Categorie: CBS Microdata

As populations age and the financial burden of long-term care rises, many developed countries increasingly rely on families to help care for elderly relatives. In the Netherlands, policy reforms have encouraged older people to substitute nursing home care for care provided by family members at home. While this might reduce public spending on long-term care,…

Collective labor agreements (CLAs) shape wages and working conditions for millions of workers in the Netherlands. Yet little is known about whether the composition of bargaining teams affects the policies they negotiate. This project investigates whether the representation of women in bargaining teams influences CLA policies, workplace equality, safety, and employee well-being. We will compile…

In the Netherlands, long-term care policy assumes that older adults rely first on their social network – particularly their children – before turning to formal care. This raises the question of whether having more children delays or reduces formal care use in later life. Although several studies document an important relationship between children and institutionalization,…

Individuals today experience more family transitions throughout their life than previous generations. This implies that for many children, family life is not always stable but marked by change. Experiences such as divorce, repartnering, or shared care mean that children may move between family settings throughout childhood. But how do children fare growing up in trajectories…

Over the past decade, more adolescents around the world have sought gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, which temporarily pause the physical changes of puberty. For transgender youth, whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth, this can create more time for assessment and decision-making. Although some short-term mental-health effects have been…

This project examines whether individuals in same-sex relationships differ from individuals in different-sex relationships in receiving wealth transfers from their family members in the Netherlands. Wealth transfers are a key driver of economic inequality across generations as they shape individuals’ economic opportunities and long-term wealth accumulation. While previous research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual…

There is not a single way of being and living as a transgender and gender diverse (TGD) person. A typical trajectory of transition for them in the Netherlands includes diagnoses, legal gender marker change and hormonal and surgical treatments. However, many TGD people may derive from this ‘standard’ trajectory for many reasons; some even abolish…

People with a migration background continue to face disadvantages in the Dutch labour market, including lower pay, less job stability, and fewer chances for promotion. This project examines whether diversity in organizational leadership—for example, having managers or board members with a migration background—can help reduce these inequalities. Using detailed, anonymized data that link employees to…

Over recent decades recorded crime has declined sharply across Western societies. Yet the reasons for this decline remain unclear. Does the decline reflect changes in age-related patterns — for instance, that young people today are less likely to offend during adolescence (age effects)? Has society become safer in ways that reduce offending among people of…

Children’s early development lays foundation for their future health, education, and wellbeing. Both cognitive skills (such as memory and problem-solving) and non-cognitive skills (such as perseverance and self-control) develop rapidly during the first years of life. Families play a crucial role in supporting this growth, but financial difficulties can make it harder for parents to…