Study on Housing

Summary

Strengths: The survey has a long time series.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Telephone
Face-to-face
Other: CAWI

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 2006, 2009, and 2012 with a sample size of more than 60,000 individuals; data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2006

Stratification if applicable
Stratified sample with national coverage of municipalities. 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
Data from 2006 onwards are 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
Data from periods under review before 2006 are not linkable to other (population) statistics.

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

Governance

Contact information
Department of Labour, Income and Living conditions - Production
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 three years. The next round will take place in 2016.