Wellbeing; participation and trust, 2003-2012

Changed on: 16/01/2015 02:00

Wellbeing; participation and trust, 2003-2012
Participation and trust	Personal characteristics	Periods	Happiness Not happy (%)	Happiness Happy (%)	Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%)	Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	9	91	11	89
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	10	90	12	88
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	11	89	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	8	92	12	88
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	10	90	10	90
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	7	93	9	91
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	9	91	11	89
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	8	92	11	89
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	13	87	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	12	88	15	85
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	12	88	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	12	88	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	12	88	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	12	88	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	11	89	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	13	87	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	11	89	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	18	82	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	16	84	16	84
Total participation and trust	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	16	84	17	83
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	14	86	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	14	86	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	15	85	16	84
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	13	87	15	85
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	14	86	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	13	87	12	88
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	11	89	13	-
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	14	86	15	85
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	17	83	16	84
Total participation and trust	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	22	78	21	79
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2003	18	82	15	85
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2004	17	83	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2005	17	83	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2006	15	85	12	88
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2007	16	84	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2008	15	85	12	88
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2009	15	85	13	87
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	18	82	14	86
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	20	80	16	84
Total participation and trust	Age: 65 years or older	2012	18	82	15	85
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	11	89	13	87
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	11	89	12	88
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	16	84	15	85
Club participation: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	16	84	21	79
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	14	86	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	19	81	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	18	82	20	80
Club participation: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	18	82	21	79
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	14	86	16	84
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	16	84	18	82
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	19	81	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	23	77	24	76
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2009	19	81	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	19	81	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	21	79	17	83
Club participation: no	Age: 65 years or older	2012	22	78	18	82
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	6	94	7	93
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	5	95	8	92
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	10	90	11	89
Club participation: yes	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	8	92	9	91
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	.	.	.	.
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	6	94	10	90
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	17	83	9	91
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	11	89	9	91
Club participation: yes	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	12	88	12	88
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 participation and institutional trust, i.e. participation in club activities, church attendance, participation in political activities, doing volunteer work, trust in the House of Representatives, the police and the judiciary. 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 so satisfied’ to the question ‘to what extend are you satisfied with the life you’re currently living?’.

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