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SCP Life Situation Index

The SCP Life Situation Index is constructed to measure the progress of Dutch society using indicators that go beyond merely measuring economic growth. The Index incorporates indicators for eight domains of life: health, sport, social participation (loneliness, volunteering), cultural/leisure activities, housing, mobility, holidays and possession of assets.

Results

The results of the Life Situation Index are mainly published in The Social State of the Netherlands, which has been published every two years since 2001, most recently in 2009.
An overview of the SCP Life Situation index since 1974 can be found in:  Wellbeing in the Netherlands. The SCP life situation index since 1974 (2010) by Jeroen Boelhouwer.

Determine your score

Compare your life situation with the Dutch averages: by filling in a questionnaire on this website you can determine your own score on the SCP Life Situation Index. These 19 questions are a condensed version of the 'actual' questionnaire the SCP uses.

See also Research topic Life situation & quality of life