Dutch residents in non-institutionalized households who do not have a permanent contract or work on-call, as substitute or as temp
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wat is de belangrijkste reden waarom u op dit moment geen vast dienstverband heeft?" (English: What is the most important reason that you do not have a fixed-term employment contract?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Reasons to not have a fixed-term contract in the Netherlands 2022
In 2022, Dutch respondents taking part in this survey who did not have a fixed-term employment contract were asked why they did not have this type of contract. Around **** percent of survey respondents without a fixed-term contract said they were on temporary contracts because they had just started working for their current employer. By comparison, only *** percent of survey respondents stated not to have a fixed-term contract because they did not care that much about security.
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