Wellbeing; environment and surroundings, 2003-2012

Changed on: 16/01/2015 02:00

Wellbeing; environment and surroundings, 2003-2012
Urbanisation	Personal characteristics	Periods	Happiness Not happy (%)	Happiness Happy (%)	Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%)	Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	9	91	11	89
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	10	90	12	88
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	11	89	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	8	92	12	88
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	10	90	10	90
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	7	93	9	91
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	9	91	11	89
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	8	92	11	89
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	13	87	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	12	88	15	85
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	12	88	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	12	88	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	12	88	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	12	88	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	11	89	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	13	87	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	11	89	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	12	88	15	85
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	16	84	16	84
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	16	84	17	83
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	14	86	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	14	86	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	15	85	16	84
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	13	87	15	85
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	14	86	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	13	87	12	88
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	11	89	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	14	86	15	85
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	17	83	16	84
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	22	78	21	79
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2003	18	82	15	85
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2004	17	83	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2005	17	83	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2006	15	85	12	88
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2007	16	84	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2008	15	85	12	88
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2009	15	85	13	87
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	18	82	14	86
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	20	80	16	84
Total environment and surroundings	Age: 65 years or older	2012	18	82	15	85
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	14	86	15	85
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	12	88	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	14	86	14	86
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	11	89	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	15	85	15	85
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	9	91	11	89
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	10	90	11	89
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	7	93	11	89
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	15	85	15	85
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	.	.	.	.
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	20	80	19	81
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	18	82	21	79
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	21	79	22	78
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	18	82	23	77
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	17	83	17	83
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	15	85	17	83
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	17	83	20	80
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	15	85	24	76
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	20	80	18	82
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	.	.	.	.
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2003	19	81	18	82
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2004	22	78	21	79
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2005	20	80	19	81
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2006	19	81	22	78
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2007	22	78	18	82
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2008	17	83	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2009	17	83	21	79
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 old method	19	81	18	82
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2010 new method	19	81	21	79
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 50 to 65 years	2012	.	.	.	.
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2003	21	79	19	81
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2004	23	77	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2005	18	82	20	80
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2006	14	86	13	87
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2007	24	76	24	76
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2008	17	83	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2009	17	83	16	84
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2010 old method	.	.	.	.
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2010 new method	27	73	26	74
Urbanisation: extremely urbanised	Age: 65 years or older	2012	.	.	.	.
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2003	11	89	12	88
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2004	12	88	14	86
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2005	12	88	17	83
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2006	9	91	11	89
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2007	9	91	8	92
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2008	7	93	11	89
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2009	10	90	12	88
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 old method	9	91	12	88
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2010 new method	15	85	16	84
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 18 to 35 years	2012	14	86	16	84
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2003	12	88	15	85
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2004	13	87	14	86
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2005	13	87	16	84
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2006	11	89	16	84
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2007	11	89	14	86
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2008	18	82	16	84
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2009	10	90	14	86
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 old method	15	85	15	85
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2010 new method	15	85	15	85
Urbanisation: strongly urbanised	Age: 35 to 50 years	2012	17	83	16	84
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 urbanisation. 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), the Social Cohesion and Well-being survey (SocSam, 2010 new method, 2012) and the Social Statistics Database (SSB). Data on household income and living situation from the SSB were added to POLS data for the years 2003 up to and including 2009. From 2010 onwards data were supplemented with the SSB data from the previous year.

Data available 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?’.