Caribbean Netherlands; nuisance in neighbourhood, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Accuracy Caribbean Netherlands Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Drunk persons in the street (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Drug use or drug dealing (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance People being bothered in the street (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Youths hanging about (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Drunk persons in the street (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Drug use or drug dealing (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance People being bothered in the street (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Youths hanging about (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘great nuisance’)
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 17.4 10.2 3.0 10.0 27.2 3.5 3.1 1.5 2.0 7.1
Bonaire 16.5 10.8 1.9 8.7 25.6 3.1 2.5 1.0 1.6 7.1
St. Eustatius 6.2 10.0 4.0 10.7 18.9 4.7 5.3 3.3 4.8 8.5
Saba 29.6 9.0 5.4 13.3 39.3 3.9 2.7 . . 5.8
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2.8 2.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.9
Bonaire 3.5 3.0 1.3 2.6 4.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 2.4
St. Eustatius 4.2 5.3 3.5 5.4 6.9 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.7 4.9
Saba 7.4 4.7 3.7 5.5 8.0 3.1 2.6 . . 3.8
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 18.5 11.5 2.7 10.8 29.0 4.5 3.8 1.9 2.9 9.2
Bonaire 20.4 12.5 2.5 8.7 29.3 4.6 3.4 . 2.2 9.7
St. Eustatius 6.7 11.2 . 14.7 23.0 5.1 5.3 . 6.3 10.4
Saba 25.2 7.9 . 15.2 35.4 . . . . .
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.8 3.2 1.6 3.0 4.4 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.8
Bonaire 4.8 4.2 1.9 3.4 5.4 2.5 2.1 . 1.7 3.5
St. Eustatius 5.5 7.1 . 7.9 9.3 4.9 5.0 . 5.4 6.8
Saba 10.9 6.7 . 9.0 12.0 . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides data on the occurrence of nuisance and the degree of nuisance experienced by residents of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of 4 April 2019
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be published?
New data will be published every four years.

Description topics

Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood
Respondents were asked for a number of nuisances if this occurs in their neighbourhood. Answer possibilities: ‘yes’, ‘no’. ‘Occurs sometimes’ shows the proportion of respondents who answered ‘yes’. It concerns the following nuisances:
- Litter in the street;
- Vandalised public items;
- Graffiti on walls or buildings;
- Animal poop on sidewalks or on the street;
- Speeding cars;
- Parking issues;
- Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
- Drunk persons in the street;
- Drug use or drug dealing;
- Nuisance caused by cafés, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood;
- People being bothered in the street;
- Youths hanging about.

Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.
Drunk persons in the street
Drug use or drug dealing
People being bothered in the street
Youths hanging about
One or more forms of social nuisance
Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo
Respondents were asked for each type of nuisance (if the respondent indicated that it occurred in their own neighbourhood), to what extent they experienced nuisance from this. Answer possibilities: ‘great nuisance’, ‘minor nuisance’, ‘not a nuisance’. The percentages present the proportion of people who experience this as a great nuisance.
Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.

Drunk persons in the street
Drug use or drug dealing
People being bothered in the street
Youths hanging about
One or more forms of social nuisance