Young people (12-29 yrs) and families, 2003
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
Data available for the years: 1997, 2001 and 2003.
Data available from 2010 till 2013.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.
Changes as of 23 March 2018
The tabel is stopped.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
Description topics
- Living conditions
- Living at home
- Percentage of young peopl living at home
- The data refer to young people in the age category 12-29 still living with
their parents/guardians.
- Upbringing
- Freedom young people living at home
- Allowed to watch all programs on tv
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you allowed to watch all
television programmes you like?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Allowed to come home when he/she pleases
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you allowed to come home as late
as you please?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Allowed to play loud music at home
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you allowed to play loud music
at home?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Allowed to plan their own day
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you allowed to to decide what
you do when?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Parents monitor homework
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Do your parents monitor your
homework?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Go on holiday without parents/adults
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you allowed to go on holiday
without your parents or other adults?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Free to spend pocket money
- The data refer to people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-18.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 18 year-olds.
Refers to the answer to the question: Are you free to decide how to
spend your pocket money or money that you earned ?- Always
- Sometimes
- Never
- Is pocket money sufficient?
- The data refer to young people living at home in the age category 12-14.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 12-14.
Consequently, the (standard) age category is 12-14 year-olds.- Yes
- No
- Why not?
- Parents do not have enough money
- Parents unwilling to give more money
- Girlfriend/boyfriend
- The data refer to young people in the age category 15-29.
Total line is: people living at home in the age category 15-29.
Consequently, the (standard) age category 12-17 year-olds is 15-17
year-olds.- Regular girlfriend/boyfriend
- Allowed to spend the night together?
- Is allowed to sleep with boyfriend/girlfriend. As a percentage of young
people who have a regular boyfriend/girlfriend.
- Allowed to take soft drugs
- The data refer to young people in the age category 12-29 living at home
and answer affirmatively to the question: Are you allowed to take soft
drugs?
- Gets spanked once in a while
- The data refer to 12-29 year-olds and to the answer to the question: are
you occasionally beaten by your parents or were you beaten sometimes in
the past?
Possible answers: yes, often/yes, occasionally/no.- Always
- Occasionally
- Never
- Sometimes in conflict with parents about
- The data refer to young people in the age category 12-29 living at home.
Parents' opinions on a number of subjects may differ from what their
children think is appropriate. This may lead to strife.- Importance of school, study and homework
- Realise the importance of attending school, studying and doing homework.
- Dealing with (pocket) money, saving
- Help out by doing small household jobs
- Political and/or religious issues
- Boyfriend/girlfriend
- Time to come home at night
- Smoking and drinking
- Satisfactory upbringing
- Young people living at home
- The data refer to young people living at home in the age category 12-29.
Answer to the question: are you pleased with the way your parents brought
you up?- Yes
- Rather
- No
- Young people living on their own
- The data refer to young people living on their own in the age category
12-29. Answer to the question: are you pleased with the way you your
parents brought you up?- Yes
- Rather
- No