Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1974 concerning social and political issues. Samples were drawn from the Dutch population aged 18 years and older.

All data from the surveys held between 1962 and 2000 are available in the DANS data collections.

Background variables: Sex / age / religion / income / vote recall latest elections / party preference / level of education / union membership / professional status / left-right rating / party alignment / province / degree of urbanization / weight factor.

Topical variables: n7402: Christmas and New Years Eve / Confidence in administration Den Uyl / Need for a national cabinet / Expectations and measures economic situation. n7403: Satisfaction with petrol distribution / Sufficiency of petrol coupon / Trade in petrol coupons / Necessity of petrol distribution / Wage increase. n7406: Price and wage control by government / End of petrol distribution / Sufficient petrol now / Migration / Kind of housing / Confidence in administration Den Uyl. n7407: Confidence in administration Den Uyl / Opposition leader Wiegel / Voting intention next elections / University fees / Payment for Kalkar nuclear power station / Coupons at petrol station. n7408: Financial support of newspapers and magazines / Buying of bread, pancakes and pastry / Confidence in administration Den Uyl. n7409: Confidence in administration Den Uyl / Voting intention / Expectation of election results and consequence for administration Den Uyl. n7410: Intention and consequence for administration Den Uyl. n7411: Confidence in administration Den Uyl / New tax for water purification. n7412: Visit theatre, cinema, concert, sports match etc. / Fluoride in drinking water. n7413: Knowledge of profits and losses of big firms / Employees should share in profits and in losses. n7414: Vote at elections for 'Provinciale Staten' / Christian parties combine to CDA in your province / Vote for CDA cabinet / Den Uyl should resign or not / Some parties clearly won elections. n7415: Voting behaviour / voting intention. n7419: Knowledge of local elections / Choosing alderman / oil boycott soon / Punishment of demonstrators occupying foreign embassy. n7421: Federation of NVV and NKV and the position of CNV / TV program that irritates / Independence of Surinam. n7422: Federation of NVV and NKV / Confidence in administration Den Uyl / left-right rating of political parties / Need of change of society / Outward characteristics of respondent. n7423: Confidence in administration Den Uyl and in Tweede Kamer / Government support for magazines / KVP and ARP support ad- ministration Den Uyl. n7424: Satisfaction with income / Most admired man and woman. n7427: Confidence in administration Den Uyl and in Tweede Kamer and in the parties separately / Knowledge of advertisements made by SIRE. n7428: The Netherlands and the NATO / Confidence in PPR fraction members / Necessity of counterbalance against East-Europe. n7429: Defense plans of government / Necessity of counterbalance against East-Europe / The Netherlands and the NATO / Nudist beach. n7430: Social stratification by respondent / Satisfaction with income / Consumption of alcohol by respondent. n7432: Spending holidays. n7435: Introduction of summertime / Independence of Surinam and migration of Surinam people / Position of farmers. n7437: Interest in 'Troonrede' and government budget / Prayer in 'Troonrede' < Queen's speech/ / Confidence in administration Den Uyl and minister of defense Vredeling. n7439: Confidence in administration Den Uyl and government budget / Hostage in French embassy. n7440: Social stratification by respondent / Satisfaction with income / Unemployment and solution / Records for charity. n7442: Nuclear energy plants / Purchase of new military airplanes / Role of trade unions in airplane choice / Necessity of counterbalance against East-Europe. n7444: Activities with regard to Sinterklaas / Super profits and tax on profits. n7445: Left-right classification of cabinet / important political parties and self rating / Opinion on income differences, profit sharing, 'interracial' marriage, defense expenditure, freedom of demonstration, abortion, compulsory military services, freedom on television, workers participation / conservative progressive classification of cabinet, important political parties and self rating / Opinion on social renovation / Opinion on enforcement of abortion legalization and its political consequences / Long hair and beards. n7446: Voting behaviour / voting intention. n7448: Israel Arab conflict / Expectations regarding unemployment / Governmental support of private enterprise. n7450: Expectations about own unemployment, economic situation of employer Sinterklaas and Christmas. n7451: Expectations of economic situation next year and the government measures / Confidence in administration Den Uyl / Support of KVP, ARP and administration Den Uyl. n7452: Housing need / Damming the Oosterschelde / Familiarity with Zeeland and Oosterschelde.