Narratives about inequality

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Narratives about inequality
Project Number
447
Abstract
A questionnaire about inequality with experimental groups. Each panel member first watched a video showing a story about inequality. The story differs per experimental group.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-11-2025
End date
30-12-2025
Topics
Researcher
Magdalena Wasilewska (University of Amsterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/b107-eh42
Funding Organization
ODISSEI

Datasets and documentation

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Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label
nomem_encrNumber of the household member encrypted
eah25a_mYear and month of the field work period
eah25a001Fill text belonging to {Q10}
eah25a002Random number 1-5: indicates which video was shown
eah25a003What do you think? Was it an informative video? Please provide your answer using the scale below, where 0 means not at all informative and 10 means very informative.
eah25a004To what extent did this video arouse emotion? Please provide your answer using the scale below, where 0 means it did not arouse any emotions and 10 means the video aroused a lot of emotions.
eah25a005What do you think? Are educational achievements (for instance school and study results) mainly determined by situations beyond one’s control, or mainly by how hard someone works?
eah25a006What do you think? Is economic success (for instance how much someone earns) mainly determined by chance or mainly by how hard someone works?
eah25a007It is the government’s role to reduce economic disparities between the poor and the rich.
eah25a008In the Netherlands, the economic disparities between the poor and the rich are fair.
eah25a009People earning a higher income should pay a larger share (a higher percentage) of their income in taxes than people earning a lower income.
eah25a010Schools that have more students from poorer backgrounds should receive extra money from the government in order to improve equality of opportunity.
eah25a011Upon admission to university, students from deprived backgrounds should be given a bit more priority, even if their study results are a bit lower.
eah25a012By completing this questionnaire, you are participating in a lottery in which you could win 100 euros. […] Suppose you win 100 euros: how much of that amount would you want to donate to Stichting Leergeld?
eah25a013Did you feel that the questions were politically colored?
eah25a014What do you think is the research question that underlies this questionnaire? What do the researchers want to find out? If you give the correct answer, you stand a chance of winning 20 euros. This prize will be added to your credit [...]
eah25a015[…] You can now read one of these texts. You may choose which one you wish to read.
eah25a016What was your most important reason to choose to read this text?
eah25a017Was it difficult to answer the questions?
eah25a018Were the questions sufficiently clear?
eah25a019Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?
eah25a020Was it an interesting subject?
eah25a021Did you enjoy answering the questions?
eah25a022Starting date questionnaire
eah25a023Starting time questionnaire
eah25a024End date questionnaire
eah25a025End time questionnaire
eah25a026Duration in seconds

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 5,834 (100.0%)
Non-response: 1,144 (19.6%)
Response: 4,690 (80.4%)
Complete: 4,545 (77.9%)
Incomplete: 145 (2.5%)
Collection Events
Period
03-11-2025 to 26-11-2025
Sample
Panel members aged 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.

Period
01-12-2025 to 30-12-2025
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.