Data Source

Survey

Type of Study

Longitude survey: long-term study of random or different samples

Longitudinal study, continuous, different samples

Data gathering method

CAWI

Ease

Cannot be downloaded directly

Conditions of access

Formal agreements (e.g. fees, research contracts, institutional agreements, etc.)

Access to data requires: (1) Access fee (2) official authorization (CCS)

Time elapsed between application and reception of data

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Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)

Anonymised microdata

Formats available

SPSS (default)

Language issues

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Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data were collected as follows: Wave 1: 2004/2005 Wave 2: 2006/2007 Wave 3: 2008/2009 Wave 4: 2010/2011 Wave 5: 2012/2013 The sample was composed by 350 individuals a week for 52 weeks. In total, 18,000 individuals participating in the weekly survey. Afterwards there is also another survey to indicate, among others, participation and frequency. The sample used in this survey was of 5,000 of people persons in total. Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection

2004/2005

Stratification if applicable

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Base used for sampling

TNS NIPO-base

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

Dutch population in non-institutional households

Age range

No age restrictions

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Detailed study of: Leisure activities (outside the own house, minimal duration 1 hour (including travel)).

Possibility of linkage among databases

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Entry errors if applicable

Survey errors. Data is checked for quality.

Breaks

Methodological improvements introduced in 2006/2007 and also in 2010/2011 for the expenditures.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Consistent method, only 2004/2005 is less comparable to the other editions due to improvements in the questionnaire after the first edition.

Strengths: Two of the strengths of this survey are its optimal spreading of observations through time and the extensive questionnaire.