Participation in politics
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
Participation; political favour and voting behaviour, political
interest and opinions by personal characteristics
1997 - 2003
Changed on February 03 2010.
Frequency: Discontinued.
interest and opinions by personal characteristics
1997 - 2003
Changed on February 03 2010.
Frequency: Discontinued.
Description topics
- Favourite political party
- What political party would you vote for if Lower House elections were to
be held at the time of the interview?
The data refer to persons of Dutch nationality in the age category 18
years and older.
Source: Integrated System of Social Surveys (POLS): basis.- Dutch Labour Party
- Dutch Labour Party.
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
- Liveable Netherlands
- Voting behaviour
- People who participated in the POLS survey between 6 and 31 May 1998 were
asked to reveal the political party of their choice in the Dutch Lower
House elections.
Other political parties, for instance: Central Democrats,
General Union for Elderly People, Union 55+, etc.
The data refer to persons of Dutch nationality in the age category 18
years and older.
Source: Integrated System of Social Surveys (POLS): basis.- Dutch Labour Party
- Dutch Labour Party.
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
- Liveable Netherlands
- (Students) trade union (15-29 yrs)
- Is member of a (students) trade union
- Are you a member of a (students) trade union?
- Employers org./trade union
- Visits meetings employers' organisations/trade union.
- Opinions on ethnic minorities
- Conform to Dutch culture
- The data refer to persons in the age category 18 years and older.
Source: Integrated System of Social Surveys (POLS): justice and
environment (REM).
This question refers to foreigners settling in the Netherlands.
Opinion on the question: Should foreigners conform to the Dutch culture or
retain their own culture?
Score ranges from 1 (retain their own culture) to 5 (conform completely).- Retain own culture completely
- Largely retain own culture
- Not retain own culture, not conform
- Largely conform to Dutch culture
- Largely conform to the Dutch culture.
- Conform completely to Dutch culture
- Conform completely to the Dutch culture.
- Which family gets a house?
- The data refer to persons in the age category 18 years and older.
Source: Integrated System of Social Surveys (POLS): justice and
environment (REM).
This question refers to foreigners settling in the Netherlands.
The data are available from 1999.
Opinion on the question: which family gets a house when there is a housing
shortage?- Dutch family
- Which employee should be to dismissed?
- Opinion on whom to dismiss if 2 employees differ in one respect.
- Foreigner or Dutchman
- Opinion on whom to dismiss if 2 employees differ in one respect.
The data refer to persons in the age category 18 years and older.
Source: Integrated System of Social Surveys (POLS): justice and
environment (REM).
The data are available from 1999.- A foreigner
- A Dutchman
- Should not make any difference
- Emancipation (15-29 yrs)
- Alright if woman works and man cares
- It is not detrimental to family life if a woman works and the man looks
after the household and children.- (Largely) agree
- Do not agree/do not disagree
- Do not agree (at all)