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Week 18 (30 April-4 May 2007)

Dissertation on various mode-effect estimation methods based on re-interview studies.

Average prices of consumer goods like fuels, eating and drinking in cafes and restaurants, food products and services

Measure for the average number of benefits in a given period, calculated as the number of days in a year in which benefits were paid divided by the number of working days in that year.

Government body responsible for carrying out social security provisions such as the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW), the General Survivors Pension Act (ANW) and the General Child Benefits Act (AKW).

The part of the import value that consists of goods that foreign companies and persons re-export from the Netherlands to abroad in an (almost) unprocessed state.

Procedure in a civil case where a judge may grant a legal provision to the applicants, such as adoption or guardianship, but also in the case of a divorce started with a petition and ending with an...

Before prosecution starts this is the person who, on the grounds of facts or circumstances, is suspected of having committed a punishable act. Once prosecution has started it is the person against...

Private household consisting of one parent and at least one child who is under age and lives at home, without any additional members.

Each night a guest spends in an accommodation in so far as this is not a permanent guest in a holiday or boarding house, or someone who permanently rents a chalet or camp site in a camping ground.

Rent and lease of machinery, equipment and computers (excluding software) and (office) furniture and equipment.

Total revenues and profits minus costs and losses of: - interest; - participations; - dividends; - loans; - investments; - other financial items.

An insurance an employer has with a pension fund or insurance company in order to provide the employees with a pension to supplement the benefits under the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW).

A person who works for their own account and risk, but not in their own company or as a contributing family worker. This category contains for example people with result from other labour like...

A general compulsory insurance for the entire population that provides people with an income from the AOW entitlement age. In the Dutch social security system this is a social insurance.

Wealth equals assets minus liabilities. Assets are mainly bank balances, shares, real estate, and business capital. Liabilities include debts incurred for the home and consumer credit. Own homes and...

Type of credit where the entire amount of the loan becomes available to the lender. The amount plus interest and costs has to be repaid in a fixed number of terms. The amounts repaid cannot be used...

Fund recognised by law in which money is gathered for the insurance of pensions and any other early retirement schemes for people who work or worked in a profession, trade, enterprise, or branch of...

Baby born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks (prior to 1 July 1991 this was 28 weeks) who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.

The result of the exceptional income minus the exceptional expenses. Exceptional income includes profits that do not come out of regular business transactions. For instance differences in exchange...

Contributions by the government meant to increase the pension schemes reserves are recorded as other capital transfers of the government to pension funds. Subsequently these amounts are imputed to...

The ratio between people who are inactive and those who are active. The inactive population are people aged 15 and over claiming benefits (AOW, ANW, ZW, WAO, WAZ, Wajong, WW, benefits for hold-ups...

The mood among Dutch consumers was just as negative in August as in July. The consumer confidence indicator remained stable at – 32.

The number of years a person of a certain age can expect to live in good health, assuming that the age specific chances on mortality and ill-health remain constant. Good health can be defined in four...