Benefits surviving relatives

Summary

Strengths: The registry provides full coverage and is of high quality. Weaknesses: Some variables are of lesser quality.

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 between 2008 and 2013 using an integral observation of the Dutch population.

First year of collection
2008

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Assigned benefits, by virtue of Benefits surviving relatives (ANW).

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: Public benefits for widows, widowers and orphans.

Linkage

Standardisation

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

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Some variables, which are not directly related to benefit entitlement or benefit level, are of mediocre quality.

Breaks
No 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 1 month after collection. Final database is published 3 months after collection.