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This publication presents a concise overview of the main social and
cultural trends in the Netherlands in the period 1995-2006. Among the areas
covered are trends in the population profile, education, employment and
income, health and health care, leisure time use, social participation,
safety and housing. It presents an overall picture of the living situation of
the Dutch and how it has changed through the years. It also explores trends
in public opinion on politics, government and European unification.
Facts & Figures of the Netherlands is based on two editions of
the publication The Social State of the Netherlands (De sociale
staat van Nederland), from 2005 and 2007.