Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021

Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021

Characteristics persons Margins Periods Passive smoking among non-smokers Passive smoking 2015-2018, non-smokers (Almost) never (%) Passive smoking among non-smokers Passive smoking 2015-2018, non-smokers Less than 1 hour per day (%) Passive smoking among non-smokers Passive smoking 2015-2018, non-smokers 1 hour per day or more (%)
Total Value 2015 84.2 11.3 4.6
Total Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 83.3 10.6 4.1
Total Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 85.0 12.0 5.0
Sex: Male Value 2015 82.9 12.3 4.7
Sex: Male Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 81.7 11.3 4.0
Sex: Male Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.2 13.4 5.4
Sex: Female Value 2015 85.3 10.3 4.4
Sex: Female Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.2 9.3 3.8
Sex: Female Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.4 11.3 5.1
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 2015 94.4 3.8 1.8
Age: 0 to 3 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 92.1 1.9 0.5
Age: 0 to 3 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 96.7 5.7 3.1
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 2015 92.7 5.1 2.3
Age: 4 to 11 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 90.9 3.6 1.3
Age: 4 to 11 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 94.4 6.5 3.3
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2015 80.3 13.6 6.0
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 76.7 10.4 3.8
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.0 16.8 8.2
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2015 64.1 26.0 9.8
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 59.0 21.3 6.7
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 69.3 30.7 13.0
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2015 71.1 21.3 7.5
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 67.9 18.4 5.6
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 74.4 24.3 9.4
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2015 82.4 13.3 4.3
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 79.7 10.9 2.9
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 85.1 15.7 5.7
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2015 84.8 11.7 3.5
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 82.6 9.7 2.4
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 87.0 13.6 4.7
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2015 83.5 11.4 5.1
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 80.2 8.7 3.2
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.7 14.2 7.0
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2015 83.3 11.3 5.4
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 80.9 9.2 3.9
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 85.8 13.4 6.9
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2015 89.2 6.9 3.9
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 87.1 5.1 2.5
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 91.4 8.6 5.2
Age: 75 years or older Value 2015 91.7 5.1 3.2
Age: 75 years or older Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 89.5 3.3 1.8
Age: 75 years or older Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 93.9 6.8 4.6
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 2015 93.2 4.7 2.1
Age: 0 to 11 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 91.8 3.5 1.3
Age: 0 to 11 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 94.6 5.8 2.9
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2015 76.2 16.7 7.2
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 72.9 13.8 5.2
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 79.5 19.6 9.2
Age: 18 years or older Value 2015 83.0 12.1 4.8
Age: 18 years or older Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 82.1 11.3 4.2
Age: 18 years or older Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.0 13.0 5.4
Position: Single; < 40 year Value 2015 71.1 21.8 7.1
Position: Single; < 40 year Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 65.8 16.9 4.1
Position: Single; < 40 year Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 76.4 26.6 10.1
Position: Single; 40 to 64 years Value 2015 80.5 15.0 4.5
Position: Single; 40 to 64 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 76.2 11.2 2.3
Position: Single; 40 to 64 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.7 18.9 6.7
Position: Single; >= 65 years Value 2015 91.1 6.0 2.8
Position: Single; >= 65 years Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 88.5 3.8 1.3
Position: Single; >= 65 years Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 93.7 8.3 4.4
Position: child<18 yrs. One-parent Value 2015 77.1 13.6 9.2
Position: child<18 yrs. One-parent Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 72.1 9.5 5.8
Position: child<18 yrs. One-parent Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 82.2 17.8 12.7
Positon: child of age, one-parent family Value 2015 . . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent family Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 . . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent family Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 . . .
Position: child < 18 yrs., two-parents Value 2015 89.1 7.9 3.0
Position: child < 18 yrs., two-parents Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 87.5 6.6 2.2
Position: child < 18 yrs., two-parents Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 90.6 9.2 3.8
Position: child >= 18 yrs., two-parents Value 2015 64.5 23.9 11.6
Position: child >= 18 yrs., two-parents Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 59.3 19.2 8.1
Position: child >= 18 yrs., two-parents Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 69.7 28.5 15.1
Position: single parent Value 2015 90.5 8.2 1.3
Position: single parent Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.1 4.0 0.0
Position: single parent Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 94.9 12.3 3.1
Position: partner in couple with child Value 2015 84.9 11.1 4.1
Position: partner in couple with child Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 83.2 9.6 3.1
Position: partner in couple with child Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.6 12.5 5.0
Partner in couple, no child; <40 yrs. Value 2015 80.0 16.9 3.1
Partner in couple, no child; <40 yrs. Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 75.5 12.6 1.1
Partner in couple, no child; <40 yrs. Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 84.6 21.1 5.1
Partner in couple: no child, 40-64 yrs. Value 2015 82.8 11.8 5.4
Partner in couple: no child, 40-64 yrs. Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 80.1 9.5 3.7
Partner in couple: no child, 40-64 yrs. Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 85.5 14.1 7.0
Partner in couple: no child, >=65 yrs. Value 2015 90.6 5.7 3.7
Partner in couple: no child, >=65 yrs. Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 88.7 4.2 2.5
Partner in couple: no child, >=65 yrs. Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 92.5 7.2 5.0
Position: other member of household Value 2015 74.6 18.1 7.3
Position: other member of household Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 68.9 13.1 3.9
Position: other member of household Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 80.3 23.2 10.7
Background: Netherlands Value 2015 84.5 10.9 4.6
Background: Netherlands Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 83.6 10.1 4.1
Background: Netherlands Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 85.5 11.7 5.1
Background: western Value 2015 83.9 11.9 4.2
Background: western Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 81.1 9.4 2.7
Background: western Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.7 14.3 5.8
Background: 1st generation western Value 2015 82.2 14.2 3.6
Background: 1st generation western Lower boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 77.5 10.0 1.3
Background: 1st generation western Upper boundary 95% confidence interval 2015 86.8 18.5 5.9
Background: 2nd generation western Value 2015 84.9 10.4 4.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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

Passive smoking among non-smokers
Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke from nearby smokers while being indoors. The table shows the distribution of answers to the question among people who do not smoke themselves: ‘How often do you (or: does your child) get exposed indoor to tobacco smoke from other people?’
Passive smoking 2015-2018, non-smokers
Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke from nearby smokers while being indoors. The table shows the distribution of answers to the question among people who do not smoke themselves: ‘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
Because the answer options changed in 2019, these data will not published anymore.
(Almost) never
Less than 1 hour per day
1 hour per day or more