National Monitor Financial Worries (NMFW) > National Monitor Financial Worries - Follow-up 2024
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
National Monitor Financial Worries - Follow-up 2024
Project Number
290.3
Abstract
The aim of this project is to monitor financial stress among the Dutch population over several years. This follow-up questionnaire focused on the costs of social activities and whether these costs hinder participation.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
02-12-2024
End date
31-12-2024
Topics
Researcher
Frank Doolaard (Leiden University); 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
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/8h41-0r16
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour
Money Wise Platform (Ministry of Finance)
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_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| eak24a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| eak24a001 | Please provide an example below of such a social activity that cost money and in which you participated recently. |
| eak24a002 | How often do you participate in social activities that cost money? |
| eak24a003 | How often do you skip social activities because of the costs? |
| eak24a004 | How often do you participate in social activities that do not cost money? |
| eak24a005 | I have enough money to participate in the social activities that are important to me. |
| eak24a006 | How much money do you spend on average per month on social activities? |
| eak24a007 | I worry about my spending on social activities. |
| eak24a008 | By participating in social activities that cost money, I feel connected to others. |
| eak24a009 | To be able to truly participate in our society, it is important to be able to take part in social activities that cost money. |
| eak24a010 | It happens that I spend more money on a social activity than I would have liked. |
| eak24a011 | When I spend more on a social activity than I would have liked, this is often because...I feel pressure from others to do so |
| eak24a012 | When I spend more on a social activity than I would have liked, this is often because...I do not think it through properly at the time |
| eak24a013 | When I spend more on a social activity than I actually wanted to...I often worry about money afterward |
| eak24a014 | When I spend more on a social activity than I actually wanted to…I often feel connected to people afterward |
| eak24a015 | When I spend more on a social activity than I actually wanted to…I often feel afterward that it was worth it |
| eak24a016 | It is important to me that others accept me. |
| eak24a017 | I am easily hurt when others do not accept me. |
| eak24a018 | I have a valuable social network. |
| eak24a019 | I have people I can turn to for help or support. |
| eak24a020 | Overall, I am satisfied with my life. |
| eak24a021 | I feel connected to Dutch society. |
| eak24a022 | I feel excluded by Dutch society. |
| eak24a023 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| eak24a024 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| eak24a025 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| eak24a026 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| eak24a027 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| eak24a028 | Starting date questionnaire |
| eak24a029 | Starting time questionnaire |
| eak24a030 | End date questionnaire |
| eak24a031 | End time questionnaire |
| eak24a032 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,179 (100.0%)Non-response: 498 (22.9%)
Response: 1,681 (77.1%)
Complete: 1,676 (76.9%)
Incomplete: 5 (0.2%)
Collection Events
Period
02-12-2024 to 31-12-2024
Sample
Random sample of panel members aged 18 years and older. The same sample as used in the monitoring measurement in December 2024.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.