Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009

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Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
Characteristics users	Type of figure	Periods	Lifestyle Smoking Smokers (%)	Lifestyle Smoking Heavy smokers in the population (%)	Lifestyle Smoking Heavy smokers among smokers (%)	Lifestyle Smoking Cigarettes per day per smoker (numbers)	Lifestyle Smoking Number of years smoking present smokers (numbers)	Lifestyle Smoking Years former cigarette smokers smoked (numbers)	Lifestyle Smoking Years since former smokers stopped (numbers)	Lifestyle Alcohol consumption Heavy drinker (%)
Total characteristics users	Numbers	2009	27.1	6.3	23.2	11.3	26.2	18.0	18.5	10.4
Total characteristics users	Standard errors	2009	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4
Men	Numbers	2009	30.9	7.9	25.7	11.6	26.0	19.8	18.8	17.3
Men	Standard errors	2009	0.7	0.4	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.7
Women	Numbers	2009	23.3	4.7	20.0	11.0	26.5	16.2	18.1	4.1
Women	Standard errors	2009	0.7	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	4.4	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.1	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	29.1	3.4	11.6	8.9	5.6	2.1	2.7	17.6
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.5	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.4
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	33.3	7.6	22.9	11.3	18.4	10.3	8.8	12.5
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.9	0.5	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.8
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	29.2	8.8	30.1	12.7	37.4	18.6	19.8	10.4
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.9	0.6	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.7
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	15.0	2.9	19.6	10.7	54.0	27.2	28.2	4.6
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.0	0.5	2.9	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.2	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	30.6	3.8	12.6	9.4	5.7	2.3	2.6	25.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.8	2.5	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.3	2.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	39.8	9.8	24.8	11.4	18.0	10.8	8.7	21.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.8	1.9	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	31.8	10.6	33.5	12.7	37.4	20.1	19.0	17.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.3	0.9	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	17.8	4.1	22.8	11.5	56.1	28.6	28.2	8.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.6	0.8	4.1	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	5.6	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.0	.	.	.	.	.	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	27.5	2.9	10.5	8.3	5.5	2.0	2.8	10.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.7	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	26.6	5.3	20.0	11.0	19.1	9.8	8.8	4.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.6	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs	Numbers	2009	26.7	6.9	26.0	12.8	37.3	17.2	20.5	3.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.7	2.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	12.8	2.0	15.8	9.8	51.6	25.2	28.2	1.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.5	3.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.5
Age cat.1: 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat.1: 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat. 1: 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	10.5	0.7	6.7	6.6	1.9	.	.	5.8
Age cat. 1: 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.3	3.1	1.0	0.2	.	.	1.1
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	34.6	4.2	12.3	9.2	6.3	2.6	3.1	20.0
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.7	0.7	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.8
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	35.0	7.3	20.9	10.2	13.6	8.3	5.7	15.1
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.8	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.3
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	31.9	7.8	24.6	12.2	22.7	11.8	11.2	10.5
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.7	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.9
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	31.4	10.1	32.2	13.4	33.2	16.4	17.1	11.1
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.3	0.8	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.9
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	26.8	7.3	27.3	11.9	42.9	20.6	22.2	9.5
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.3	0.8	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.9
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	16.5	4.0	24.6	11.2	50.8	26.0	25.4	5.4
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.7	3.9	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.9
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	13.0	1.4	11.2	9.8	59.3	28.9	32.4	3.4
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.5	3.7	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	10.1	0.9	.	.	.	.	.	8.1
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.6	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	1.8
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	36.6	4.7	12.9	9.6	6.4	.	.	29.8
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.4	1.1	2.8	0.7	0.3	.	.	3.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	44.3	11.0	24.9	10.7	13.7	8.8	5.5	26.3
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.1	1.3	2.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.4	2.3
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	36.3	8.9	24.7	12.1	22.2	12.1	10.9	17.3
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	1.1	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.7
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	33.9	12.5	37.0	13.8	33.2	17.4	16.1	17.9
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	1.3	3.2	1.0	0.4	0.7	0.7	1.6
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	29.3	8.5	29.0	11.2	42.8	22.2	21.4	16.8
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	1.1	3.5	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	1.6
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	18.9	5.1	27.3	12.0	51.7	27.0	25.6	10.2
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.1	1.2	5.5	1.5	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.7
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	16.1	2.3	.	.	.	30.9	32.1	5.4
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	2.5	1.0	.	.	.	1.3	1.2	1.7
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	10.8	0.4	.	.	.	.	.	3.3
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.7	0.4	.	.	.	.	.	1.2
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	32.5	3.7	11.5	8.8	6.3	.	.	11.6
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.4	1.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	.	.	1.9
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	25.6	3.6	14.0	9.3	13.3	7.9	5.8	5.1
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.8	2.9	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.1
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	27.4	6.7	24.5	12.3	23.4	11.6	11.5	3.9
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.7	0.9	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.8
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	28.8	7.6	26.5	12.8	33.3	15.5	18.0	4.7
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.7	1.0	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.9
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	24.3	6.1	25.3	12.7	42.9	18.9	23.1	2.4
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	1.0	3.7	0.7	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.7
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	14.3	2.9	21.1	10.3	49.7	24.6	25.1	1.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.9	5.6	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.5
Age cat 4 x sex: women, 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	11.1	0.8	.	.	.	26.1	32.8	1.9
Age cat 4 x sex: women, 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.7	0.5	.	.	.	1.7	1.6	0.9
Health insurance fund	Numbers	2009
Health insurance fund	Standard errors	2009
Private health insurance	Numbers	2009
Private health insurance	Standard errors	2009
Level of ed.: primary education	Numbers	2009	26.0	7.9	30.8	14.1	32.7	22.6	20.3	7.3
Level of ed.: primary education	Standard errors	2009	1.1	0.7	2.4	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.8
Level of ed.: pre-vocational education	Numbers	2009	32.4	9.6	29.7	13.2	30.6	21.4	21.0	11.7
Level of ed.: pre-vocational education	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.9	2.6	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.2
Level of ed.: junior gen. sec. education	Numbers	2009	32.0	8.7	27.4	12.4	23.6	18.4	19.9	12.3
Level of ed.: junior gen. sec. education	Standard errors	2009	1.7	1.1	2.9	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.4
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table provides data about the health, lifestyle and medical and use of medical care of the Dutch population.
The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2000 till 2009.

Changes as of 8 June 2018:
The table has been stopped per 8th of June 2018.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Lifestyle

Smoking

In the 2001 basic questionnaire the respondent's smoking behaviour is
surveyed. The oral part of the health module elaborates on smoking
behaviour. Until 2001, information on smoking behaviour came from the
written part of the Health Survey.

Smokers: % persons in the population who answered 'yes' to the question: Do you
occasionally smoke? Refers to persons in the age category 12 years and
over.

Heavy smokers in the population: % of persons in the population who smoke 20 cigarettes a day or more.
Persons who only smoke a pipe and/or cigars are included as smoker with 0
cigarettes a day.
Refers to persons in the age category 12 years and over.

Heavy smokers among smokers: % of smokers who smoke 20 cigarettes a day or more. Refers to persons in
the age category 12 years and over.
Persons who only smoke a pipe and/or cigars are included as smoker with 0
cigarettes a day.

Cigarettes per day per smoker: Daily number of cigarettes per smoker. Refers to persons in the age
category 12 years and over.
Persons who only smoke a pipe and/or cigars are included as smoker with 0
cigarettes a day.

Number of years smoking present smokers: Number of years a present smoker smokes cigarettes. Refers to persons in
the age category 12 years and over.
For persons who have quit smoking cigarettes, but who do still smoke
cigars and/or pipe at the time of the interview, the whole period is
considered as 'smoking period'.

Years former cigarette smokers smoked: Number of years a former smoker of cigarettes smoked cigarettes. Refers
to persons in the age category 12 years and over.

Years since former smokers stopped: Number of years since a former smoker of cigarettes stopped smoking
cigarettes. Refers to persons in the age category 12 years and over.

Alcohol consumption

Heavy drinker: Heavy drinker.
Percentage of persons (12+) who drink at least 6 glasses of alcohol within
24 hours at least once a week.