Money is not the most important thing for Hungarians living in the Netherlands

According to a recent sociological research done with the contribution of Leave/Stay (an independent documentary series focusing on the Hungarian youth, mobility and migration), money is no longer the most important thing for Hungarians living in the Netherlands, hvg.hu writes.

The survey was done by Ágnes Tóth-Bos psychologist-researcher with the contribution of Leave/Stay and Wizz Air. Based on the results, more than 50% of the Hungarians have arrived to the Netherlands in the past 8 years, they are highly educated and satisfied with their lives, and their health, family, and even contributing to society is more important for them than money.

The number of first generation Hungarian migrants is 13,030 according to the official reports; 44,5% male and 55,5% female, and 65% of the 1000 respondents are women. The survey is not representative, because there are limited data and official statistics about the Hungarians living in the Netherlands.

What we do know is that 55% of them are among the ages of 20 and 40, and 76% of the respondents fall into the same age range. 59% of them have some sort of higher education, 85% are in economically active age groups and 79% have a job. More than 4 out of every 10 respondents (41%) have lived abroad before, and 77% is currently in a relationship (43% has a partner who’s nationality is not Hungarian).

The satisfaction of the Hungarians living in the Netherlands is rather high; 55% is fully satisfied or quite satisfied, 25% is rather satisfied, 18% is rather unsatisfied, and only 2% is fully dissatisfied with their life.

Their happiness and satisfaction is closely related to their knowledge of languages and their satisfaction with their current job. Having a job alone does not bring happiness to these Hungarians; it should be quality work, something that satisfies them.