National Monitor Financial Worries > Wave 10

Longitudinal Wave

General Information

Title
Wave 10
Project Number
290.1.10
Abstract
The aim of this project is to monitor financial stress among the Dutch population over the course of multiple years.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
02-12-2024
End date
31-12-2024
Researcher
Marret Noordewier (Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour); Wilco van Dijk (Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour); Rick Nijkamp (Money Wise Platform); Dörthe Kunkel (Money Wise Platform)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/tgwr-bp57
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour
Money Wise Platform (Ministry of Finance)

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label
nomem_encrNumber of the household member encrypted
vu24j_mYear and month of the field work period
vu24j001I often have too little money.
vu24j002I often worry about money.
vu24j003I only focus on what I need to pay now. I’ll see about the rest later.
vu24j004I feel like I have little control over my financial affairs.
vu24j005I could easily pay an unforeseen large expenditure today (equal to my monthly income) without needing to borrow money.
vu24j006I am worried about...my utilities bill (e.g. gas, electricity)
vu24j007I am worried about...my health care costs (e.g. health insurance, medicine, medical treatments)
vu24j008I am worried about...my household expenditures (e.g. food, drink, pets)
vu24j009I am worried about...my housing costs (e.g. rent, mortgage, municipal taxes, home insurances)
vu24j010I am worried about...my transportation costs (e.g. car costs, fuel, public transport)
vu24j011I have a good overview regarding my financial affairs.
vu24j012I set financial targets for the future and try to attain these.
vu24j013If, at any point, I can’t manage my financial affairs properly, I ask someone for help (e.g. a friend or family member, a neighborhood volunteer or professional).
vu24j014Before I buy something, I first consider carefully whether I can afford it.
vu24j015To what degree do you currently trust the government?
vu24j016Was it difficult to answer the questions?
vu24j017Were the questions sufficiently clear?
vu24j018Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?
vu24j019Was it an interesting subject?
vu24j020Did you enjoy answering the questions?
vu24j021Starting date questionnaire
vu24j022Starting time questionnaire
vu24j023End date questionnaire
vu24j024End time questionnaire
vu24j025Duration in seconds

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,179 (100.0%)
Non-response: 476 (21.8%)
Response: 1,703 (78.2%)
Complete: 1,701 (78.1%)
Incomplete: 2 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
02-12-2024 to 31-12-2024
Sample
Random sample of panel members aged 18 years and older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.