Dutch Parliamentary Election Study 1977 (DPES/NKO 1977)

Pre political interest / exposure to problems in the country / causes of unemployment / inflation / evaluation of government policies / coalition preferences / cabinet formation / voting behaviour / issue salience / perception of party-positions on issues / political efficacy / political system reform issues / legitimacy / party-identification / political participation / image of politicians / description of leftwing, rightwing / attitude to polarization / personal history data / post voting report / impact of CDA / campaign participation / opinion leadership / ( under )privileged groups / perception of social conflict / political power structure actual perception versus desired / political activism / protest actions taken / actual efficacy of actions taken / action tolerance / legality / punitive authoritarian attitude / influence on foreign policy / attitude of European integration / opinions on foreign policy and international relations / opinion on armament / NATO / atomic bomb / political cynicism opinions on members of parliament, on parliament itself / political confidence in persons, groups / trust in people / attitude to freedom and equality / perception of the political and social system / attitude to abortion / perception of political party positions regarding abortion / priorities of government expenditure / VVD / PVDA / personal competence / participation in clubs, organizations / opinions on parental roles / organizational membership / conservatism / liberalism and socialism as ideologies.

Background variables: basic characteristics/ place of birth/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ place of work/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership. The data- and documentation files of this dataset can be downloaded via the option Data Files.