10.34934/DVN/KR6H0KThe Social Study, TSSSocial Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA2025Social SciencesEducationEmploymentHousing and land useMass media and communicationSocial stratification and groupingsCulture and societySocial welfare policy and systemsThe Social Study, TSS2025-12-082025-12-095289137183057118415192620130755186050123252619802414278138728272435419application/pdftext/htmlapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/pdfapplication/pdftext/tab-separated-valuestext/tab-separated-valuestext/tab-separated-values1.0Pseudonymized survey microdata from the 2024 Recruitment Questionnaire of The Social Study (TSS) — a probability-based panel survey of individuals aged 16+ residing in private households in Belgium. The data were collected during the panel's recruitment phase, which used a mixed-mode design (push-to-web followed by face-to-face) and a stratified two-stage clustered sampling strategy, with individuals randomly selected from the Belgian National Register. The dataset includes information from respondents who: Completed the recruitment questionnaire, and Consented to join the panel, forming the initial pool of TSS panelists. Key features of the dataset include: Sociodemographic variables (age, gender, education, region, language, etc.), Household composition and housing characteristics, Consent information for future participation, Sampling weights to correct for design and nonresponse biases. It covers respondents from all three Belgian regions, excluding the German-speaking community for practical reasons. The file supports both cross-sectional analyses of recruitment-stage characteristics and preparation for longitudinal panel data collection.