Study on Housing Needs

Summary

Strengths: The survey has a long time series.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

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 1998-2000 and in 2002, with a sample size of more than 60,000 individuals. From 2002 onwards, this study is now incorporated into the Study on Housing (WoON).

First year of collection
1998

Stratification if applicable
Two step sampling: 1) sampling of municipalities 2) sampling of people. Use of special weighting model to correct for selective non-response.

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch population in non-institutional households

Age range
Population aged 19 and over

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Attributes of former, current and future housing situation of households and people.

Linkage

Standardisation

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

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Correction for non-response; imputation. Data are also checked and corrected for invalidities.

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Consistent time series.

Governance

Contact information
Department of Labour, Income and Living conditions
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl
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Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected every four years, but was collected each year from 1998-2000. The most recent collection was carried out in 2002.