Survey on social participation and environment

Summary

Strengths: The study provides sufficient and coherent quality data. Weaknesses: The database provides information on a relatively low sample size. CATI-data should be corrected in order to be in line with the CAPI-data collected during 1997-2004.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Survey different

Data gathering method
Telephone

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 has been collected between 2005 and 2011 (2012, 2013; questions about participation in module social cohesion). The sample size used was of 4,000 individuals per year.

First year of collection
2005

Stratification if applicable
Contact data administrator (see contact information)

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Dutch population in non-institutional households.

Age range
Population aged 13 and over

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Brief overview of: (1) participation in social activities (2) participation in volunteer work (3) participation in cultural and recreational activities (including sports) (4) social contacts/relations (5) participation in religion, Satisfaction with different aspects of life; family life, finances, education, society, general happiness.

Linkage

Standardisation

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

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Survey errors. Data are checked and corrected for internal inconsistencies

Breaks
The survey is the continuation of time series POLS (1997-2004), but there is a trend disruption due to change of interview method in 2005.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Consistent method

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
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected annually and released 6 months after collection.