Registration of welfare benefits

Summary

Strengths: The registry provides full coverage. Weaknesses: There are, however, differences in quality between variables.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Cannot be downloaded directly

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected in 2005- 2012 (earlier years also available). It is nearly integral observation. Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2005

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Assigned welfare benefits in the Netherlands

Age range
No age restrictions (besides legal age restrictions)

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Welfare benefits: population, inflow, outflow, level of benefits

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkable to other person databases through anonymized personal number

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Non-response

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Department of Social Security
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected on a monthly basis. Preliminary data is released 2 months after collection. Final database is published 5 to 8 months after collection.