Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
| Characteristics persons | Margins | Periods | Smoking behaviour, 12 years or older Smokers Daily smokers in the population (%) | Smoking behaviour, 12 years or older Smokers Heavy smokers in the population (%) | Passive smoking in the population (Almost) never (%) | Passive smoking in the population Less than 1 hour per day (%) | Passive smoking in the population 1 hour per day or more (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Heavy drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Excessive drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Up to 1 glass per day in the population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Value | 2014 | 18.4 | 4.1 | . | . | . | 8.7 | 9.2 | 40.6 |
| Total | Value | 2015 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 78.1 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 41.4 |
| Total | Value | 2016 | 17.3 | 3.7 | 78.9 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 42.5 |
| Total | Value | 2017 | 16.1 | 3.3 | 80.5 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 43.2 |
| Total | Value | 2018 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 81.1 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 43.1 |
| Total | Value | 2019 | 14.8 | 2.8 | . | . | . | 8.1 | 7.9 | 44.4 |
| Total | Value | 2020 | 13.9 | 3.0 | . | . | . | 7.4 | 6.6 | 47.5 |
| Total | Value | 2021 | 14.2 | 2.5 | . | . | . | 8.1 | 6.8 | 46.9 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 17.5 | 3.7 | . | . | . | 8.1 | 8.6 | 39.6 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 77.3 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 40.4 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 78.1 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 41.4 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 79.7 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 42.2 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 80.4 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 42.1 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 14.0 | 2.4 | . | . | . | 7.5 | 7.3 | 43.4 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 13.1 | 2.6 | . | . | . | 6.8 | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 13.3 | 2.2 | . | . | . | 7.4 | 6.2 | 45.7 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 19.2 | 4.5 | . | . | . | 9.3 | 9.9 | 41.7 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 78.9 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 42.5 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 79.7 | 13.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 43.6 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 81.3 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 44.3 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 81.9 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 44.2 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 15.6 | 3.2 | . | . | . | 8.7 | 8.5 | 45.4 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 14.6 | 3.4 | . | . | . | 8.0 | 7.1 | 48.6 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 15.1 | 3.0 | . | . | . | 8.8 | 7.5 | 48.1 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2014 | 20.8 | 5.2 | . | . | . | 10.7 | 11.0 | 31.4 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2015 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 75.8 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 31.2 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2016 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 77.3 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 32.5 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2017 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 79.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 33.7 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2018 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 79.4 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 34.0 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2019 | 17.0 | 3.4 | . | . | . | 8.8 | 9.8 | 34.0 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2020 | 15.1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 8.3 | 7.7 | 37.4 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2021 | 16.9 | 3.3 | . | . | . | 8.8 | 8.1 | 38.3 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 19.5 | 4.5 | . | . | . | 9.8 | 10.1 | 30.0 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 74.6 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 29.7 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 76.0 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 31.0 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 77.9 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 32.2 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 78.3 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 32.5 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 15.8 | 2.8 | . | . | . | 8.0 | 8.8 | 32.6 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 14.0 | 2.9 | . | . | . | 7.4 | 6.9 | 35.9 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 15.5 | 2.7 | . | . | . | 7.9 | 7.1 | 36.6 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 22.0 | 5.8 | . | . | . | 11.7 | 12.0 | 32.8 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 77.0 | 15.6 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 32.6 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 78.5 | 15.7 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 33.9 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 80.2 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 35.1 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 18.1 | 4.3 | 80.5 | 14.3 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 35.4 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 18.2 | 4.0 | . | . | . | 9.6 | 10.8 | 35.4 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 16.2 | 4.1 | . | . | . | 9.2 | 8.6 | 39.0 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 18.4 | 4.1 | . | . | . | 9.9 | 9.1 | 40.0 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2014 | 16.0 | 3.0 | . | . | . | 6.8 | 7.5 | 49.7 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2015 | 16.2 | 3.2 | 80.4 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 51.4 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2016 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 80.5 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 52.4 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2017 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 81.9 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 52.6 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2018 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 82.8 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 52.1 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2019 | 12.7 | 2.2 | . | . | . | 7.4 | 6.1 | 54.6 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2020 | 12.6 | 2.5 | . | . | . | 6.5 | 5.4 | 57.3 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2021 | 11.5 | 1.8 | . | . | . | 7.3 | 5.6 | 55.3 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 14.9 | 2.5 | . | . | . | 6.0 | 6.7 | 48.1 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 79.2 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 49.9 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 79.4 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 50.8 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 80.9 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 51.1 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 81.8 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 50.6 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 11.7 | 1.8 | . | . | . | 6.6 | 5.3 | 53.0 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 11.6 | 2.0 | . | . | . | 5.7 | 4.7 | 55.7 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 10.3 | 1.3 | . | . | . | 6.5 | 4.9 | 53.6 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 17.2 | 3.6 | . | . | . | 7.6 | 8.3 | 51.2 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 81.5 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 53.0 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 81.7 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 53.9 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 83.0 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 54.1 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 83.9 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 53.6 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 13.7 | 2.6 | . | . | . | 8.2 | 6.9 | 56.2 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 13.7 | 3.0 | . | . | . | 7.2 | 6.1 | 58.9 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 12.7 | 2.4 | . | . | . | 8.3 | 6.5 | 57.0 |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2015 | . | . | 94.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2016 | . | . | 96.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2017 | . | . | 98.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2018 | . | . | 96.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2019 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2020 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2021 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | . | . | 92.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | . | . | 94.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | . | . | 96.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | . | . | 94.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | . | . | 96.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | . | . | 98.0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | . | . | 99.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | . | . | 98.1 | 4.6 | 1.7 | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2015 | . | . | 92.7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2016 | . | . | 92.8 | 4.6 | 2.6 | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2017 | . | . | 92.5 | 5.2 | 2.3 | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||
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This table contains data on life style and on the (preventive) health examination of the Dutch population in private households. These data can be grouped by several personal characteristics.
Data available from: 2014-2021
Status of the data: final.
Changes by July 31, 2023
None, the table has been discontinued.
When will new data be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.
Description topics
- Smoking behaviour, 12 years or older
- Questions on smoking behaviour are asked to persons aged 12 years or older.
- Smokers
- Daily smokers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who answered Yes’ to the question ‘Do you smoke every day?
- Heavy smokers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who smoke 20 or more cigarettes per day. Persons who only smoke cigars and/or pipe are not considered to be heavy smokers.
- Passive smoking in the population
- Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke from nearby smokers while being indoors. The table shows the distribution of answers to the question: ‘How often do you (or: does your child) get exposed indoor to tobacco smoke from other people?’
(Almost) never
Less than 1 hour per day
1 hour per day or more
In 2019, the answer options of this question are changed. Therefore, passive smoking in the population will not be published anymore from 2019 onwards.- (Almost) never
- Less than 1 hour per day
- 1 hour per day or more
- Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older
- The questions on consuming alcohol are asked to all persons aged 12 years or older.
- Drinkers
- Heavy drinkers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who at least once a week drink 6 or more alcoholic beverages in one day (men) or who at least once a week drink 4 or more of alcoholic beverages in one day (women).
- Excessive drinkers in the population
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who drink at least 21 glasses a week (men) or 14 glasses a week (women).
- Up to 1 glass per day in the population
- Percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older who do not drink or at most 1 glass per day.