Lifestyle, preventive screening; personal characteristics; 2010-2013
| Characteristics users | Type of figure | Periods | Alcohol consumption, 12 years and older Drinks no alcohol (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years and older Heavy drinker (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years and older Excessive drinker (%) | Height and weight Reported height, 20 years or older (average) | Height and weight Reported weight, 20 years or older (average) | Height and weight Under- and overweight, 4 years or older Underweight (%) | Height and weight Under- and overweight, 4 years or older Normal weight (%) | Height and weight Under- and overweight, 4 years or older Overweight (%) | Physical activity, 12 years or older Meet the healthy exercise standard (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background: Netherlands | Standard errors | 2013 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Standardised income: 1st 20%-group | Standard errors | 2013 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Standardised income: 2nd 20%-group | Standard errors | 2013 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Standardised income: 3rd 20%-group | Standard errors | 2013 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Standardised income: 4th 20%-group | Standard errors | 2013 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Standardised income: 5th 20%-group | Standard errors | 2013 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||
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 a number of personal characteristics. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.
This table has been stopped. From 2014 onwards a new table is started. See paragraph 3.
Data available from: 2010 up to and including 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.
Changes as of 5 April 2016
The figures of 2013 can now be broken down by income, wealth and prosperity.
Changes as of 8 April 2015:
The figures on physical activity have changed for the years 2012 and 2013. The calculation was not correct, causing the figures on the percentage of respondents meeting the Dutch Standard for Healthy Exercise to be too high. This was corrected.
When will new figures be published?
This table will no longer be updated. New figures can be found in table Leefstijl en (preventief) gezondheidsonderzoek; persoonskenmerken. See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Alcohol consumption, 12 years and older
- The survey questions about alcohol consumption are put to persons aged 12 years or older.
- Drinks no alcohol
- Percentage of persons who do not drink alcohol at all. Refers to persons aged 12 years or older. In 2012 the phrasing of the survey question changed. In 2012 the question was: “Can you indicate which kind of alcoholic drink you occasionally drink?” The last answer category was ”I never drink”. A respondent who gave this last answer was classified as “drinks no alcohol”. From 2012 onwards the question is: “Can you indicate which kind of alcoholic drink you occasionally have been drinking in the last 12 months?” The two last answer categories were: “I used to drink alcohol, but in the last 12 months I did not drink any alcoholic drink.” “I have never drank alcoholic drinks.” A respondent who gives one of these two last answers is classified as “drinks no alcohol”. Due to these changes in de the phrasing of the question, the figures of 2010 and 2011 cannot be compared very well with the figures of 2012 onwards.
- Heavy drinker
- Percentage of persons who are heavy drinkers. Refers to persons aged 12 years or older. In 2010 and 2011 the definition of a heavy drinker was a person that drinks at least 6 glasses of alcohol on one day at least once a week. From 2012 onwards there is a distinction between men and women. For men still goes that a heavy drinker is a person who drinks at least 6 glasses of alcohol on one day at least once a week. For women goes that a heavy drinker is a person who drinks at least 4 glasses of alcohol on one day at least once a week. Due to this change in definition the figures of 2010 and 2011 cannot be compared very well with the figures of 2012 onwards.
- Excessive drinker
- Percentage of persons who are excessive drinkers. Refers to persons aged 12 years or older. For 2010 and 2011 goes that an excessive drinker is a person who drinks 21 glasses of alcohol or more a week. From 2012 onwards there is a distinction between men and women. For mean goes that an excessive drinker is a person who drinks more than 21 glasses of alcohol a week. For women goes that an excessive drinker is a person who drinks more than 14 glasses of alcohol a week. Due to this change in definition the figures of 2010 and 2011 cannot be compared very well with the figures of 2012 onwards.
- Height and weight
- Height: respondent's reported height in centimetres without shoes. Weight: respondent's reported weight in kilogrammes without clothes. For pregnant women this refers to the weight prior to pregnancy.
- Reported height, 20 years or older
- Height: respondent's reported height in centimetres without shoes. Figures refer to persons aged 20 years or older.
- Reported weight, 20 years or older
- Weight: respondent's reported weight in kilogrammes without clothes. For pregnant women this refers to the weight prior to pregnancy.
- Under- and overweight, 4 years or older
- The body mass index (BMI) indicates whether a person is overweight or underweight; it is defined as weight (in kilogrammes) divided by the square of height (in metres). The BMI is a generally accepted indicator to determine whether an adult, aged 20 years or older, is overweight or underweight. The BMI criteria are:
Underweight: BMI < 18.5.
Normal weight: 18.5 =< BMI < 25.0.
Overweight: BMI >= 25.0
Moderately overweight: 25.0 =< BMI < 30.0.
Seriously overweight: BMI >= 30.0.
For younger persons, up tot the age of 19 years, different cut off values are being used.- Underweight
- Percentage of persons older whose BMI is less than 18.5 kg/m2. Different cut off values are being used for persons under the age of 20 years. For persons younger than 18 years these values correspond with BMI-values of 17,0 kg/m2 for adults. For 18 and 19 year old persons the cut off values are being estimated by linear interpolating between the values of persons aged 17 and 20.
- Normal weight
- Percentage of persons whose BMI is in the range of 18,5 kg/m2 and 25,0 kg/m2. Different cut off values are being used for persons under the age of 18 years. These values correspond with BMI-values of 17,0 kg/m2 and 25,0 kg/m2 for adults.
- Overweight
- Percentage of persons over whose BMI is 25.0 or more. For children, other cut-off points are used. Different cut off values are being used for persons under the age of 18 years. These values correspond with BMI-values of 25,0 kg/m2 for adults.
- Physical activity, 12 years or older
- The Short Questionnaire to Asses 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.- Meet the healthy exercise standard
- Percentage of respondents meeting the Dutch Standard for Healthy Exercise. Respondents are in the age category 12 years or older. Physical activities are categorised in a standard table according to age-specific values indicating the intensity per activity, the minimal duration required and the number of days per week. The Dutch standard for people 12 – 18 years involves at least one hour a day of moderate exercise with MET value 5. The standard for adults is at least 5 days a week 30 minutes of moderate exercise with MET-value =4 (age 18-55 years) or with MET-value = 3 (age 55+). *MET-value: 1 MET equals the energy-consumption of a person in rest. Also 5 MET meets 5 times the consumption of energy of this standard resting metabolic rate.