Dutch Household Budget Survey Microdata, 1978-2004

From 1978 to 2004, this dataset provides a view of the consumption expenditures of private households in the Netherlands, detailing their size, composition, and financing. It is a protected microdata file from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), processed to prevent the identification of individuals or households. The data is hosted by the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in household consumption patterns based on the described expenditure data.
• Modeling household budget allocation and financing across different socio-economic groups.
• Studying the composition of consumer spending in the Netherlands over a multi-decade period.

Strengths

• Data spans 26 years (1978-2004, excluding 2001 and 2002), offering a long-term perspective.
• Source is the authoritative national statistics office of the Netherlands (CBS).
• Data is protected microdata, meaning it has been anonymized to prevent identification of individuals or households.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• The dataset's last update was 2025-10-24; the processing or underlying data may be older.

Provenance

Source

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)

Collection Method

Likely collected via household budget surveys.

Time Range

1978 to 2004 (excluding 2001 and 2002)

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 04:21:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Netherlands