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Low income
An income converted to a single person’s income, that represents a purchasing power of less than 9 250 euro in prices of the year 2000
Push boat
Motor boat with a capacity of at least 37 kW, designed or refitted to push barges or tug boats, but not to transport freight.
EU-9
The composition of the European Union from 1 January 1973: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic), Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK.
Household consisting of a couple without children
Private household consisting of a couple without children living at home (and possibly with other members).
Dynamic developments in purchasing power
The developments of the purchasing power of an individual calculated as the change in standardised household income corrected for price changes.
Unnatural death
Death of a person caused by murder, manslaughter, violence, traffic accident, accident in or around the home or in and around the work place, or suicide.
EU-10
The composition of the European Union from 1 January 1981: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK.
Subsidised sector
Employees working for employers who come under the law on labour conditions for the subsidised sector (Wet Arbeidsvoorwaardenontwikkeling Gepremieerde en Gesubsidieerde Sector).
Tontine
Contract starting on a given date where the accumulated savings are divided among the participants who are still alive at the end of the contact.
Inland water for recreation
Inland water in use for recreational purposes, such as water on golf links and parks, stretches for rowing and lakes for recreation.
Vacancy
A position which a company or institution is looking to fill with personnel that can be appointed right away or as soon as possible.
Nursery school and primary education
Education for children aged 4 to 12 after which they start secondary education. Until 1985 this was called pre-school and elementary school.
Social provision
Social benefits that are not insurance based as there are no premiums to be paid. The provision is financed directly from public funds.
Wages
All payments made in cash or in kind to employees, except wages during illness, redundancy payments and compensation for health insurance premiums.
Toddler care centre
Provision for child care intended for children between 18 months and 4 years old, open on work days for a maximum of four consecutive hours.
Motorcycle
Motor vehicle on two or three wheels, with or without sidecar, fitted with a combustion engine with a cylinder capacity of 50 cubic centimetres or more.
Special education
Until 1998 primary education for children requiring a special approach due to behavioural problems, learning disabilities or physical problems (from the age of four).
Index Collective Labour Agreement (CAO in Dutch) wage rates
Index showing the development of the gross wages unconditionally due to employees when they work fulltime.
Tanker trade
Shipping with tankers or combi ships that carry mostly or only liquid bulk freight; and empty tankers and empty combi ships used in tanker trade.
VINEX classification
Classification of municipalities or groups of municipalities where the construction of housing is encouraged within the framework of the VINEX regulation for spatial planning.
Student card for public transport
Card permitting travel on public transport valid for one year. Introduced in 1991 as part of a student financing scheme (WSF).
Dutch Caribbean
The Dutch Caribbean consists of the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba.
Ro-ro cargo
All cargo shipped in containers or otherwise rolled onto and off seagoing vessels through the roll-on roll-off method (including the rolling transport units themselves).
Waterway
Every navigable waterway for inland shipping in the Netherlands. These are inland waterways including the Oosterschelde and Westerschelde, and excluding the North Sea and the Wadden Sea.
Communal arrangements
The communal arrangements based on the Wet Gemeenschappelijke Regelingen.