Well-being; core indicators, background characteristics

Well-being; core indicators, background characteristics

Kenmerken Marges Perioden General Happiness Unhappy (%) General Happiness Neither happy, nor unhappy (%) General Happiness Happy (%) General Life satisfaction Dissatisfied (%) General Life satisfaction Neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied (%) General Life satisfaction Satisfied (%)
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2022 2.4 10.4 87.2 2.8 12.6 84.7
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.0 9.6 86.3 2.3 11.7 83.7
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.8 11.3 88.1 3.2 13.5 85.6
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2022 1.1 11.8 87.1 1.0 13.3 85.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 0.4 8.4 82.4 0.3 9.6 80.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 3.5 16.4 90.7 3.0 18.2 89.6
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) out. Europ Value 2022 4.4 11.5 84.1 5.0 14.6 80.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) out. Europ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.8 8.8 80.3 3.3 11.5 76.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) out. Europ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 6.9 14.9 87.3 7.6 18.2 83.9
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2022 4.5 12.4 83.1 4.4 19.0 76.6
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.5 8.9 78.1 2.4 14.7 70.9
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 7.8 17.0 87.2 7.8 24.4 81.4
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2022 5.1 15.5 79.4 4.9 17.9 77.2
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 3.5 12.7 75.9 3.4 15.0 73.6
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 7.3 18.7 82.6 7.0 21.3 80.5
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2022 2.5 10.6 86.9 2.9 12.8 84.3
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.1 9.8 86.0 2.5 12.0 83.4
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.9 11.4 87.7 3.3 13.7 85.2
Origin: born abroad Value 2022 4.9 14.5 80.6 4.7 18.3 77.0
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 3.6 12.3 77.7 3.4 15.7 74.0
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 6.6 17.1 83.1 6.4 21.1 79.8
Origin country: The Netherlands Value 2022 2.4 10.4 87.2 2.8 12.6 84.7
Origin country: The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.0 9.6 86.3 2.3 11.7 83.7
Origin country: The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 2.8 11.3 88.1 3.2 13.5 85.6
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Value 2022 2.9 12.1 85.0 2.7 16.3 81.0
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 1.7 9.5 81.7 1.6 13.3 77.3
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 4.8 15.2 87.9 4.6 19.8 84.2
Origin country: outside Europe Value 2022 4.8 13.7 81.5 4.9 16.4 78.7
Origin country: outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2022 3.6 11.7 79.0 3.7 14.2 76.0
Origin country: outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2022 6.3 16.0 83.8 6.5 18.8 81.1
Source: CBS.
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In general, persons of 15 years or older took part in this study, the well-being figures only apply to the Dutch population of 18 years or older. Therefore, this table consists of well-being figures of the Dutch population of 18 years or older in terms of happiness, life satisfaction, satisfaction with education opportunities, work, travel time, daily activities, physical health, mental health, weight, the financial situation, the house, the neighborhood, social life and the amount of free time. In addition, concerns about the financial future, feelings of unsafety and trust in others are included. Satisfaction with work and the travel time to and from work are measured only for people who have a paid job for 12 hours per week or more. For people who do not work or work less than 12 hours per week satisfaction with daily activities is reported. These subjects are reported for gender, age, education level and migration background.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of August 18th, 2023:
Not applicable, this is a new table based. This table is the follow-up table of the table Well-being; core indicators, background characteristics 2013-2021. See section 3.

When will new figures be published?
New figures on 2023 will be published around mid-2024.

Description topics

General
Happiness
The answer to the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you consider yourself to be a happy person. A score of 1 refers to very unhappy and a 10 to very happy?’.
Unhappy
Percentage of the people who score a 1 to 4 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you consider yourself to be a happy person. A score of 1 refers to very unhappy and a 10 to very happy?’. A score from 1 to 4 is classified as unhappy.
Neither happy, nor unhappy
Percentage of the people who score a 5 or a 6 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you consider yourself to be a happy person. A score of 1 refers to very unhappy and a 10 to very happy?’. A score of 5 or 6 is classified as neither happy, nor unhappy.
Happy
Percentage of the people who score a 7 to 10 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you consider yourself to be a happy person. A score of 1 refers to very unhappy and a 10 to very happy?’. A score from 7 to 10 is classified as happy.
Life satisfaction
The answer to the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you are satisfied with the life you currently lead. A score of 1 refers to completely dissatisfied and a 10 to completely satisfied?’.
Dissatisfied
Percentage of the people who score a 1 to 4 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you are satisfied with the life you currently lead. A score of 1 refers to completely dissatisfied and a 10 to completely satisfied?’. A score from 1 to 4 is classified as dissatisfied.
Neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied
Percentage of the people who score a 5 or a 6 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you are satisfied with the life you currently lead. A score of 1 refers to completely dissatisfied and a 10 to completely satisfied?’. A score of 5 or 6 is classified as neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied.
Satisfied
Percentage of the people who score a 7 to 10 on the question ‘On a scale from 1 to 10 can you indicate to what extent you are satisfied with the life you currently lead. A score of 1 refers to completely dissatisfied and a 10 to completely satisfied?’. A score from 7 to 10 is classified as satisfied.