TABLE 1.

Overview of the interviews and the background characteristics of the participants (n = 26)^a

Pseudonym	Gender	Age	Regionb	Current occupation
Interview 1 (location: living room; approx. 2 hr)
Chantal	Female	24	Centre: rural	Still in education
Thomas	Male	24	Centre: rural	Crane operator
Dennis	Male	31	Centre: rural	Truck driver
Maria	Female	53	Centre: rural	Unemployed
Johannes	Male	56	Centre: rural	Farmer
Interview 2 (location: living room; approx. 1.5 hr)
Sanne	Female	31	Periphery: rural	Unemployed
Linda	Female	39	Periphery: rural	Horse pension employee
Esther	Female	41	Periphery: rural	Typist
Anna	Female	55	Periphery: rural	Unemployed
Interview 3 (location: living room; approx. 2.5 hr)
Hendrik	Male	53	Centre: rural	Electrician
Monique	Female	53	Centre: rural	Unemployed
Elisabeth	Female	62	Centre: rural	Unemployed
Interview 4 (location: university, at the request of the participant; approx. 2 hr)
Jan	Male	59	Centre: urban	Safety controller
Interview 5 (location: restaurant; approx. 1.5 hr)
Peter	Male	60	Centre: urban	Debt collector; civil servant
Interview 6 (location: pub; approx. 2 hr)
Jeffrey	Male	34	Periphery: urban	Sheltered employment worker
Cornelis	Male	53	Periphery: urban	Warehouse worker
Arie	Male	60	Periphery: urban	Service engineer
Robert	Male	60	Periphery: urban	Unemployed
Interview 7 (location: living room; approx. 1.5 hr)
Gerrit	Male	54	Periphery: urban	Mailman
Catharina	Female	55	Periphery: urban	Elderly caregiver
Interview 8 (location: living room; approx. 1.5 hr)
Pauline	Female	56	Periphery: urban	Unemployed
Ingrid	Female	60	Periphery: urban	Unemployed
Interview 9 (location: restaurant; approx. 1.5 hr)
Anouk	Female	29	Centre: urban	Reintegration employee
Harm	Male	57	Centre: urban	Mill machinist
Jolanda	Female	57	Centre: urban	Taxi driver
Sylvia	Female	62	Centre: urban	Unemployed

^a We asked the interviewees to invite acquaintances or family members to their interview. One of these additional participants in group three and group six had followed education beyond the secondary level (which means that we interviewed a total of 28 people). These two participants are not included in Table 1, and their contributions to the group discussions are not included in the analysis.

^b Center refers to the economically and culturally dominant region in the west of the Netherlands (so‐called “Randstad”), including, for example, the seat of the government (The Hague) and the culturally hegemonic city of Amsterdam. Just like peripheral regions, the center contains both urban and rural municipalities, and the center‐periphery distinction should, therefore, not be understood as a conventional urban‐rural divide. It is relevant here because living in peripheral regions could inspire feelings of misrecognition.