General CoViD-19 Impact Lab Questionnaires¶

We addressed a set of six questionnaires on the CoViD-19 pandemic to all respondents of the LISS panel. Documentation to the questionnaires is made available here. You can explore our data here. Please cite our questionnaire by making use of this DOI.

Wave 1: 20-31 March 2020

• Perceptions and behavior regarding the medical risks associated with the coronavirus.

• Assessments of various social distancing policies’ effectiveness, support for and compliance with these policies.

• Changes in the work and childcare situation since the onset of the crisis.

• Intentions and expectations regarding consumption/savings decisions, workplace security, and the effectiveness of fiscal policy measures.

• Mental health and a list of the biggest worries for the next four weeks.

• Trust in the government and assessments on whether the government is taking too few or too many measures in various dimensions.

Wave 2: 06-28 April 2020

• Recurring questions from wave 1 on employment, working hours, childcare, subjective risks, and concerns.

• Smoking, drinking, and drug intake in the past week.

• Social contacts during the pandemic compared to before and loneliness/ feelings pf emotional connectedness.

• Income this year, expected income for the next three years, and investments in risky assets.

• Expectations about economic growth, inflation, and unemployment in the Netherlands.

Wave 3: 04-26 May 2020

• Recurring questions from previous waves on employment, working hours, subjective risks, (mental) health, concerns, and expected duration of restrictions.

• Application or participation in different government schemes for companies.

• Changes in employment for employees and changes in income for self-employed, implementability of working from home, and distancing rules in the workplace.

• Retirement plans and expectations about future employment and income security.

• Detailed questions about school-aged children in the household and how they spend their time during the pandemic compared to before.

Wave 4: 01-23 June 2020

• Recurring questions about opinions on subjective risks, employment status, income, mental health, social contacts, and childcare arrangements (new: pre-school children).

• Receival and spending of holiday pay.

• Job search activities and beliefs about labor market status, potential work opportunities.

• Activities and avoidance strategy in light of the pandemic.

Wave 5: 07-29 September 2020

• Recurring questions about opinions on subjective risks, employment status, income, mental health

• Recurring questions about avoidance strategy in light of the pandemic and support for and compliance with various social distancing policies’.

• Recurring questions about expectations about economic growth, inflation, and unemployment in the Netherlands

Wave 6: 07-29 December 2020

• Recurring questions about opinions on subjective risks, employment status, income, mental health

• Recurring questions about compliance with various social distancing policies’.

• Recurring questions about expectations about economic growth, inflation, and unemployment in the Netherlands

• Opinions and expectations on vaccinations.

Time Use and Consumption Survey¶

We also designed a Time Use and Consumption Questionnaire tailored to the extraordinary situation of households during the pandemic. The questionnaire builds upon the general Time Use and Consumption Survey in the LISS panel and was fielded twice in 2020. Documentation to the questionnaire is also made available here

21-28 April 2020

• Organisation of childcare before and during the pandemic.

• Division of time during the week including work and free time.

• Type and amount of household expenses in the past month.

02-24 November 2020

• Division of time during the week including work and free time.

• Type and amount of household expenses in the past month.