Vast majority of NL residents were happy last year
4 years, 7 months ago

Vast majority of NL residents were happy last year

NL Times  

Last year, before the arrival of the coronavirus crisis, 87 percent of Netherlands residents were happy or very happy with their lives, scoring their lives 7 or more out of 10. The lowest score was in 2013, when 84 percent were happy to very happy with their lives, CBS economist Peter Hein van Mulligen said to Het Parool. The broad welfare in the Netherlands - which includes factors like the economy, health, education level, quality of the environment, and people's satisfaction - increased somewhat last year, according to CBS. Highly educated people, and people with a Dutch-only background scored above average in many of the broad welfare indicators, while people with a low education or dual-nationality often scored below average.

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Survey shows that most elderly people in the Netherlands are very happy with their life
1 month, 1 week ago

Survey shows that most elderly people in the Netherlands are very happy with their life

NL Times  

A significant majority of elderly people in the Netherlands feel very happy in life, a survey ordered by the elderly organization ANBO-PCOB showed. The average number that participants gave while grading their lives is 7.6 The results of the “Elderly Happiness Barometer,” show that there are large differences between elderly people in the Netherlands. Elderly people who are not limited …

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey
1 year, 1 month ago

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey

Dutch News  

How happy are you in your job? “What do they expect from their employer, are they given opportunities to develop their careers and what else can employers do to improve their jobs.” The expertise centre was launched at the beginning of 2021 and so far has published the results of six Share My Voice surveys focusing on different aspects of …

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey
1 year, 1 month ago

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey

Dutch News  

How happy are you in your job? “What do they expect from their employer, are they given opportunities to develop their careers and what else can employers do to improve their jobs.” The expertise centre was launched at the beginning of 2021 and so far has published the results of six Share My Voice surveys focusing on different aspects of …

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is once again in fifth place in the World Happiness Index, a ranking compiled from Gallup surveys by a group of academics united in the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The survey is based on individuals’ own assessments of their lives, but reflects six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption. This year …

Most Netherlands kids happy with life; 1 in 7 unhappy
2 years, 1 month ago

Most Netherlands kids happy with life; 1 in 7 unhappy

NL Times  

The children in the Netherlands give their lives an average score of 7.7. But 13 percent of 8 to 18-year-olds give their life a 5 or less, the Children’s Ombudsman reported after surveying 2,347 children. We think this is because they have less and less confidence that adults, not their parents, will solve the problems in society,” a spokesperson for …

Young NL residents scored well-being lower than older age groups for first time
2 years, 2 months ago

Young NL residents scored well-being lower than older age groups for first time

NL Times  

Young adults up to the age of 25 felt less happy and satisfied last year than people above that age. According to Statistics Netherlands, it is the first time since it started keeping track of personal well-being that young people gave a lower figure for their well-being than people over 25. An average score of seven or higher indicates that …

Young adults in NL less happy and satisfied
2 years, 8 months ago

Young adults in NL less happy and satisfied

NL Times  

Young adults in the Netherlands were significantly less happy and less satisfied with their lives in 2021 than before the turn of the century. Last year, 81 percent of young adults said they were happy, and 77 percent were satisfied with life. Of all adults in the Netherlands, 86.4 percent were happy last year, and 83.6 percent were satisfied with …

NL residents less satisfied with their homes, neighborhoods
3 years, 1 month ago

NL residents less satisfied with their homes, neighborhoods

NL Times  

Last year people were less satisfied with their living environment than the year before. The distance of facilities like primary schools, cafes, and sports fields increased on average, and people were less satisfied with their homes and neighborhood. Dissatisfaction with the housing situation has been increasing for several years, explained chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen of CBS. In addition, …

Only a quarter of NL residents are "financially healthy"
3 years, 1 month ago

Only a quarter of NL residents are "financially healthy"

NL Times  

Only 27 percent of Netherlands residents are "financially healthy." Women and residents of the large cities score lower in financial health, Financieele Dagblad reports based on a study by consultancy firm Deloitte. In collaboration with ING, Nibud, and Leiden University, Deloitte questioned about 5,000 Netherlands residents about their situation, attitude, behavior, and feelings regarding income, expenditure, saving, borrowing, and planning. …

Labor opportunity helped Netherlands move up to world's 5th happiest country
3 years, 8 months ago

Labor opportunity helped Netherlands move up to world's 5th happiest country

NL Times  

The 2021 World Happiness Report named the Netherlands as the fifth happiest country in the world, one spot higher than in 2020 and 2019. In the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report released in December 2020, the Netherlands was named one of the countries expected to recover fastest from the pandemic. Especially when it came to flexible working arrangements, the …

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers
4 years, 5 months ago

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers

Dutch News  

The effect of the coronavirus crisis on the broad prosperity of the Netherlands is limited as yet, but it is affecting happiness, the annual Rabobank prosperity poll shows. The poll, which questions people on an array of prosperity-related indicators, found that more people than last year indicated they had ‘sufficient income’ – 55.9% compared to 52.7 % last year. Almost …

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers
4 years, 5 months ago

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers

Dutch News  

The effect of the coronavirus crisis on the broad prosperity of the Netherlands is limited as yet, but it is affecting happiness, the annual Rabobank prosperity poll shows. The poll, which questions people on an array of prosperity-related indicators, found that more people than last year indicated they had ‘sufficient income’ – 55.9% compared to 52.7 % last year. Almost …

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is ranked the world’s sixth happiest country in the latest World Happiness Report. Although the country is once again one of the jolliest in the world, it has slipped one place since last year, and is – according to the report based on data from the Gallup World Poll – slightly less contented than it was between 2008 …

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is ranked the world’s sixth happiest country in the latest World Happiness Report. Although the country is once again one of the jolliest in the world, it has slipped one place since last year, and is – according to the report based on data from the Gallup World Poll – slightly less contented than it was between 2008 …

Netherlands sixth on World Happiness Report
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands sixth on World Happiness Report

NL Times  

The Netherlands is the sixth happiest country in the world, according to the annual World Happiness Report. Excluding some minor movements, the top 20 happiest countries in the world are the same as last year. The researchers ranked 153 countries on factors like prosperity, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, perceptions of corruption, and trust. …

Young adults positive about Netherlands' future; worried about climate change
5 years, 1 month ago

Young adults positive about Netherlands' future; worried about climate change

NL Times  

Young people between the ages of 18 and 25 in the Netherlands are largely positive about the future of the country. About 70 percent of young adults were positive about the future of the Netherlands, saying the country is moving in the right direction. That is slightly less than the 47.8 percent of the population 25 or older, but more …

More Dutch unhappy with their homes
5 years, 3 months ago

More Dutch unhappy with their homes

NL Times  

Last year more Dutch were dissatisfied with the homes they live in than the years before, Statistics Netherlands said on Friday. The proportion of satisfied to very satisfied homeowners decreased from 97 percent in 2006 to 93 percent last year. The proportion of all households that think their home has sufficient outside room, like a garden or balcony, decreased from …

9 in 10 Dutch happy with their lives; same as 20 years ago
5 years, 5 months ago

9 in 10 Dutch happy with their lives; same as 20 years ago

NL Times  

Nearly 90 percent of Dutch adults said that they were happy and satisfied with their lives last year. The percentage of young people satisfied with their lives decreased somewhat over the past 21 years, while the percentage of happy older people increased. People with a low level of education and people with a non-Western background are less often happy and …

5 pct. fewer suicides in Netherlands last year
5 years, 6 months ago

5 pct. fewer suicides in Netherlands last year

NL Times  

Last year a total of 1,829 people in the Netherlands took their own life, a decrease of nearly five percent compared to the 1,917 people who died by suicide in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. However, the number of suicides among men decreased by 10 percent last year, while the number among women increased slightly. The number of young …

A tenth of Dutch kids unhappy with their lives, Children's Ombudsman says
6 years, 1 month ago

A tenth of Dutch kids unhappy with their lives, Children's Ombudsman says

NL Times  

A tenth of Dutch children are dissatisfied with their own lives and give their lives a failing score of 3.8, according to a study by Children's Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer. The difference between happy children and unhappy children in the Netherlands is also growing, she said on Tuesday - the International Day for the Rights of the Child, NU.nl reports. Kalverboer …

Dutch happy with their lot, says new report
6 years, 4 months ago

Dutch happy with their lot, says new report

Dutch News  

The economy is up, and so are the Dutch. A new report into social conditions in the Netherlands reveals that Dutch people continue to rate their lives at 7.8 out of 10. Most people feel healthy, life expectancy is on the rise and people generally feel more safe, according to the report by the SCP Netherlands Institute for Social Research. …

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley
6 years, 6 months ago

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley

Dutch News  

Whatever the weather, one in five Dutch adults feels glowing. The super smileys tend to be married, in the highest income band and working – while divorcees, the lowest-educated and poorest-paid most often say they feel unhappy. ‘Some people are notably happier than others, and you could think that the reasons are obvious but it is good to underline them …

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley
6 years, 6 months ago

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley

Dutch News  

Whatever the weather, one in five Dutch adults feels glowing. The super smileys tend to be married, in the highest income band and working – while divorcees, the lowest-educated and poorest-paid most often say they feel unhappy. ‘Some people are notably happier than others, and you could think that the reasons are obvious but it is good to underline them …

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