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Psychological complaints in girls and older women
In 2014, more than 1 in 10 Dutch people aged 12 or up suffered from psychological complaints. Women had more mental health problems than men. In particular girls between 16 and 20 and older women...
Fewer women receive alimony, lower amounts involved
On average, a woman who got divorced in 2013 and was entitled to alimony received 980 euros a month. This so-called partner alimony has decreased marginally since 2009. In the period 2001–2009, the...
Children in stepfamilies underachieve on Cito test
In 2011, children in primary school group eight had an average Cito (Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement) score of 536. Boys and girls in high-income families scored above average....
Children of divorced parents start living together at younger age
Children of couples who married young often start living together when they are young. Children of divorced couples also start living together at a younger age.
Emigrants in their fifties and sixties wealthier than same-age Dutch residents
Dutch people who emigrate between the ages of 50 and 70 are on average richer than their peers who stayed in the Netherlands.
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.
Revenue from sewerage charges doubled within a decade
Municipal authorities expect revenue from sewerage charges to double in 2010 compared to 2000. This is due to higher costs for maintenance and construction of the sewerage system and the fact that a...
Municipalities collect less household waste and more plastic
Dutch municipalities collected 556 kilograms of household waste per inhabitant in 2009. That is 1 percent less than in 2008.
More plastic waste collected separately
The volume of plastic waste collected separately has more than doubled from 6 million kg in 2006 to 13 million kg in 2008. The volume of plastic waste produced by households is estimated at 750...
Three quarters of all young people want to marry
In the first nine months of 2009 there were fewer marriages than the year before. In 2009 as a whole there will be about 72 thousand marriages, 3.5 thousand less than in 2008. This decrease has to do...
Large proportion of labour migrants leave the Netherlands within four years
About 40 percent of labour migrants, who have come to the Netherlands since 1999, leave the country within four years. The lowest and top incomes are more prone to leave the Netherlands than persons...