scholarly journals Influence of municipal policy and individual characteristics on the use of informal and formal domestic help in the Netherlands

Health Policy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (7) ◽  
pp. 791-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Marangos ◽  
Geeke Waverijn ◽  
Mirjam de Klerk ◽  
Jurjen Iedema ◽  
Peter P. Groenewegen
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Municipal Policy ◽  
Domestic Help

scholarly journals Formal and informal social participation of the ‘young-old’ in The Netherlands in 1992 and 2002

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARJOLEIN BROESE VAN GROENOU ◽  
DORLY J. H. DEEG
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Using Data

ABSTRACTThe study compares the formal and informal social participation of 60–69 year olds in The Netherlands in 1992 and 2002, and examines which attributes of the two cohorts favour social participation. Using data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, it was found that cohort differences in formal participation (as members of organisations, in volunteer work and in religious organisations) and in informal participation (having a large social network, and in cultural and recreational activities) associated with cohort differences in individual characteristics (level of education, health, employment status and marital status). Descriptive analyses showed an increase between 1992 and 2002 in all forms of participation except religious involvement. The 2002 cohort members were more educated and more engaged in employment, but in worse health and had a higher prevalence of divorce than the 1992 cohort members. Logistic regression analyses showed that the positive effect on social participation of the recent cohort's higher educational level was suppressed by the negative effect of their worse health. Being divorced had mixed effects on formal and informal participation, but the difference in the number of divorcees did not explain cohort differences in social participation. Interaction effects showed that the influence of sex and health on volunteer work and religious involvement changed over time. The paper concludes with a discussion of the prospects for higher levels of formal and informal social participation among future cohorts of young-older people.

scholarly journals ICT op de werkplek: het openen van de 'black box'

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bram Steijn ◽  
Kea Tijdens
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Production Concept

ICT-use at work: opening the black-box ICT-use at work: opening the black-box This article analyses the use of ICT at work. As this use is widespread nowadays, it makes sense to differentiate between complexity, diversity and intensity of ICT use at work. Using a representative sample of the labour force in the Netherlands, our analyses suggest that this is indeed a sensible distinction. We have investigated how workplace and individual characteristics relate to these three dimensions. The results show that both individual as job as organizational characteristics are determining ICT use. The extent of this, as well as the exact effects, however, vary across dimensions. Of importance is further that variables that can be manipulated by the organization (such as HRM practices and the production concept) are also associated with these dimensions of ICT use. For organisations, this suggests a way to influence the computer use of their employees.

Municipal Size and Local Nonelectoral Participation: Findings from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway

10.1068/c0227 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence E Rose
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Systematic Relationship ◽  
Administrative Units

This paper undertakes an analysis of five forms of local nonelectoral participation in three European countries. The primary question of interest is whether or not there is any systematic relationship between these forms of nonelectoral participation and the size of local political – administrative units. It is argued that, to the extent it is reasonable to expect size to be relevant, the nature of the relationships is likely to vary from one form of participation to another. Analyses are based on survey data collected during the 1990s in each country by means of logistic regression with a common set of variables. Although the findings vary somewhat from one country to another, and are not always in keeping with theoretical expectations, they nonetheless indicate that size does indeed appear to make some difference, even after controlling for the effects of individual characteristics. The effect of size, in other words, is not merely a byproduct of the compositional characteristics of the individuals living in different sized municipalities, as is sometimes suggested.

scholarly journals GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CARE USE IN THE NETHERLANDS: CHANGES BETWEEN 1995 AND 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S532-S532
Author(s):  
Mari Aaltonen ◽  
Dorly Deeg ◽  
Marjolein Broese van Groenou
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
Care Policy

Abstract In recent decades, care policy in the Netherlands reduced budgets for residential care and formal home care, which increased the demand for informal care. Women use formal care more often than men, but we lack information on the extent to which the gender gap in care use is explained by differences in individual chracteristics and changes in care policy. Data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) were employed to explore the gender gap in the use of informal, formal and private home care, community services, and residential care in the years 1996-2016, analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE). The data consisted of 9,497 observations, gathered from 3,369 respondents aged 65-85. Women used all types of formal care more than men. The gender differences persisted even when individual characteristics were taken into account; however, only in residential care the differences diminished after care preferences were included in the analysis. During the study years, the gender gap increased in formal home care and in non-use of care, as women increasingly used formal home care and the proportion of men without care expanded. The gender gap in informal care use reversed, with men using more informal care during the earlier years and women using more in the later years. The persistent and even increasing gender differences in care use deserve further exploration of the role of gender in current care culture. The growing gender gab in non-use of care raises concern for older men and their possible increase in unmet care needs.

scholarly journals Assessing the Monetary Value of Vehicle-to-Grid Considering Battery Degradation: Agent-Based Approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradyumansinh Raj
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Spot Market ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Battery Degradation ◽  
Charging Strategy

Electrification of the transport sector is increasing the electricity demand in the energy system. On the other hand, penetration of renewable energy sources is increasing the intermittency in the power system, posing the challenge in the real-time balancing of the electricity supply and demand. With V2G or bi-directional charging, it is possible to link both the system in a way that can provide synergistic benefits to both. In V2G research, system benefits have been studied thoroughly in the past compared to EV user benefits of V2G services. Moreover, research on EV user benefits lacks the socio-technical approach that takes into account user behaviour, social values, and business models.Considering above mentioned research gaps, in this thesis, V2G monetary benefits are researched for the EV users in the Netherlands. The study specifically focuses on EV users trading at spot market in the Netherlands while providing V2G storage (arbitrage). Moreover, simplistic battery degradation cost and lifetime economic analysis have also taken into consideration for the calculation of V2G net benefits. This research has been conducted under SparkCity agent-based model framework, which has been developed at the Eindhoven University of Technology and currently maintained by Zenmo simulations in the Netherlands.Agent-based modelling approach comprises the heterogeneous behaviours and characteristics of the agents (EV users), their collective influence on the spot market and individual agent’s V2G benefits which are affected by the global change in prices of the spot market. V2G charging strategy has been compared with baseline charging strategy and cost-based charging strategy for the comparison of the benefits. EV users with diverse characteristics in the neighbourhood have been compared to study the effects of individual characteristics on monetary benefits. Simulation has been run for three different years with varying EV adoption rate and renewable energy penetration into the energy system.Results show V2G as a promising solution for the energy system with high renewable and EVs. It can provide a tremendous amount of flexibility and storage to the system and offset the storage costs into the future energy system. However, V2G benefits for EV users under spot market are lower comparing to other market mechanisms. It might be less attractive for users to provide storage for a more extended period with comparably less profit gain. Moreover, battery degradation costs are higher taking into consideration current battery prices. However, with more PV installation in the renewable mix, the potential to gain benefits during the day time increase significantly.

Het heft in handen nemen

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinka van Vuuren ◽  
Jan Fekke Ybema
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Occupational Level ◽  
The Past ◽  
Active Contribution

Return to work of long-term absent employees: the view of Dutch employers on the amount own initiative of these employees Return to work of long-term absent employees: the view of Dutch employers on the amount own initiative of these employees T. van Vuuren & J.F. Ybema, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 22, November 2009, nr. 4, pp. 371-391. Employees who are absent for a prolonged period of time are expected to actively contribute to their own return to work. The present study examines how employers rate the employees' own initiative for return to work following long-term sickness absence and how this initiative affects successful return to work. In this study, a sample of 1294 employers in the Netherlands were interviewed (69% response), 608 of whom had recent experience with one or more long-term absent employees. These employers were asked about their experiences and efforts to support the return to work of an employee who had been absent for an extended period of at least thirteen weeks during the past two years. The results of this survey showed that long-term sick employees who took initiatives themselves, were more likely to return to work successfully. The results further indicate that the degree to which the employee has taken personal initiatives tends to depend not only on individual characteristics, such as occupational level and possible elements of dysfunctioning before the sickness absence, but also on the activities undertaken by the employer to support the employee's return to work within the company. The conclusion is that an active contribution of both the absent employee and the employer enhances the likelihood of successful return to work.

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