Feelings of insecurity by background characteristics

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All personal characteristics Scared to be at home alone (in % of the population) Chance to have one's home broken into (in % of the population)
Total personal characteristics 17.0 5.0
Men 5.3 4.8
Women 28.4 5.3
Age cat. 1: 12-17 yrs 35.4 2.5
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs 25.3 5.1
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs 20.5 3.9
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs 14.3 5.7
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs 10.1 5.7
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs 11.9 6.1
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs 12.0 5.0
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older 14.3 3.7
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs 39.8 .
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs 27.2 4.3
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs 17.2 4.9
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs 10.9 5.9
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older 13.0 4.4
Age cat. 3: 0-14 yrs 39.8 .
Age cat. 3: 15-19 yrs 29.1 3.3
Age cat. 3: 20-24 yrs 25.4 5.3
Age cat. 3: 25-34 yrs 20.5 3.9
Age cat. 3: 35-44 yrs 14.3 5.7
Age cat. 3: 45-54 yrs 10.1 5.7
Age cat. 3: 55-64 yrs 11.9 6.1
Age cat. 3: 65-74 yrs 12.0 5.0
Age cat. 3: 75-84 yrs 15.7 4.3
Age cat. 3: 85 yrs and older 7.2 0.7
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 12-17 yrs 22.6 2.6
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 18-24 yrs 5.0 4.3
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 25-34 yrs 3.6 3.7
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 35-44 yrs 3.3 4.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 45-54 yrs 2.7 5.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 55-64 yrs 3.4 5.8
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 65-74 yrs 4.1 5.4
Age cat. 4 x gender:men,75 yrs and older 5.6 3.1
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 12-17 yrs 49.6 2.3
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 18-24 yrs 46.0 5.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 25-34 yrs 37.5 4.1
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 35-44 yrs 25.6 6.5
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 45-54 yrs 17.6 5.6
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 55-64 yrs 20.7 6.5
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 65-74 yrs 19.6 4.5
Age cat.4x gender,women,75 yrs and older 19.2 4.1
Age cat. 5 x gender, men, 0-14 yrs 30.5 .
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 15-24 yrs 8.5 3.8
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 25-44 yrs 3.4 4.4
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 45-64 yrs 3.0 5.8
Age cat. 5 x gender:men,65 yrs and older 4.6 4.5
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 0-14 yrs 49.7 .
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 15-24 yrs 47.1 4.8
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 25-44 yrs 31.2 5.4
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 45-64 yrs 19.0 6.0
Age cat.5x gender:women,65 yrs and older 19.4 4.3
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 0-14 yrs 30.5 .
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 15-19 yrs 11.7 3.3
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 20-24 yrs 5.3 4.3
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 25-34 yrs 3.6 3.7
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 35-44 yrs 3.3 4.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 45-54 yrs 2.7 5.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 55-64 yrs 3.4 5.8
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 65-74 yrs 4.1 5.4
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 75-84 yrs 5.5 3.4
Age cat.6x gender:men,85 yrs and older . 0.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 0-14 yrs 49.7 .
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 15-19 yrs 47.8 3.3
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 20-24 yrs 46.3 6.3
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 25-34 yrs 37.5 4.1
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 35-44 yrs 25.6 6.5
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 45-54 yrs 17.6 5.6
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 55-64 yrs 20.7 6.5
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 65-74 yrs 19.6 4.5
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 75-84 yrs 21.8 4.9
Age cat.6x gender:women,85 yrs and older 7.7 0.6
Level of education: primary education 23.8 6.0
Level of education: pre-vocational ed. 15.6 4.8
Level of education: junior gen. sec. ed. 21.9 5.3
Level of education: senior gen. sec. ed. 15.1 4.9
Level of ed.: voc.colleges, universities 13.6 4.9
Higher management 12.2 4.7
Other white-collar workers 19.9 4.4
Self-employed 10.0 7.0
Skilled manual labour 6.6 4.3
Half-skilled and unskilled manual labour 9.4 4.4
Unemployed labour force 20.6 6.7
Attending school, training 29.2 5.0
Disabled 18.1 7.2
Early retirement (58-64 yrs) 11.9 4.0
Cares for household with minor(s) 32.7 6.5
Other socio-economic group 18.1 7.3
One-person household 14.0 5.5
Member of a single-parent family 23.1 7.3
Member of a couple without children 14.4 4.7
Member of a couple with children 19.1 4.8
Very high urbanisation rate 17.2 7.4
High urbanisation rate 16.2 5.8
Moderately high urbanisation rate 17.4 3.4
Low urbanisation rate 17.1 3.9
Very low urbanisation rate 17.3 4.5
House-owner 16.7 4.6
No house-owner 17.4 5.8
Single-family/detached dwelling 17.0 4.7
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

Feelings of insecurity due to crime
Scared to be at home alone, or open the front door, scary places etc.
1997 - 2004
Changed on December 14 2005.
Frequency: Discontinued.

Description topics

Scared to be at home alone
Question: Are you occasionally scared when being at home alone in the
evening? Possible answers: nearly always; usually; sometimes; sometimes
not; usually not (these answers are included in the category 'feeling
insecure'; never; not applicable, never at home alone (this answer is not
taken into account.
Chance to have one's home broken into
Question: How big do you think the chance is of having your house broken
into in the twelve months to come? Possible answers: "big", not big",
"not small", "small". The first answer is included in the category
'feeling insecure'.
From 2002, this question has been asked to respondents
aged 16 and older, from 2003 to respondents aged 15 and older .