Well-being; material standard of living, 2003-2012

This table contains data on the well-being of the population of the Netherlands aged 18 years or older in terms of happiness and satisfaction with life. These subjects are broken down by various characteristics of the material standard of living, namely standardised disposable household income, holiday frequency and housing situation. In addition, it is broken down by the personal characteristics of gender, age and origin. The data comes from the Permanent Investigation of Living (POLS, 2003-2009), the Volunteering and Social Cohesion module (V & S, 2010 old method), the Social Cohesion and Welfare research (2010 new method, 2012) and from the Social Statistical File (SSB). SSB data on the socio-economic category and main source of household income for the relevant year have been added to POLS 2003 to 2009. As from 2010, SSB data for the reporting year concerned are not yet available at the time of publication, SSB data from the previous year have been used. Data available from 2003 to 2012. Status of the figures: The data is final. Changes as of 16 January 2015 None, this table has been discontinued. Changes as of 16-12-2013: In 2010 there was a redesign of the study. As a result, the figures from that year onwards are no longer entirely comparable to figures from previous years. For reporting year 2010, figures are available both on the basis of the old method and on the basis of the new method. For more information on the new method of observation see paragraph 4. When are new figures coming? No longer applicable.