen religie en spiritualiteit aankijkt en op welke wijze u daar mogelij… |
| mb051 | Do you feel affiliated with one or more other religious or worldview traditions, and if so, which one or ones? | Voelt u zich nog verwant met één of meerdere andere religieuze of levensbeschouwelijke stromingen en zo ja, welke is dat of zijn dat? |
| {v13and} | ||
| mb052 - mb060 | Please indicate whether you have ever performed any of the following activities. | Kunt u aangeven of u de volgende activiteiten wel eens hebt gedaan? |
| mb061 - mb062 | What do you think of the following statements? | Wat vindt u van de volgende uitspraken? |
| mb063 - mb071 | Is there any group of club where – aside from the other things that you do or discuss – you regularly talk with others about questions of l… | Is er een groep of club waarin u - naast andere zaken die u doet of bespreekt - met anderen regelmatig praat over levensvragen, problemen o… |
| {v16and} | ||
| {v17} | Who do you currently see as someone with an important and inspiring message for the world? | Wie is voor u iemand die op dit moment een belangrijke en inspirerende boodschap voor de wereld heeft? |
| mb072 | Prayer can mean different things to different people. Even if you do not belong to a church or religious tradition, you may still feel that… | Onder bidden kunnen mensen van alles verstaan. En ook als u niet behoort tot een kerk of religieuze stroming, is het best mogelijk dat u na… |
| mb073 | How often do you pray? | Hoe vaak bidt u? |
| mb074 | Do you see yourself as a person of faith? | Beschouwt u zichzelf als een gelovig mens? |
| mb075 | Does this faith play a significant role in your life and if so, how great is that significance? | Heeft dat geloof in uw leven een bepaalde betekenis en zo ja, hoe groot is die betekenis dan? |
| mb076 | Regardless of whether you consider yourself religious, how spiritual would you say you are? | Ongeacht of u zichzelf als religieus beschouwt of niet, hoe spiritueel zou u zeggen dat u bent? |
| mb077 | Does this spirituality play a significant role in your life and if so, how great is that significance? | Heeft deze spiritualiteit in uw leven een bepaalde betekenis en zo ja, hoe groot is die betekenis dan? |
| {v24} | Can you briefly describe your faith or spirituality? | Kunt u uw geloof of spiritualiteit kort omschrijven? |
| mb078 | Many people have moments where they have the feeling that they are experiencing a higher power, a higher authority or God. How is that for … | Veel mensen kennen momenten waarop ze het gevoel hebben dat ze een hogere macht, hogere kracht of God ervaren. Hoe is dat met u? Hebt u ooi… |
| {v26} | How would you describe this higher power, higher authority or God? | Hoe zou u deze hogere macht, hogere kracht of God omschrijven? |
| mb079 - mb085 | What do you think of the following statements? | Wat vindt u van de volgende uitspraken? |
| mb086 - mb093 | What do you think about the following statements? | Wat vindt u van de volgende uitspraken? |
| mb094 - mb097 | Do you believe in the following statements? | Gelooft u in de volgende uitspraken? |
| mb098 | Part 3 The following questions are about your affiliation with churches or religious groups, if any. Are you part of a church community or … | Deel 3 De volgende vragen gaan over uw eventuele verbondenheid met kerken of religieuze groeperingen. Bent u aangesloten bij een kerkgenoot… |
| mb099 | What church community or religious group are you part of? | Bij welk kerkgenootschap of welke godsdienstige groepering bent u aangesloten? |
| {v31and} | ||
| mb100 | Were you raised to be part of a certain faith? | Bent u in een bepaald geloof grootgebracht? |
| mb101 | In what faith or denomination were you raised? | In welk geloof of richting bent u grootgebracht? |
| {v33and} | ||
| mb102 | Do you think that churches in the Netherlands have enough to offer to people with spiritual questions and needs? | Vindt u dat de kerken in Nederland genoeg te bieden hebben aan mensen met spirituele vragen en behoeftes? |
| mb103 | Did you ever watch the annual television broadcast (or visit the event) of ‘The Passion’? | Hebt u wel eens naar de tv-uitzending van het jaarlijkse evenement ‘The Passion’ gekeken (of het evenement zelf bezocht)? |
| mb104 - mb107 | What do you think of the way in which the event 'The Passion' is organized and filmed? | Wat vindt u van de manier waarop het evenement 'The Passion' is georganiseerd en in beeld gebracht? |
| mb108 | What score (between 1 and 10) would you want to give to the event 'The Passion'? | Welk rapportcijfer (tussen de 1 en 10) zou u aan het evenement 'The Passion' willen geven? |
| mb109 | Do you want to have a celebration or ritual in a church to mark important events in your life (birth, marriage, death)? | Wilt u bij belangrijke gebeurtenissen in uw leven (geboorte, huwelijk, overlijden) een viering of ritueel in de kerk? |
| mb110 | Do you ever read the Bible? | Leest u wel eens in de Bijbel? |
| mb111 | Do you ever read another holy book? | Leest u wel eens in een ander heilig boek? |
| {v41} | What holy book is that? | Welk heilig boek is dit? |
| mb112 | Do you see the Bible as the word of God? | Ziet u de Bijbel als het woord van God? |
| mb113 | Which of these statements MOST resembles your own view of God? | Welke uitspraak komt het MEEST overeen met uw mening over God? |
| mb114 | Which of these statements BEST REFLECTS your own belief? | Welke uitspraak komt het DICHTST bij uw eigen overtuiging? |
| mb115 | Which of the statements BEST REFLECTS your own belief? | Welke uitspraak komt het DICHTST bij uw eigen overtuiging? |
| mb116 | Do you believe in life after death? | Gelooft u in een leven na de dood? |
| mb117 - mb125 | How do you see life after death? | Wat houdt volgens u het leven na de dood in? |
| {v47and} | ||
| mb126 | What do you think of the following statement: religious miracles really happen | Wat vindt u van de volgende uitspraak: religieuze wonderen bestaan |
| mb127 | Suppose you are facing a matter of conscience which you cannot talk about at home with your family, but you still want to have someone’s ad… | Stel dat u met een gewetensprobleem zit en u kunt daar thuis of met uw familie niet over praten, maar u wilt toch van iemand steun en raad … |
| {v49and} | ||
| mb128 | Do you regularly (for instance once a week) go to church or another religious meeting, or do you go sometimes, very occasionally or never? | Gaat u regelmatig (bijvoorbeeld vrijwel iedere week) naar de kerk of een andere godsdienstige bijeenkomst, gaat u soms, een hoogst enkele k… |
| mb129 | Do you feel that churches connect to your view of life? | Vindt u dat de kerken aansluiten bij uw kijk op het leven? |
| {v52} | This is the end of this questionnaire. Thank you for completing this questionnaire! Do you have any comments about the subject of giving me… | Hiermee bent u gekomen aan het einde van deze vragenlijst. Hartelijk dank voor het invullen van deze vragenlijst! Hebt u nog opmerkingen ov… |
| mb130 - mb134 | Note: Please complete the questionnaire until you are returned to the starting screen. Only then will the system register the questionnaire… | NB: Maakt u alstublieft de vragenlijst af totdat u weer bij het beginscherm komt. Pas dan registreert het systeem de vragenlijst als volled… |
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | mb15a | Number of household member encrypted | |
| mb15am | mb15a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| mb15a001 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - At sports matches, for instance the Dutch national football team or at ice-skating competitions | |
| mb15a002 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - After a well-known Dutch person passed away | |
| mb15a003 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - On King's Day | |
| mb15a004 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - During a memorial marking the Second World War | |
| mb15a005 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - During elections for Dutch parliament | |
| mb15a006 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - At a protest meeting against senseless violence | |
| mb15a007 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - At the commemoration of a disaster | |
| mb15a008 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - On Prinsjesdag | |
| mb15a009 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - During a major collection campaign | |
| mb15a010 | mb15a | Solidarity with other Dutch citizens? - Due to a royal wedding such as between Willem Alexander and Maxima | |
| mb15a011 | mb15a | Personally trust the following institutions? - science | |
| mb15a012 | mb15a | Personally trust the following institutions? - churches | |
| mb15a013 | mb15a | Personally trust the following institutions? - political parties | |
| mb15a014 | mb15a | Personally trust the following institutions? - the media | |
| mb15a015 | mb15a | Personally trust the following institutions? - the police | |
| mb15a016 | mb15a | It would be a good thing if churches ceased to exist | |
| mb15a017 | mb15a | If no one believes in God anymore, then morality is in danger | |
| mb15a018 | mb15a | If the churches cease to exist, egoism will have free rein | |
| mb15a019 | mb15a | Faith in God prevents society from decaying | |
| mb15a020 | mb15a | Without churches, there would be fewer people willing to do voluntary work for others | |
| mb15a021 | mb15a | Without churches, there would be fewer people with outdated opinions | |
| mb15a022 | mb15a | Without churches, many people would no longer know whether life has any meaning | |
| mb15a023 | mb15a | Without churches, people would really start to change society instead of waiting for a better life after death | |
| mb15a024 | mb15a | Without churches, the more vulnerable groups in society would be left more to look after themselves | |
| mb15a025 | mb15a | Without churches, there would be fewer conflicts | |
| mb15a026 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - At commemorations | |
| mb15a027 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - For our identity as Dutch citizens | |
| mb15a028 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - At life's defining points like birth and death | |
| mb15a029 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - At disasters | |
| mb15a030 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - At national festivities | |
| mb15a031 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - For our identity as Europeans | |
| mb15a032 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - For the raising of children | |
| mb15a033 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - In order to identify societal abuses | |
| mb15a034 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - To be a thorn in the side of those in power | |
| mb15a035 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - To instruct us on how to live together well | |
| mb15a036 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - To preserve values and norms | |
| mb15a037 | mb15a | How important is religion for the following matters? - To underline the importance of sobriety | |
| mb15a038 | mb15a | To what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements. - The state must not financially support parishes, mosques or church communities | |
| mb15a039 | mb15a | To what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements. - The state must guarantee that every place in the country keeps at least one church building where people can convene | |
| mb15a040 | mb15a | Suppose you had a child in the primary school age; what type of school would you send it to? | |
| mb15a041 | mb15a | Some people believe that politics and religion should be kept separate, others disagree. What is your view on this? | |
| mb15a042 | mb15a | Do you think that religion should be limited to the private domain, or may it also have a role in the public domain? | |
| mb15a043 | mb15a | How do you feel about the respect shown in the Netherlands for religious views and values? | |
| mb15a044 | mb15a | Do you think that the freedom of expression means that you are also permitted to hurt people's religious feelings? | |
| mb15a045 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Christianity | |
| mb15a046 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Islam | |
| mb15a047 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Hinduism | |
| mb15a048 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Buddhism | |
| mb15a049 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Judaism | |
| mb15a050 | mb15a | To what extent do you feel affiliated with the following religious and other worldview traditions? - Humanism | |
| mb15a051 | mb15a | Do you feel affiliated with one or more other religious or worldview traditions, and if so, which one or ones? | |
| mb15a052 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Did you, in the past years, ever participate in a silent march? | |
| mb15a053 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Some people create a memorial site at the place where a traffic accident or disaster occurred. Did you ever help create or visit such a site? | |
| mb15a054 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Do you ever visit a particular place in order to contemplate your life's affairs? | |
| mb15a055 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Did you ever walk a 'contemplative route', such as the road to Santiago de Compostella? | |
| mb15a056 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Did you ever participate in a course, training, workshop or weekend, dedicated to spirituality or the deeper meaning of life? | |
| mb15a057 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Do you ever light a candle for something or someone? | |
| mb15a058 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Do you keep a 'sacred' place at home, such as a home altar or meditation spot? | |
| mb15a059 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Have you done yoga in the past years? | |
| mb15a060 | mb15a | Have you ever performed any of the following activities? - Have you meditated in the past years? | |
| mb15a061 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I feel the need to contemplate the meaning of my life from time to time | |
| mb15a062 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - The meaning of life is a topic that doesn't really interest me | |
| mb15a063 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - sports club or group | |
| mb15a064 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a reading, film or museum club or group | |
| mb15a065 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a church or other worldview group | |
| mb15a066 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a spiritual group (yoga, meditation, and so on) | |
| mb15a067 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a cooking or dining club or group | |
| mb15a068 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a travel or holiday club or group | |
| mb15a069 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - a card players’ or other game club or group | |
| mb15a070 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - other, namely: | |
| mb15a071 | mb15a | Regularly talk with others about questions of life, problems or important choices facing you or others? - no group or club at all | |
| mb15a072 | mb15a | Do you ever pray? | |
| mb15a073 | mb15a | How often do you pray? | |
| mb15a074 | mb15a | Do you see yourself as a person of faith? | |
| mb15a075 | mb15a | Does this faith play a significant role in your life and if so, how great is that significance? | |
| mb15a076 | mb15a | Regardless of whether you consider yourself religious, how spiritual would you say you are? | |
| mb15a077 | mb15a | Does this spirituality play a significant role in your life and if so, how great is that significance? | |
| mb15a078 | mb15a | Have you ever experienced, in any way, the presence of a higher power, higher authority or God? | |
| mb15a079 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I believe that there is something that binds together people, world and nature in the core | |
| mb15a080 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I believe that my life is guided by a spiritual power, stronger than any human being | |
| mb15a081 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I believe that you should experience truth internally | |
| mb15a082 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - To me, religion is something personal and not so much a collective happening | |
| mb15a083 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I believe that religion in itself doesn't have much to do with visiting church | |
| mb15a084 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - You need to have faith in your internal voice | |
| mb15a085 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - There is a real, authentic and ‘sacred’ core inside each person that is untainted by culture, history and society | |
| mb15a086 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - True religiosity does not allow for any doubt | |
| mb15a087 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - For me, religion is something that continually changes throughout your life | |
| mb15a088 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I think that religion has more to do with seeking than with having fixed beliefs | |
| mb15a089 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - In my experience, questions are more significant than answers | |
| mb15a090 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - Each insight one gains is provisional | |
| mb15a091 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I believe that religion can bubble up from many different sources | |
| mb15a092 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - I think that you should piece together religion on your own using the wisdom of many traditions and philosophies | |
| mb15a093 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statements? - You can combine different articles of wisdom and practices to create whatever suits you best | |
| mb15a094 | mb15a | Do you believe in the following statements? - Sometimes certain numbers or objects can bring good fortune (e.g. the number seven, a certain bracelet, a stone, a photograph) | |
| mb15a095 | mb15a | Do you believe in the following statements? - Some clairvoyants can really tell the future | |
| mb15a096 | mb15a | Do you believe in the following statements? - A person’s astrological sign at birth or someone’s horoscope can influence the course of his future | |
| mb15a097 | mb15a | Do you believe in the following statements? - It is possible to communicate with the dead via a spirit medium | |
| mb15a098 | mb15a | Are you part of a church community or religious group? | |
| mb15a099 | mb15a | What church community or religious group are you part of? | |
| mb15a100 | mb15a | Were you raised to be part of a certain faith? | |
| mb15a101 | mb15a | In what faith or denomination were you raised? | |
| mb15a102 | mb15a | Do you think that churches in the Netherlands have enough to offer to people with spiritual questions and needs? | |
| mb15a103 | mb15a | Did you ever watch the annual television broadcast (or visit the event) of 'The Passion'? | |
| mb15a104 | mb15a | What do you think of the way in which the event 'The Passion' is organized and filmed? - It appeals to me | |
| mb15a105 | mb15a | What do you think of the way in which the event 'The Passion' is organized and filmed? - I find it kitsch | |
| mb15a106 | mb15a | What do you think of the way in which the event 'The Passion' is organized and filmed? - It strengthens my faith | |
| mb15a107 | mb15a | What do you think of the way in which the event 'The Passion' is organized and filmed? - It arouses my interest in the Christian faith | |
| mb15a108 | mb15a | What score (between 1 and 10) would you want to give to the event 'The Passion'? | |
| mb15a109 | mb15a | Do you want to have a celebration or ritual in a church to mark important events in your life (birth, marriage, death)? | |
| mb15a110 | mb15a | Do you ever read the Bible? | |
| mb15a111 | mb15a | Do you ever read another holy book? | |
| mb15a112 | mb15a | Do you see the Bible as the word of God? | |
| mb15a113 | mb15a | Which of these statements MOST resembles your own view of God? | |
| mb15a114 | mb15a | Which of these statements BEST REFLECTS your own belief? | |
| mb15a115 | mb15a | Which of the statements BEST REFLECTS your own belief? | |
| mb15a116 | mb15a | Do you believe in life after death? | |
| mb15a117 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - heaven | |
| mb15a118 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - hell | |
| mb15a119 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - a later return to earth as a human being | |
| mb15a120 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - reincarnation | |
| mb15a121 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - resurrection | |
| mb15a122 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - living on in other people’s memories | |
| mb15a123 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - the continued existence of the spirit or soul | |
| mb15a124 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - seeing family / loved ones again | |
| mb15a125 | mb15a | How do you see life after death? - other, namely: | |
| mb15a126 | mb15a | What do you think of the following statement: religious miracles really happen | |
| mb15a127 | mb15a | Who would you turn to when facing a matter of conscience? | |
| mb15a128 | mb15a | Do you regularly go to church or another religious meeting? | |
| mb15a129 | mb15a | Do you feel that churches connect to your view of life? | |
| mb15a130 | mb15a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| mb15a131 | mb15a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| mb15a132 | mb15a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| mb15a133 | mb15a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| mb15a134 | mb15a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| mb15a135 | mb15a | Starting date of the questionnaire | |
| mb15a136 | mb15a | Starting time of the questionnaire | |
| mb15a137 | mb15a | End date of the questionnaire | |
| mb15a138 | mb15a | End time of the questionnaire | |
| mb15a139 | mb15a | Duration in seconds |