Table 1. Characteristics of respondents (N = 4,064).
| Survey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (T1) | 2019 (T2) | 2020 (T3) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Employed | |||
| • no | 1854 (45.6) | 1825 (44.9) | 1867 (45.9) |
| • yes | 2210 (54.4) | 2239 (55.1) | 2197 (54.1) |
| Married | |||
| • yes | 1957 (48.2) | 1972 (48.5) | 1999 (49.2) |
| • no | 2107 (51.8) | 2092 (51.5) | 2065 (50.8) |
| Education level1 | |||
| • low | 1013 (24.9) | 992 (24.4) | 969 (23.8) |
| • medium | 1466 (36.1) | 1441 (35.5) | 1416 (34.8) |
| • high | 1585 (39.0) | 1631 (40.1) | 1679 (41.3) |
| Sex | |||
| • male | 2002 (49.3) | idem | idem |
| • female | 2062 (50.7) | idem | idem |
| Physical disease | |||
| • no | 3303 (81.3) | 3266 (80.4) | 3253 (80.0) |
| • yes | 761 (18.7) | 798 (19.6) | 811 (20.0) |
| Age category | |||
| • 18–34 years old | 1083 (26.6) | 1018 (25.0) | 933 (23.0) |
| • 35–49 years old | 961 (23.6) | 933 (23.0) | 941 (23.2) |
| • 50–64 years old | 1052 (25.9) | 1061 (26.1) | 1054 (25.9) |
| • 65 years old or older | 968 (23.8) | 1052 (25.9) | 1136 (28.0) |
1 Low = primary school, intermediate secondary education, US: junior high school; Medium = higher secondary education/preparatory university education, US: senior high school, intermediate vocational education, US: junior college; High = higher vocational education, US: college, 6 university according to education level categories of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). All results are based on the weighted sample. Due to weighting, numbers may slightly differ between tables.