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Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey 2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Permanent onderzoek naar de leefsituatie (POLS) 2008
Geography 
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey (POLS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

Conducted continuously since 1997, this survey from Statistics Netherlands collects information on a variety of topics concerning living conditions in the Netherlands. Different modules address topics like health and labor, young people, the environment, law and security, and housing needs.

In 2008, for the basic questionnaire, a sample of 14,745 persons yielded 9499 respondents.

Keywords 
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