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Using complexity science to understand social problems
On 1 January 2021, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) senior methodologist Frank Pijpers was appointed Professor of Complexity for Official Statistics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
Satellite account for culture and media 2018
Besides the contribution of culture and media to the Dutch economy and the different good, services and branches of industry playing a part here, the cultural and media goods and services are grouped...
How can we make our algorithms as fair as possible?
How can we make the algorithms used by the government as fair as possible, and what role could proper archiving play in that process?
Fewer hospital admissions following heart attacks
Twelve per 10 thousand inhabitants were admitted to hospital as a result of an acute heart infarct in the Netherlands in 2005. This number is nearly one third down on 1995.
Continuing decline in mortality from acute heart infarcts
In 2014, over 139 thousand people deceased in the Netherlands. The number of deaths from an acute heart infarct in the Netherlands has been declining steadily since the 1970s, a trend which continued...
Donorregistration; background characteristics
Background characteristics Sex, age, origin and generation
Cooperating with scientists and policymakers to measure the economy
Globalisation and digitisation make it increasingly difficult to measure the economy.
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, second quarter
This edition of the Internationalisation Monitor focuses on the environmental aspect of Dutch international trade: how does globalisation contribute to the issues and solutions in the area of...
Donorregistration; region (classification 2019)
Donorregister, fixed choice, with or without permission Part of country, province, NUTS-region, municipality
Focus on globalisation together with University of Groningen
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is increasingly joining forces with universities and universities of applied science.
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.
Technology festival: smart solutions for society
Corporate news article on Technology festival: smart solutions for society
Measuring income in a globalized economy
An explorative search for a macro-economic framework based on business models
ClairCity: citizen-led air pollution reduction
active citizen involvement in reducing air pollution and CO2 emissions
Turkish, Moroccan, Dutch relationships equally stable
Almost 3/4 of couples with a Turkish, Moroccan or native Dutch background are still together after 12 years.
4 in 10 adults describe their stepfather as father
Nearly 1 in 5 adults born 1971-1991 did not live with both parents during childhood.Three-quarters went through parental divorce. Over 4 in 10 describe their stepfather as their father, 2 in 10 are...
Lesbian couples likelier to break up than male couples
More lesbian than gay couples decide to break up.
Stillborn child
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.
Children in stepfamilies underachieve on Cito test
In 2011, children in primary school group eight had an average Cito (Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement) score of 536. Boys and girls in high-income families scored above average....
From trainee to big data expert
My company’s expertise lies in the field of labour market issues
Household incomes exceed total household spending
In the first six months of this year, total Dutch household spending was 1.1 billion down on the first half of 2007. The extra money allowed them to keep up their spending pattern and leave their...
Income gap between economically independent men and women unchanged
The number of women, who have attained economic independence is growing. In 2000, 39 percent of women had reached at least the social security income level for singles versus 46 percent in 2008.
Labour and leisure time
Latest figures on distribution of well-being ‘here and now’. How is well-being distributed in terms of labour and leisure time? The kind of work people do often determines their quality of life....