National Monitor Financial Worries (NMFW) > National Monitor Financial Worries > Wave 15
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
Jun 16 2026
Description
The aim of this project is to monitor financial stress among the Dutch population over the course of multiple years.
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Mar 02 2026
There are no questions found for this study
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | vu26o | Number of the household member encrypted | |
| vu26o_m | vu26o | Year and month of the field work period | |
| vu26o001 | vu26o | I often have too little money. | |
| vu26o002 | vu26o | I often worry about money. | |
| vu26o003 | vu26o | I only focus on what I need to pay now. I’ll see about the rest later. | |
| vu26o004 | vu26o | I feel like I have little control over my financial affairs. | |
| vu26o005 | vu26o | I could easily pay an unforeseen large expenditure today (equal to my monthly income) without needing to borrow money. | |
| vu26o006 | vu26o | I am worried about...my utilities bill (e.g. gas, electricity) | |
| vu26o007 | vu26o | I am worried about...my health care costs (e.g. health insurance, medicine, medical treatments) | |
| vu26o008 | vu26o | I am worried about...my household expenditures (e.g. food, drink, pets) | |
| vu26o009 | vu26o | I am worried about...my housing costs (e.g. rent, mortgage, municipal taxes, home insurances) | |
| vu26o010 | vu26o | I am worried about...my transportation costs (e.g. car costs, fuel, public transport) | |
| vu26o026 | vu26o | 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). | |
| vu26o011 | vu26o | I have a good overview regarding my financial affairs. | |
| vu26o012 | vu26o | I set financial targets for the future and try to attain these. | |
| vu26o013 | vu26o | 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). | |
| vu26o014 | vu26o | Before I buy something, I first consider carefully whether I can afford it. | |
| vu26o015 | vu26o | To what degree do you currently trust the government? | |
| vu26o016 | vu26o | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| vu26o017 | vu26o | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| vu26o018 | vu26o | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| vu26o019 | vu26o | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| vu26o020 | vu26o | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| vu26o021 | vu26o | Starting date questionnaire | |
| vu26o022 | vu26o | Starting time questionnaire | |
| vu26o023 | vu26o | End date questionnaire | |
| vu26o024 | vu26o | End time questionnaire | |
| vu26o025 | vu26o | Duration in seconds |