National Monitor Financial Worries (NMFW) > National Monitor Financial Worries > Wave 13

Publisher
Centerdata
Creator
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)
Created
Feb 25 2026
Description
The aim of this project is to monitor financial stress among the Dutch population over the course of multiple years.
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Sep 01 2025

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Variable Dataset English Dutch
nomem_encr vu25m Number of the household member encrypted
vu25m_m vu25m Year and month of the field work period
vu25m001 vu25m I often have too little money.
vu25m002 vu25m I often worry about money.
vu25m003 vu25m I only focus on what I need to pay now. I’ll see about the rest later.
vu25m004 vu25m I feel like I have little control over my financial affairs.
vu25m005 vu25m I could easily pay an unforeseen large expenditure today (equal to my monthly income) without needing to borrow money.
vu25m006 vu25m I am worried about...my utilities bill (e.g. gas, electricity)
vu25m007 vu25m I am worried about...my health care costs (e.g. health insurance, medicine, medical treatments)
vu25m008 vu25m I am worried about...my household expenditures (e.g. food, drink, pets)
vu25m009 vu25m I am worried about...my housing costs (e.g. rent, mortgage, municipal taxes, home insurances)
vu25m010 vu25m I am worried about...my transportation costs (e.g. car costs, fuel, public transport)
vu25m026 vu25m I am worried about...the costs of social activities (e.g. dining out, going to the cinema, giving a gift, doing sports, or being a member of a club or association).
vu25m011 vu25m I have a good overview regarding my financial affairs.
vu25m012 vu25m I set financial targets for the future and try to attain these.
vu25m013 vu25m If, 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).
vu25m014 vu25m Before I buy something, I first consider carefully whether I can afford it.
vu25m015 vu25m To what degree do you currently trust the government?
vu25m016 vu25m Was it difficult to answer the questions?
vu25m017 vu25m Were the questions sufficiently clear?
vu25m018 vu25m Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?
vu25m019 vu25m Was it an interesting subject?
vu25m020 vu25m Did you enjoy answering the questions?
vu25m021 vu25m Starting date questionnaire
vu25m022 vu25m Starting time questionnaire
vu25m023 vu25m End date questionnaire
vu25m024 vu25m End time questionnaire
vu25m025 vu25m Duration in seconds