Wellbeing; safety, 2003-2010

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Wellbeing; safety, 2003-2010

Feelings of safety Personal characteristics Periods Happiness Not happy (%) Happiness Happy (%) Satisfaction with life Not satisfied with life (%) Satisfaction with life Satisfied with life (%)
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2003 13 87 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2004 13 87 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2005 13 87 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2006 12 88 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2007 12 88 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2008 12 88 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2009 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Total population 2010 13 87 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2003 12 88 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2004 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2005 13 87 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2006 10 90 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2007 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2008 12 88 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2009 10 90 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: male 2010 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2003 14 86 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2004 14 86 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2005 14 86 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2006 13 87 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2007 13 87 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2008 12 88 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2009 13 87 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Gender: female 2010 14 86 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2003 9 91 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2004 10 90 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2005 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2006 8 92 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2007 10 90 10 90
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2008 7 93 9 91
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2009 9 91 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 18 to 35 years 2010 8 92 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2003 12 88 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2004 12 88 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2005 12 88 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2006 12 88 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2007 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2008 13 87 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2009 11 89 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 35 to 50 years 2010 12 88 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2003 14 86 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2004 14 86 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2005 15 85 16 84
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2006 13 87 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2007 14 86 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2008 13 87 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2009 11 89 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 50 to 65 years 2010 14 86 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2003 18 82 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2004 17 83 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2005 17 83 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2006 15 85 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2007 16 84 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2008 15 85 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2009 15 85 13 87
Total feelings of unsafety Age: 65 years or older 2010 18 82 14 86
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2003 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2004 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2005 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2006 10 90 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2007 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2008 10 90 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2009 10 90 11 89
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Native Dutch background 2010 11 89 12 88
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2003 17 83 16 84
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2004 14 86 16 84
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2005 17 83 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2006 13 87 16 84
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2007 15 85 16 84
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2008 15 85 15 85
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2009 12 88 17 83
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Western foreign background 2010 15 85 18 82
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2003 28 72 25 75
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2004 28 72 27 73
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2005 28 72 27 73
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2006 22 78 28 72
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2007 25 75 19 81
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2008 23 77 19 81
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2009 22 78 24 76
Total feelings of unsafety Origin: Non-western foreign background 2010 23 77 22 78
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2003 34 66 34 66
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2004 36 64 33 67
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2005 33 67 36 64
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2006 40 60 42 58
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2007 39 61 39 61
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2008 37 63 41 59
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2009 31 69 36 64
Feelings of unsafety: often Total population 2010 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2003 34 66 35 65
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2004 36 64 35 65
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2005 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2006 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2007 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2008 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2009 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: male 2010 . . . .
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: female 2003 34 66 33 67
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: female 2004 36 64 32 68
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: female 2005 33 67 33 67
Feelings of unsafety: often Gender: female 2006 45 55 44 56
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information on the wellbeing of the Dutch population aged 18 years and older in terms of happiness and satisfaction with life. These subjects are broken down by experienced feelings of unsafety. The data are also broken down by personal characteristics, that is gender, age and origin. The data are based on the Health Interview Survey (POLS, 2003-2009) and the Volunteer Work and Social Coherence module (V&S, 2010).

Data available from 2003 till 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of 17 December 2014:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Happiness
Not happy
Share of the population who responded ‘not happy, not unhappy’, ‘not very happy’ or ‘unhappy’ to the question ‘To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person?’.
Happy
Share of the population who responded ‘happy’ or ‘very happy’ to the question ‘To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person?’.
Satisfaction with life
Not satisfied with life
Share of the population who responded ‘fairly satisfied’ or ‘not very satisfied’ to the question ‘To what extent are you satisfied with the life you’re currently living?’.
Satisfied with life
Share of the population that responded ‘satisfied’, ‘very satisfied’ or ‘exceptionally satisfied’ to the question ‘to what extent are you satisfied with the life you’re currently living?’.