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Big Data Matters 3 – The need for timely statistics
About the seminar Big Data Matters 3 – The need for timely statistics
Record number of bankruptcies
In 2003 close to 8,750 bankruptcies were pronounced. This is the highest number of bankruptcies ever recorded. The previous record of 1982 was 100 less.
CBS experimenting with sensors
How many locations were you visiting today? Think of: work, child care, supermarket, gym...? And how much time did you spend driving, or how far did you cycle today?
Stillborn child
Baby born after a pregnancy lasting at least 24 weeks (prior to 1 July 1991 this was 28 weeks) who showed no sign of life after birth such as breathing, activity of the heart or muscles.
What is sustainability?
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Netherlands Pilot Project on Morbidity Statistics
This report describes the work carried out in the Netherlands Pilot Project on Morbidity Statistics, co-funded by Eurostat. The project was carried out by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the...
Daytime care for disabled people
Non-residential care, support, or recreation provided for disabled people during the day. The aim is to increase and maintain the independence and integration of disabled people by social and...
CBS, Limburg Province launch Provincial Data Centre
CBS to conduct and to promote statistical research in conformity with government regulations.
Medical intervention shortening a patient’s life without the patient’s explicit request
Medical decision at the end of life in which the medical doctor reports that: - the patient’s death resulted from a treatment prescribed or administered by her/him or a colleague with the explicit...
Marginal increase employed, fewer people unemployed
The number of employed people increased by an average of 2 thousand a month in the period February-April. Employment rose noticeably among young people and over-45s. In the same period, the labour...
More women to obtain doctorate
In recent years, the number of people obtaining a doctorate has increased in the Netherlands, particularly among women.
Calendar
Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 13 - 17 October 2008 (Week 42).
Cause of death
A distinction is made between primary and secondary causes of death. The primary cause of death is the disease, situation or event that started the chain of events resulting in death. Consequences or...
More GP house calls for elderly with a low income
Some nine out of ten people aged over 75 in the Netherlands consulted their general practitioner at least once in 2008.
Job vacancies rise further
The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose further in the second quarter of 2004. After adjustment for seasonal effects there were 121 thousand vacancies at the end of June. This is 8...
Public deficit reduced to 4.2 percent
By the end of June this year, the public deficit of the Netherlands was 4.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. 25 billion euro on an annual basis. The current deficit is marginally...