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People in deprived neighbourhoods slightly healthier
The health and lifestyle of people who live in deprived urban neighbourhoods in the Netherlands are not as good as those of people living outside these neighbourhoods. However, the mental health and...
Accounting for tourism: The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) in perspective
Dissertation on extensions of the national accounts dealing with tourism, the so-called Tourism Satellite Account (TSA).
Statistics Netherlands and University of Amsterdam establish chair in cause of death registration
Prof. dr. J.W.P.F. (Jan) Kardaun has been appointed professor by special appointment in the registration and statistics of causes of death at the University of Amsterdam.
Online shopping continues to increase
The number of people in the Netherlands buying goods and services online continues to increase. In 2013, 10.3 million people aged 12 to 74 years said they buy goods or services online. Holidays and...
Steadily rising share of women in highest-paying jobs
The share of women among the highest-paid employees in large organisations has seen a steady increase in recent years.
Fewer concerns over job retention among employees
Employees are increasingly less concerned about retaining their jobs; 24% in 2016 and as much as 34% in 2013.
Sickness absence rate dips to lowest level since 1996
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands has fallen to 3.8 percent in 2014, the lowest rate since 1996.
One in 15 employees involved in work-related accidents
Last year, 458 thousand workers sustained physical or mental damage due to accidents in the workplace, i.e. 1 in 15 employees in the Netherlands. Nearly half of victims were absent from work at least...
More than half of employees are 65 years or older at retirement
The average age for employees to go into retirement has risen further to 64.1 years in 2014. The number of 55 to 65-year-olds going into retirement is declining rapidly. Because the population is...
Immigration picking up
Nearly 32 thousand people immigrated to the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2008, nearly 6 thousand more than twelve months previously.
Local tax proceeds 3.2 percent up
Proceeds from local government taxes are estimated at 12.2 billion euro in 2012, an increase by 3.2 percent relative to 2011.
Innovative research into social cohesion in Heerlen
Innovative research into social cohesion in Heerlen
Overnight accommodation; capacity per region and type '00-'11
Overnight accommodation; capacity per region and type of accommodation
How to protect privacy in open data
More and more government data is presented online as open data.
Revenue from sewerage charges doubled within a decade
Municipal authorities expect revenue from sewerage charges to double in 2010 compared to 2000. This is due to higher costs for maintenance and construction of the sewerage system and the fact that a...
One in five schools have fewer than 100 pupils
In 2011/’12, there were nearly 7 thousand primary schools establishments in the Netherlands. One in five had fewer than 100 pupils. The number of small primary schools has grown somewhat in recent...
Considerable increase in expensive homes worth over one million euro
According to the Act on Property Assessment (WOZ), there were over 24.5 thousand houses in the Netherlands with a value of 1 million euro or more on 1 January 2008. This is an increase by...
Older people born in the Achterhoek and Limburg tend to return to their native region
Many older people no longer live in their native region. Over-55s, notably those born in the south and east part of the Netherlands, tend to return to their native region later in life.
Half of the Dutch international trade in the hands of foreign companies
In 2008 about half of the Dutch import value of goods and nearly 45 percent of the export value could be attributed to a foreign-owned company.