This study is a compilation of variables from already existing studies: P0875, P1012 and P1100: Religion in Dutch Society 1979, 1985, 1990.Importance of career, money, family life, social security / importance of social equality and democracy / hedonism / the existence of God, the meaning of life, suffering and death / importance of religion to r.'s daily life and world view / attitude to trade unions, class differences and government intervention / restriction of civil liberties / family planning / abortion / euthanasia / suicide / view on women.Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ education/ 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.

Documentation of a national survey on social cohesion and modernization in the Netherlands.These surveys builds on earlier waves of the Religion in Dutch society survey, which have been conducted in the winters of 1979/1980, 1985/1986, 1990/1991, 1995/1996, 2000/2001, 2005/2006, 2011/2012, and the Social and Cultural Developments in the Netherlands survey 2017, 2018 and 2019.They are part of a long-standing research program, aimed at longitudinal research with a strong (a) substantial multi-disciplinary focus on religiosity, values, in-group solidarity and out-group derogation as well as a strong (b) methodological focus on high quality data, valid measurements and innovative data-collection designs.