Wellbeing; safety, 2003-2010

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Feelings of safety Periods Happiness Not happy (%) Happiness Happy (%) Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%) Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total feelings of unsafety 2003 11 89 12 88
2004 11 89 12 88
2005 11 89 12 88
2006 10 90 12 88
2007 11 89 12 88
2008 10 90 11 89
2009 10 90 11 89
2010 11 89 12 88
Feelings of unsafety: often 2003 29 71 30 70
2004 34 66 29 71
2005 32 68 32 68
2006 38 62 44 56
2007 34 66 30 70
2008 . . . .
2009 32 68 33 67
2010 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: sometimes 2003 14 86 15 85
2004 14 86 15 85
2005 16 84 19 81
2006 14 86 17 83
2007 15 85 18 82
2008 17 83 17 83
2009 16 84 17 83
2010 12 88 11 89
Feelings of unsafety: rarely 2003 11 89 13 87
2004 12 88 14 86
2005 10 90 12 88
2006 13 87 19 81
2007 12 88 13 87
2008 14 86 14 86
2009 8 92 9 91
2010 11 89 12 88
Feelings of unsafety: never 2003 10 90 10 90
2004 10 90 11 89
2005 10 90 11 89
2006 9 91 10 90
2007 9 91 10 90
2008 9 91 9 91
2009 8 92 9 91
2010 10 90 12 88
Source: CBS.
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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 experienced feelings of unsafety. 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) and the Volunteer Work and Social Coherence module (V&S, 2010).

Data available from 2003 till 2012.

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

Changes as of 17 December 2014:
This table has been discontinued.

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?’.