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Visualising inequality at the SDG DataViz Camp
Data camp participants were challenged to design visualisations to make the progress on the SDGs more tangible
Social tensions indicator: Gauging society
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has previously published articles about the development of the social tensions indicator based on social media posts.
Welfare of households; key figures
Disposable and equivalised income, expenditures, wealth Type of household, households with low income
Social assistance benefits in cash
Income transfers by government or non-profit institutions to households on the basis of social security legislation. These are not financed by specific premiums but by general tax revenues.
Employer-paid social insurance premiums
The part of social insurance premiums paid by employers.
Social tensions and emotions in society
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has developed an experimental tool that makes it possible to get fast, up-to-date information on levels of social tension and emotions in society.
Brief survey description: social protection benefits
Statistics about social protection benefits make up an important part of the European System of Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) programme.
Response-enhancing measures for social statistics
Survey researchers aim for the highest possible response rate, given the budget of their survey. This report explains why high response rates are important and presents overviews of measures to...
Area for social and cultural provisions
Area in use for social and cultural provisions such as hospitals, universities and museums.
Work and Social Assistance Act (WWB)
Dutch law that came into force on 1 January 2004 providing social assistance. It replaces the National Assistance Act (ABW) and the
Social security benefits paid in cash
Income transfers by government to households on the basis of social insurance financed by specific premiums.
Gross wage applicable for social insurance schemes
The wage on which employees have to pay social security contributions such as unemployment (WW) and health insurance (ZW).
Using social media to measure intentions to move house
Is it possible to measure the intentions of people to move house without actually asking them about their plans?
Rent increase dwellings; type of rental
The average rent increase for dwellings by type of landlord; Liberalised and regulated rental (social and other landlords)
Dutch well-being high, but under increasing pressure
it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal...
Dutch people more pessimistic about the future of society
In 2021, people in the Netherlands were more pessimistic about the future society than in 2018.
Young adults now have lower personal well-being than over-25s
In 2021, a lower share of young adults in the Netherlands experienced high personal well-being. For the first time since measurement commenced, they reported high well-being relatively less often...
Almost 6 in 10 Dutch people do not have a religious affiliation
In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over stated they did not belong to a religious or ideological group.
House rents up by 3 percent on average
As of 1 July 2022, housing rental prices in the Netherlands were on average 3.0 percent higher than one year previously. It is the sharpest increase since 2014.
How the mathematics of complex systems contributes to statistics
On Wednesday 20 October 2021, Professor Frank Pijpers gave his inaugural lecture on Empirical explorations of a complex society at the University of Amsterdam.
Call for fair, trustworthy AI in the public sphere
Governments are using artificial intelligence (AI) on an ever-increasing scale and for diverse purposes, from streamlining traffic flows to tackling complex social challenges such as the energy...
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).
Report on Integration and Society, 2022
The Report on Integration and Society (Rapportage Integratie en Samenleven) describes how groups of different origins relate to the average of the Dutch population.
Government expenditure and consumption; functions, transactions, sectors
Government expenditure and final consumption by function (COFOG): General public services, defense, health, education and social protection
A plea for consistent income inequality figures
There is a lot of social debate about income inequality. Has income inequality increased over the longer term or not?