Well-being in relation to social life; characteristics of social life

The survey was conducted among persons aged 15 years or older, the figures on well-being relate to the population of the Netherlands aged 18 years or older. This table therefore contains figures on the well-being of the population of the Netherlands aged 18 years or older in terms of happiness and satisfaction with life, social life and the amount of free time. Trust in others is also included. These topics are broken down by various characteristics related to social contacts and social participation, namely family contacts, friends contacts, neighbour contacts, volunteering, participation in association activities and political participation. Data available from: 2013 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final. Changes as of 1 June 2022: The 2021 annual figures have been added. Previous changes: The figures on political participation for 2013 have been corrected: the figures associated with ‘Policy participation: no’ were mistaken for ‘Political participation: yes’ and vice versa and are therefore reversed. When are new figures coming? Figures for reporting year 2022 are published in mid-2023.