Wellbeing; participation and trust, 2003-2012

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Wellbeing; participation and trust, 2003-2012
Participation and trust	Personal characteristics	Periods	Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%)	Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Political activities: no	Total population	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Total population	2009	13	87
Political activities: no	Total population	2010 old method	14	86
Political activities: no	Total population	2010 new method	15	85
Political activities: no	Total population	2012	16	84
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2009	13	87
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2010 old method	13	87
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2010 new method	15	85
Political activities: no	Gender: male	2012	16	84
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2009	14	86
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2010 old method	16	84
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2010 new method	16	84
Political activities: no	Gender: female	2012	16	84
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	11	89
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	11	89
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	13	87
Political activities: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	13	87
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	15	85
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	14	86
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	16	84
Political activities: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	16	84
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	14	86
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	16	84
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	17	83
Political activities: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	19	81
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2009	13	87
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	14	86
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	16	84
Political activities: no	Age: 65 years or older	2012	15	85
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2009	11	89
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2010 old method	12	88
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2010 new method	14	86
Political activities: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2012	15	85
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2009	18	82
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2010 old method	18	82
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2010 new method	19	81
Political activities: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2012	18	82
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2003	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2004	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2005	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2006	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2007	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2008	.	.
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2009	25	75
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2010 old method	24	76
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2010 new method	20	80
Political activities: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2012	.	.
Source: CBS.

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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

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?’.