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 (%)
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2007	14	86	15	85
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2008	14	86	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2010 old method	15	85	16	84
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2010 new method	19	81	18	82
Volunteer work: no	Total population	2012	21	79	21	79
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2007	13	87	16	84
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2008	14	86	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2010 old method	13	87	15	85
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2010 new method	17	83	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Gender: male	2012	23	77	21	79
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2007	16	84	15	85
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2008	14	86	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2010 old method	17	83	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2010 new method	21	79	18	82
Volunteer work: no	Gender: female	2012	20	80	20	80
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	11	89	13	87
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	9	91	11	89
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	.	-	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	11	89	13	87
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	14	86	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	14	86	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	13	87	18	82
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	17	83	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	22	78	16	84
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	20	80	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	24	76	22	78
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	16	84	15	85
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	15	85	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	16	84	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	20	80	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	25	75	25	75
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2007	19	81	16	84
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2008	18	82	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	22	78	16	84
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	24	76	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Age: 65 years or older	2012	23	77	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2007	13	87	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2008	13	87	13	87
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2010 old method	13	87	14	86
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2010 new method	17	83	17	83
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Native Dutch background	2012	20	80	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2007	17	83	18	82
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2008	16	84	18	82
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2010 old method	18	82	22	78
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2010 new method	22	78	20	80
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Western foreign background	2012	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2003	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2004	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2005	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2006	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2007	22	78	19	81
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2008	26	74	20	80
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2009	.	.	.	.
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2010 old method	26	74	27	73
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	2010 new method	27	73	22	78
Volunteer work: no	Origin: Non-western foreign background	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 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?’.