Caribbean Netherlands; nuisance in neighbourhood, personal characteristics

Caribbean Netherlands; nuisance in neighbourhood, personal characteristics

Personal characteristics Accuracy Caribbean Netherlands Periods Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Drunk persons in the street (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Drug use or drug dealing (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance People being bothered in the street (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance Youths hanging about (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘Occurs sometimes’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Drunk persons in the street (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Drug use or drug dealing (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance People being bothered in the street (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance Youths hanging about (% ‘great nuisance’) Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo Social nuisance One or more forms of social nuisance (% ‘great nuisance’)
Total persons Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 16.0 10.9 2.6 10.4 25.4 2.7 3.2 1.5 2.3 6.4
Total persons Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 19.7 13.0 2.7 10.8 28.0 3.1 3.5 1.7 2.6 7.3
Total persons Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 3.5 7.4 1.5 7.1 13.5 1.5 2.6 1.1 2.3 4.0
Total persons Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 20.9 8.4 3.6 13.8 33.1 2.7 3.3 . . 6.3
Total persons Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 1.8 1.6 0.8 1.5 2.1 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.2
Total persons Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 2.5 2.2 1.0 1.9 2.8 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.6
Total persons Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 1.8 2.6 1.2 2.6 3.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.5 2.0
Total persons Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 5.0 3.5 2.3 4.3 5.8 2.0 2.2 . . 3.0
Sex: male Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 18.1 10.8 2.7 10.4 26.3 2.8 3.5 1.7 2.8 7.0
Sex: male Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 22.3 12.3 3.2 10.8 29.5 3.6 3.7 2.1 3.1 8.2
Sex: male Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 3.2 7.5 . 6.6 11.6 . 3.1 . 2.7 3.7
Sex: male Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 24.5 10.0 3.4 15.2 36.1 . 3.2 . . 6.8
Sex: male Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.6 2.2 1.1 2.1 3.0 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.7
Sex: male Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.6 3.0 1.5 2.7 3.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.5 2.4
Sex: male Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 2.4 3.7 . 3.4 4.4 . 2.4 . 2.2 2.6
Sex: male Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 7.6 5.4 3.2 6.3 8.4 . 3.1 . . 4.4
Sex: female Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 13.9 11.0 2.4 10.4 24.4 2.6 2.9 1.3 1.7 5.7
Sex: female Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 16.9 13.7 2.2 10.8 26.4 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.0 6.3
Sex: female Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 3.8 7.3 . 7.7 15.5 . . . . 4.2
Sex: female Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 17.3 6.9 3.9 12.5 30.1 3.5 3.3 . . 5.8
Sex: female Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.4 2.3 1.1 2.1 3.0 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.6
Sex: female Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.4 3.3 1.3 2.8 3.9 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.3 2.2
Sex: female Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 2.8 3.8 . 3.9 5.2 . . . . 2.9
Sex: female Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 6.6 4.5 3.4 5.8 8.0 3.2 3.1 . . 4.1
Age: 15 to 44 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 19.9 12.2 3.5 11.9 30.1 3.3 3.0 2.1 2.7 6.7
Age: 15 to 44 years Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 23.2 13.6 3.3 10.0 31.1 3.4 2.9 2.2 2.6 7.4
Age: 15 to 44 years Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 5.9 9.7 2.3 10.3 18.0 3.2 3.4 2.3 3.6 5.2
Age: 15 to 44 years Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 27.4 10.9 5.4 20.0 42.4 2.9 2.9 . . 6.2
Age: 15 to 44 years Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.8 2.4 1.3 2.3 3.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.7
Age: 15 to 44 years Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.8 3.3 1.6 2.7 4.2 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 2.4
Age: 15 to 44 years Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 3.4 4.3 2.2 4.4 5.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.2
Age: 15 to 44 years Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 7.4 5.2 3.7 6.6 8.1 2.7 2.7 . . 3.9
Age: 45 years or older Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 12.3 9.6 1.7 9.0 20.9 2.2 3.4 1.0 1.9 6.1
Age: 45 years or older Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 16.6 12.5 2.2 11.5 25.3 2.9 4.0 1.3 2.5 7.2
Age: 45 years or older Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 5.3 . 4.2 9.3 . . . . 2.9
Age: 45 years or older Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 12.3 5.1 . 5.8 20.7 . 3.8 . . 6.4
Age: 45 years or older Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.3 2.1 0.9 2.0 2.8 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.6
Age: 45 years or older Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.2 3.0 1.3 2.8 3.7 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.3 2.2
Age: 45 years or older Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 3.1 . 2.8 4.0 . . . . 2.3
Age: 45 years or older Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 6.2 4.2 . 4.4 7.7 . 3.6 . . 4.6
Age: 15 to 24 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 18.8 14.8 2.8 15.9 34.9 3.1 3.6 1.9 3.6 7.8
Age: 15 to 24 years Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 23.8 19.7 3.3 10.7 33.5 4.5 5.1 3.3 4.1 10.4
Age: 15 to 24 years Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 15 to 24 years Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 15 to 24 years Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 5.1 4.8 2.1 4.8 6.2 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.4 3.5
Age: 15 to 24 years Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 7.3 7.1 3.0 5.3 8.0 3.5 3.7 3.0 3.4 5.2
Age: 15 to 24 years Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 15 to 24 years Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 25 to 44 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 20.4 11.1 3.7 10.3 28.2 3.3 2.8 2.1 2.4 6.2
Age: 25 to 44 years Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 23.0 11.2 3.3 9.8 30.1 3.0 2.1 1.7 2.1 6.3
Age: 25 to 44 years Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 4.3 8.1 3.1 8.5 14.2 4.3 3.6 3.0 3.8 5.8
Age: 25 to 44 years Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 34.9 15.0 6.1 14.6 41.6 . 4.3 . . 6.7
Age: 25 to 44 years Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 3.3 2.7 1.5 2.5 3.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 2.0
Age: 25 to 44 years Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 4.5 3.5 1.9 3.2 4.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.6
Age: 25 to 44 years Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 3.4 4.6 2.9 4.7 5.8 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.9
Age: 25 to 44 years Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 9.7 7.3 4.8 7.2 10.0 . 4.1 . . 5.1
Age: 45 to 64 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 13.8 9.8 1.9 10.0 22.3 2.7 3.5 0.9 2.1 6.7
Age: 45 to 64 years Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 19.2 14.0 2.3 12.7 28.2 3.7 4.6 1.1 2.6 8.3
Age: 45 to 64 years Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 3.5 . 4.5 7.7 . . . . .
Age: 45 to 64 years Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 11.9 . . 7.3 19.9 . . . . 6.6
Age: 45 to 64 years Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.8 2.5 1.1 2.4 3.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.1 2.0
Age: 45 to 64 years Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 4.0 3.7 1.5 3.4 4.5 1.9 2.1 1.0 1.6 2.8
Age: 45 to 64 years Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 3.0 . 3.4 4.4 . . . . .
Age: 45 to 64 years Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 7.5 . . 6.0 9.2 . . . . 5.7
Age: 65 years or older Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 8.3 9.0 . 6.3 17.4 . 3.2 . . 4.5
Age: 65 years or older Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 9.6 8.3 . 8.4 17.7 . . . . 4.4
Age: 65 years or older Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 10.1 . . 13.4 . . . . .
Age: 65 years or older Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 13.0 . . . 22.5 . . . . .
Age: 65 years or older Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 3.6 3.8 . 3.1 4.8 . 2.2 . . 2.6
Age: 65 years or older Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 4.9 4.9 . 4.6 6.2 . . . . 3.3
Age: 65 years or older Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . 7.9 . . 8.9 . . . . .
Age: 65 years or older Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 11.3 . . . 14.0 . . . . .
Level of education: Low Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 15.1 11.6 2.3 10.9 24.2 2.1 3.4 1.6 2.6 6.0
Level of education: Low Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 22.3 15.0 3.4 12.6 30.1 3.3 4.3 2.3 3.4 7.7
Level of education: Low Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 2.2 6.4 . 5.6 11.2 . . . . 1.8
Level of education: Low Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 8.7 7.8 . 14.7 24.7 . 4.1 . . 7.0
Level of education: Low Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.4 2.2 1.0 2.0 2.8 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.5
Level of education: Low Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.5 3.2 1.5 2.8 3.9 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.5 2.2
Level of education: Low Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 1.8 3.1 . 2.9 3.9 . . . . 1.7
Level of education: Low Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 5.4 5.2 . 6.8 8.3 . 3.8 . . 4.9
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 17.4 10.2 3.0 10.0 27.2 3.5 3.1 1.5 2.0 7.1
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 16.5 10.8 1.9 8.7 25.6 3.1 2.5 1.0 1.6 7.1
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 6.2 10.0 4.0 10.7 18.9 4.7 5.3 3.3 4.8 8.5
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 29.6 9.0 5.4 13.3 39.3 3.9 2.7 . . 5.8
Level of education: Intermediate/High Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 2.8 2.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.9
Level of education: Intermediate/High Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 3.5 3.0 1.3 2.6 4.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 2.4
Level of education: Intermediate/High Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 4.2 5.3 3.5 5.4 6.9 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.7 4.9
Level of education: Intermediate/High Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 7.4 4.7 3.7 5.5 8.0 3.1 2.6 . . 3.8
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 18.5 11.5 2.7 10.8 29.0 4.5 3.8 1.9 2.9 9.2
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 20.4 12.5 2.5 8.7 29.3 4.6 3.4 . 2.2 9.7
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 6.7 11.2 . 14.7 23.0 5.1 5.3 . 6.3 10.4
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 25.2 7.9 . 15.2 35.4 . . . . .
Level of education: Intermediate Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 3.8 3.2 1.6 3.0 4.4 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.8
Level of education: Intermediate Reliability margin Bonaire 2017/2018 4.8 4.2 1.9 3.4 5.4 2.5 2.1 . 1.7 3.5
Level of education: Intermediate Reliability margin St. Eustatius 2017/2018 5.5 7.1 . 7.9 9.3 4.9 5.0 . 5.4 6.8
Level of education: Intermediate Reliability margin Saba 2017/2018 10.9 6.7 . 9.0 12.0 . . . . .
Level of education: High Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 2017/2018 15.9 8.5 3.4 8.9 24.8 2.2 2.1 . . 4.2
Level of education: High Percentage/average Bonaire 2017/2018 10.4 8.0 . 8.8 19.8 . . . . 2.8
Level of education: High Percentage/average St. Eustatius 2017/2018 . . . . 12.1 . . . . .
Level of education: High Percentage/average Saba 2017/2018 33.0 9.8 6.8 11.9 42.3 . . . . 6.3
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides data on the occurrence of nuisance and the degree of nuisance experienced by residents of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of 4 April 2019
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be published?
New data will be published every four years.

Description topics

Reported nuisances in own neighbourhood
Respondents were asked for a number of nuisances if this occurs in their neighbourhood. Answer possibilities: ‘yes’, ‘no’. ‘Occurs sometimes’ shows the proportion of respondents who answered ‘yes’. It concerns the following nuisances:
- Litter in the street;
- Vandalised public items;
- Graffiti on walls or buildings;
- Animal poop on sidewalks or on the street;
- Speeding cars;
- Parking issues;
- Aggressive behaviour in traffic;
- Drunk persons in the street;
- Drug use or drug dealing;
- Nuisance caused by cafés, restaurants, snack bars;
- Nuisance caused by residents in the neighbourhood;
- People being bothered in the street;
- Youths hanging about.

Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.
Drunk persons in the street
Drug use or drug dealing
People being bothered in the street
Youths hanging about
One or more forms of social nuisance
Experienced nuisance in own neighbourhoo
Respondents were asked for each type of nuisance (if the respondent indicated that it occurred in their own neighbourhood), to what extent they experienced nuisance from this. Answer possibilities: ‘great nuisance’, ‘minor nuisance’, ‘not a nuisance’. The percentages present the proportion of people who experience this as a great nuisance.
Social nuisance
Social nuisance includes:
-  Drunk persons in the street;
-  Drug use or drug dealing, for instance in the street;
-  People being bothered in the street;
-  Youths hanging about.

Drunk persons in the street
Drug use or drug dealing
People being bothered in the street
Youths hanging about
One or more forms of social nuisance