Wellbeing; education and labour, 2003-2012

Changed on: 16/01/2015 02:00

Wellbeing; education and labour, 2003-2012
Education and labour	Personal characteristics	Periods	Happiness Not happy (%)	Happiness Happy (%)	Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%)	Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total	Total population	2010 new method	16	84	15	85
Total	Total population	2012	17	83	17	83
Education level: primary	Total population	2010 new method	23	77	21	79
Education level: primary	Total population	2012	28	72	27	73
Education level: junior secondary	Total population	2010 new method	17	83	16	84
Education level: junior secondary	Total population	2012	19	81	20	80
Education level: senior secondary	Total population	2010 new method	15	85	15	85
Education level: senior secondary	Total population	2012	15	85	15	85
Education level: tertiary	Total population	2010 new method	12	88	11	89
Education level: tertiary	Total population	2012	13	87	15	85
1. Employed	Total population	2010 new method	12	88	12	88
1. Employed	Total population	2012	14	86	15	85
1.1 Employee of private company	Total population	2010 new method	13	87	13	87
1.1 Employee of private company	Total population	2012	14	85	16	84
1.2 Government employee	Total population	2010 new method	12	88	11	89
1.2 Government employee	Total population	2012	11	89	11	89
1.3 Director or large shareholder	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
1.3 Director or large shareholder	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
1.4 Self-employed	Total population	2010 new method	11	89	13	87
1.4 Self-employed	Total population	2012	13	87	14	86
1.5 Employed, other	Total population	2010 new method	14	86	10	90
1.5 Employed, other	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2. Unemployed	Total population	2010 new method	23	77	20	80
2. Unemployed	Total population	2012	22	78	21	79
2.1 Claiming unemployment benefit	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
2.1 Claiming unemployment benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2.2 Claiming income support benefit	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
2.2 Claiming income support benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2.3 Claiming other social provision	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
2.3 Claiming other social provision	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2.4 Disabled	Total population	2010 new method	38	62	44	56
2.4 Disabled	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2.5 Pensioner younger than 65 years	Total population	2010 new method	15	85	12	88
2.5 Pensioner younger than 65 years	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2.6 Pensioner 65 years or older	Total population	2010 new method	20	80	16	84
2.6 Pensioner 65 years or older	Total population	2012	18	82	15	85
2.7 Unemployed, other	Total population	2010 new method	15	85	13	87
2.7 Unemployed, other	Total population	2012	9	91	12	88
3. Without income	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
3. Without income	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
1. Income from labour	Total population	2010 new method	13	87	13	87
1. Income from labour	Total population	2012	15	85	15	85
1.1 Wage of employee	Total population	2010 new method	13	87	13	87
1.1 Wage of employee	Total population	2012	16	84	16	84
1.2 Wage of government employee	Total population	2010 new method	13	87	12	88
1.2 Wage of government employee	Total population	2012	13	87	14	86
1.3 Other income from labour	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
1.3 Other income from labour	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
2. Income from own enterprise	Total population	2010 new method	12	88	12	88
2. Income from own enterprise	Total population	2012	13	87	12	88
3. Income from transfers	Total population	2010 new method	24	76	21	79
3. Income from transfers	Total population	2012	23	78	22	78
3.1 Income from income insurance	Total population	2010 new method	22	78	19	81
3.1 Income from income insurance	Total population	2012	21	79	19	81
3.1.1. Unemployment benefit	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
3.1.1. Unemployment benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
3.1.2 Sickness/disability benefit	Total population	2010 new method	36	64	43	57
3.1.2 Sickness/disability benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
3.1.3 Pension/survivors benefits	Total population	2010 new method	19	81	15	85
3.1.3 Pension/survivors benefits	Total population	2012	17	83	16	84
3.2 Social provisions benefit	Total population	2010 new method	43	57	40	60
3.2 Social provisions benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
3.2.1 Income support benefit	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
3.2.1 Income support benefit	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
3.2.2 Social provisions, other	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
3.2.2 Social provisions, other	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
3.3 Other income from transfers	Total population	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
3.3 Other income from transfers	Total population	2012	.	.	.	.
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table contains information on the wellbeing of the Dutch population aged 18 years and older in terms of happiness and satisfaction with life. These subjects are broken down by the highest completed level of education and a number of labour-related characteristics, that is socio-economic category and main source of income for the household. The data are also broken down by personal characteristics, that is gender, age and origin. The data are based on the Health Interview Survey (POLS, 2003-2009), the Voluntary Work and Social Cohesion module (V&S, 2010 old method), the Social Cohesion and Well-being survey (SocSam, 2010 new method, 2012) and the Social Statistics Database (SSB). Data on household income and living situation from the SSB were added to POLS data for the years 2003 up to and including 2009. From 2010 onwards data were supplemented with the SSB data from the previous year.

Data available from 2003 till 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of 16 January 2015:
This table has been discontinued.

Changes as of 16-12-2013:
In 2010 the survey was redesigned. As a consequence, statistics from 2010 onwards are not completely comparable to statistics from previous years. For 2010 there are statistics based on both the old as well as the new method. More information on the redesign can be found in paragraph 4.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Happiness

Not happy: Share of the population who responded ‘not happy, not unhappy’, ‘not very happy’ or ‘unhappy’ to the question ‘To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person?’.

Happy: Share of the population who responded ‘happy’ or ‘very happy’ to the question ‘To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person?’.

Satisfaction with life

Not satisfied with life: Share of the population who responded ‘fairly satisfied’ or ‘not very satisfied’ to the question ‘To what extent are you satisfied with the life you’re currently living?’.

Satisfied with life: Share of the population that responded ‘satisfied’, ‘very satisfied’ or ‘exceptionally satisfied’ to the question ‘to what extent are you satisfied with the life you’re currently living?’.