Wellbeing; social relations, 2003-2012

Changed on: 16/01/2015 02:00

Wellbeing; social relations, 2003-2012
Social relations	Personal characteristics	Periods	Happiness Not happy (%)	Happiness Happy (%)	Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%)	Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	9	91	11	89
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	10	90	12	88
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	11	89	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	8	92	12	88
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	10	90	10	90
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	7	93	9	91
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	9	91	11	89
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	8	92	11	89
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	13	87	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	12	88	15	85
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	12	88	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	12	88	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	12	88	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	12	88	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	11	89	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	13	87	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	11	89	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	12	88	15	85
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	16	84	16	84
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	16	84	17	83
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	14	86	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	14	86	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	15	85	16	84
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	13	87	15	85
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	14	86	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	13	87	12	88
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	11	89	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	14	86	15	85
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	17	83	16	84
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	22	78	21	79
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2003	18	82	15	85
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2004	17	83	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2005	17	83	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2006	15	85	12	88
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2007	16	84	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2008	15	85	12	88
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2009	15	85	13	87
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	18	82	14	86
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	20	80	16	84
Total social contacts and relations	Age: 65 years or older	2012	18	82	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	8	92	10	90
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	8	92	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	9	91	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	8	92	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	9	91	10	90
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	6	94	8	92
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	8	92	10	90
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	8	92	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	12	88	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	11	89	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	10	90	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	11	89	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	11	89	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	10	90	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	10	90	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	11	89	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	10	90	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	11	89	14	86
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	14	86	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	13	87	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	13	87	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	12	88	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	13	87	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	13	87	14	86
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	13	87	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	12	88	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	10	90	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	13	87	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	15	85	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	20	80	20	80
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2003	18	82	14	86
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2004	16	84	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2005	16	84	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2006	14	86	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2007	15	85	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2008	14	86	11	89
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2009	15	85	12	88
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	16	84	13	87
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	19	81	15	85
Contact with family:At least once a week	Age: 65 years or older	2012	16	84	13	87
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	15	85	14	86
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	12	88	13	87
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	18	82	13	87
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	10	90	11	89
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	13	87	8	92
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	12	88	10	90
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	9	91	16	84
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	.	.	.	.
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	-	-	-	-
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	18	82	17	83
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	15	85	14	86
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	16	84	13	87
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	22	78	21	79
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	12	88	19	81
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	19	81	20	80
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	13	87	19	81
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	.	.	.	.
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	.	.	.	.
Contact with family: twice a month	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	-	-	-	-
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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 various characteristics of social connections and relations, that is frequency of contact with family, friends and neighbours, social trust, household composition and rendering unofficial aid. 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) and the Social Cohesion and Well-being survey (SocSam, 2010 new method, 2012).

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?’.