Netherlands: opinions on basic income for everyone 2016-2019

Less than half of the Dutch supported the idea of a basic income for everyone, without the obligation to do anything in return. In 2016, 40 percent of survey respondents said to be in favor of this proposal. Three years later, this had decreased to 38 percent.

Do you think a basic income for everyone is a good idea?

Characteristic	Good proposal	Bad proposal	Does not know
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Release date

September 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

August 29, 2019 to September 3, 2019

Number of respondents

2016= 3,000; 2017= 2,262

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Er is een voorstel om te komen tot een basisinkomen: iedereen zou van overheidswege een bepaald – beperkt – inkomen ontvangen, ongeacht andere inkomsten en zonder de verplichting om zich beschikbaar te stellen voor de arbeidsmarkt. Het systeem van belastingen en uitkeringen wordt hier dan op aangepast. Vindt u dit een goed voorstel?" (English: There is a proposal to establish a basic income: everyone would receive a (limited) income from the government, regardless of other income and without the obligation to be available for the job market. The tax system and social security benefits is adapted to this. Do you think this is a good proposal?)

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

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