Lifestyle, preventive screening; sex,age; 2010-2013

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Sex Age category Type of figure Physical activity, 12 years or older Travelling between home/work,home/school (minutes per week) Physical activity, 12 years or older Activities in school or at work (minutes per week)
Total Total age Percentages/numbers 115 1,149
Standard errors 4 14
4 to 12 years Percentages/numbers . .
Standard errors . .
12 to 16 years Percentages/numbers 312 900
Standard errors 30 52
16 to 20 years Percentages/numbers 260 1,195
Standard errors 18 54
20 to 30 years Percentages/numbers 165 1,650
Standard errors 11 34
30 to 40 years Percentages/numbers 77 1,591
Standard errors 6 34
40 to 50 years Percentages/numbers 100 1,564
Standard errors 7 30
50 to 55 years Percentages/numbers 110 1,375
Standard errors 12 43
55 to 65 years Percentages/numbers 91 1,005
Standard errors 9 34
65 to 75 years Percentages/numbers 44 159
Standard errors 8 18
75 years or older Percentages/numbers 27 86
Standard errors 8 19
Men Total age Percentages/numbers 119 1,358
Standard errors 6 21
4 to 12 years Percentages/numbers . .
Standard errors . .
12 to 16 years Percentages/numbers 378 915
Standard errors 56 69
16 to 20 years Percentages/numbers 257 1,320
Standard errors 23 78
20 to 30 years Percentages/numbers 160 1,740
Standard errors 17 50
30 to 40 years Percentages/numbers 69 1,896
Standard errors 8 49
40 to 50 years Percentages/numbers 81 1,875
Standard errors 10 44
50 to 55 years Percentages/numbers 102 1,677
Standard errors 16 65
55 to 65 years Percentages/numbers 101 1,220
Standard errors 14 53
65 to 75 years Percentages/numbers 65 233
Standard errors 15 30
75 years or older Percentages/numbers 36 109
Standard errors 12 25
Women Total age Percentages/numbers 111 944
Standard errors 5 17
4 to 12 years Percentages/numbers . .
Standard errors . .
12 to 16 years Percentages/numbers 246 884
Standard errors 21 77
16 to 20 years Percentages/numbers 263 1,059
Standard errors 28 72
20 to 30 years Percentages/numbers 170 1,559
Standard errors 14 46
30 to 40 years Percentages/numbers 86 1,286
Standard errors 8 42
40 to 50 years Percentages/numbers 119 1,238
Standard errors 10 38
50 to 55 years Percentages/numbers 118 1,079
Standard errors 19 52
55 to 65 years Percentages/numbers 82 789
Standard errors 11 39
65 to 75 years Percentages/numbers 24 87
Standard errors 7 17
75 years or older Percentages/numbers 20 71
Standard errors 10 28
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides data about the lifestyle and preventive behaviour of the Dutch population. It comprises the following aspects:
- smoking
- use of alcohol
- length, weight, people who are underweight and overweight
- use of contraceptive pill
- preventive research
- influenza vaccination
- physical activity
The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. They can be broken down by sex and age. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2010 up to and including 2013

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

Changes as of 22 March 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table has been discontinued. Figures from 2014 onwards can be found in other tables, see paragraph 3.

Description topics

Physical activity, 12 years or older
The Short Questionnaire to Assess Health enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) is part of the Health Interview Survey. This questionnaire was developed by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The SQUASH aims to provide a complete picture of physical activity, e.g. frequency, duration and intensity of the following types of physical activities: 1 activities during travelling between home and work or home and school 2 activities at school or at work 3 domestic activities 4 sports
5 other leisure activities.
For the years from 2012 onwards, some assumptions in the calculation of the subtopics within physical activity have been adjusted. This is done in consultation with the RIVM in the context of the Public Health Monitor 2012, a study in which physical activity is also required. Consequently, the figures on physical activity from 2012 onwards are not always comparable with the figures of the previous years.
Travelling between home/work,home/school
Average weekly number of minutes of physical activity during travelling between home and work or home and school (age: 12 years or older).
Activities in school or at work
Average weekly number of minutes of physical activity during activities in school or at work (age: 12 years or older).