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Older people with higher income in better health
The higher the income of older age groups (50-80 years) in the population, the better their physical and mental heat
371 thousand people unemployed
In the period May–July 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 371 thousand. Compared to the period April-June, unemployment remained stable.
Cancer responsible for 31 percent of deaths
In 2017, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 150 thousand. The most common death cause with 47 thousand cases (31 percent) was cancer.
1 in 3 women with technical degrees work in engineering
Fewer young, highly educated people have completed technical studies compared to ten years ago.
Sources of income of older people (31 December 2003 and 2005, and by source of income one and two years later) (Dutch only)
To obtain more insight into the sources of income of older people and to be able to identify the ‘various routes to pension’, the Ministry of Economic Affairs requested the Centre for Policy Related...
Dutch GDP per capita still relatively high within the EU
In 2020, Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) per capita amounted to nearly 46 thousand euros.
Unutilised supply of labour among people without labour-related earnings in 2007 (Dutch only)
At the request of RWI (Council for Work and Income), Statistics Netherlands has composed a set of tables with information on the size and composition of the unutilised supply of labour among people...
Nearly 1 million people seek alternative treatments
In the period 2010-2012, an average of nearly 1 million people reported to have consulted alternative healers in the past year, i.e. nearly 6 percent in the Dutch population. Acupuncture treatments...
More and more people with diabetes
According to figures released this week by Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of people in the Netherlands reporting that they have diabetes has risen substantially since the beginning of this...
Unemployed people over 45 have trouble finding a new job
173 thousand of the 512 thousand people who were unemployed in the third quarter of 2012 were over 45 years old. Their number has grown fast since 2008.
Generally, employed people are more satisfied
People who have accepted a job are more often satisfied than they were in the years prior to employment. The same applies people in their first years of retirement.
No home internet access for 1.2 million Dutch people
The Netherlands has the highest percentage of households in the European Union with home internet connections. Only one in eight Dutch people have either no access to the internet from their own home...
People less happy during first five years after divorce or death partner
The proportion of happy and contented people among those recently divorced or widowed is significantly below average. Newlyweds, on the other hand, are happy.
CBS tightens criteria for remote access to CBS databases
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) asked a committee of independent scientific experts to investigate external researchers’ use of remote access to consult CBS’ databases.
Some 241 thousand people have no medical insurance
On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.
Over 300 000 people defaulting on their health insurance payments
Tthere were 304 thousand people who defaulted on the Dutch health insurance payments on 1 September 2009.
Growing number of people pessimistic about finding jobs
In the second quarter of this year, 57 thousand people had stopped looking for work because they thought their chances of success were tiny. The increase relative to one year previously is 14...