Income distribution of households; NA, 2005-2014

Income distribution of households; NA, 2005-2014

Characteristics of households Periods Average amount Gross operating surplus (1 000 euro) Average amount Gross mixed income (1 000 euro) Average amount Gross primary income (1 000 euro) Average amount Gross disposable income (1 000 euro) Average amount Gross adjusted disposable income (1 000 euro) Average amount Adjustm. change in pension entitlements (1 000 euro)
Total 2014 0.6 7.1 54.1 40.4 55.7 3.1
Stand. disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2014 0.2 1.2 8.5 16.2 30.2 0.2
Stand. disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2014 0.2 2.0 19.6 25.8 43.1 0.1
Stand. disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2014 0.5 3.7 40.7 35.9 51.4 1.7
Stand. disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2014 0.8 6.4 66.6 47.2 62.4 4.5
Stand. disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2014 1.3 22.2 135.2 76.9 91.4 8.9
Single person household: male 2014 0.3 3.5 31.1 21.8 28.3 1.7
Single person household: female 2014 0.2 1.2 16.6 22.2 33.8 -2.0
Single-parent household 2014 0.4 4.1 36.5 36.5 56.2 2.4
Couple with children household 2014 1.0 15.2 102.5 63.6 87.3 10.9
Couple without children household 2014 0.8 6.8 57.0 44.9 58.1 0.6
Multi-person household, n.e.c. 2014 0.2 5.5 32.7 33.3 56.3 1.3
Income from own enterprise 2014 1.0 51.4 100.8 73.3 90.0 4.2
Income from labour 2014 0.7 1.3 78.8 43.3 57.4 10.2
Income from old-age/survivors pens 2014 0.5 0.6 10.0 27.1 45.8 -9.5
Income from other transfer income 2014 0.1 0.4 5.1 24.7 36.7 0.7
Main earner to 35 years 2014 0.3 4.0 43.8 30.5 40.8 5.3
Main earner 35 to 50 years 2014 0.7 11.1 78.9 49.9 67.4 8.6
Main earner 50 to 65 years 2014 0.8 9.7 75.8 48.4 61.6 6.9
Main earner: 65 years or older 2014 0.5 2.7 15.2 30.1 49.0 -7.9
Living costs: Owner-occupied home 2014 1.0 10.8 78.2 52.3 68.4 4.8
Living costs: Rent with rent subsidy 2014 0.0 1.2 7.9 19.4 36.3 0.2
Living costs: Rent without rent subsidy 2014 0.0 2.9 32.0 28.5 41.4 1.4
Source: CBS.
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This table describes the income distribution of the sector households in the national accounts over different household groups. Households are identified by main source of income, living situation, household composition, age classes of the head of the household, income class by 20% groups.

Data available from: 2005 up to and including 2014.

Status of the figures:
The figures of 2005-2014 are final.

Changes as of June 22nd 2018:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Income distribution of households; National Accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Average amount
Amount per household.
Gross operating surplus
The surplus that remains after compensation of employees and taxes less subsidies on production and imports have been subtracted from the sum of value added at basic prices. For the self-employed (who are part of the sector households) the surplus is called mixed income, because it is partly a reward for their entrepreneurship compensation of labour.
The operating surplus of households equals housing services produced for own consumption by owner-occupiers.

In the system of national accounts gross means that consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) has not been subtracted. When it has, net is used.

Gross mixed income
Mixed income is for households mainly equal to the income earned by sole proprietors and other entrepreneurs personally liable for all gains and losses from their activities. The income earned has both an element of wage income as well as profit since the entrepreneur is both rewarded for the provided labour input as well as the undertaken risks. Included in mixed income are rentals received from letting real estate and income earned from black and illegal activities.
In the system of national accounts gross means that consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) has not been subtracted. When it has, net is used.
Gross primary income
Total primary income received by resident institutional units: compensation of employees, operating surplus / mixed income (gross), net property income and net taxes on production and imports less subsidies. Incomes flowing from one domestic sector to another have no effect on net national income. Gross national income (at market prices) equals GDP minus primary income paid by resident institutional units to non-resident institutional units plus primary income received by resident institutional units from the rest of the world. The division of payments by member states to the European Union is largely based upon differences in gross national income.

National income is not a production concept but an income concept, which is more significant if expressed in net terms, i.e. after deduction of consumption of fixed capital.
Gross disposable income
The sum of the gross disposable incomes of the institutional sectors. Gross national disposable income equals gross national income (at market prices) minus current transfers (current taxes on income, wealth et cetera, social contributions, social benefits and other current transfers) paid to non-resident units, plus current transfers received by resident units from the rest of the world. Because disposable national income is not a production concept but an income concept, it is usually expressed in net terms, i.e. after deduction of depreciation (consumption of fixed capital).
Gross adjusted disposable income
Adjusted disposable income is equal to disposable income of households including any income transfers in kind provided to households free of charge by general government or non-profit institutions serving households. This variable facilitates comparisons over time and across countries when there are differences or changes in economic and social conditions.

In the system of national accounts gross means that consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) has not been subtracted. When it has, net is used.
Adjustm. change in pension entitlements
Since households are treated in the financial accounts as owners of the pension entitlements an adjustment item is necessary to ensure that any excess of contributions to pension schemes over pension benefits does not affect household savings. This adjustment is equal to the difference between net pension contributions (including imputed contributions) and pension benefits.