Life style; personal characteristics

Life style; personal characteristics

Characteristics Margins Periods Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Guideline alcohol use, 12 plus (%)
Total persons Value 2023 46.0
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 44.9
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 47.1
Sex: Male Value 2023 37.4
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 35.9
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.0
Sex: Female Value 2023 54.5
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 52.9
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 56.0
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 2023 .
Age: 0 to 3 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 0 to 3 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 2023 .
Age: 4 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 4 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2023 83.3
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.7
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 86.4
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 37.8
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 33.2
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.6
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 30.6
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 27.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 33.6
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 39.0
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 36.0
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.0
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 44.5
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 41.4
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 47.6
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 44.5
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 40.5
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 48.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 47.1
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 44.4
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 49.8
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 48.3
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 45.5
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 51.2
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 63.9
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 60.8
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 66.9
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 2023 .
Age: 0 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 0 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2023 69.2
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 65.6
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 72.6
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 44.0
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.9
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 45.2
Origin country: The Netherlands Value 2023 41.0
Origin country: The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.8
Origin country: The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.2
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 48.6
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 44.5
Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 52.7
Origin country: outside Europe Value 2023 65.0
Origin country: outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 62.1
Origin country: outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 67.8
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 42.6
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 41.4
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 43.7
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 41.0
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.8
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 52.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 49.1
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 56.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2023 45.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 51.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 56.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 51.8
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 60.5
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 65.4
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 62.2
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 68.4
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 51.2
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 45.5
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 56.8
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 71.5
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 67.8
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 75.0
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 25.7
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 21.9
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 30.0
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 47.8
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 43.2
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 52.5
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 61.7
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 57.8
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 65.4
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 64.2
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 54.5
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 72.9
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Value 2023 .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 .
Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents Value 2023 70.1
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on life style of the Dutch population in private households. These data can be grouped by several personal characteristics.

Data available from: 2014.

Status of the data: final.

Changes by March 14, 2024:
Data about 2023 have been added.
Figures about laughing gas have been added. The questions about nutrition have changed in 2023.
That is why a new series for nutrition will be started in 2023 and the old series of figures on nutrition (2014-2022) will no longer be added.

When will new data be published?
Data on reporting year 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025

Description topics

Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older
The questions on consuming alcohol are asked to all persons aged 12 years or older.
Guideline alcohol use, 12 plus
The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older that meet the guideline on alcohol use. Since 2014, the guideline for persons aged 12 to 18 years is: do not drink until you are 18 years old. Since 2015, the guideline for adults is: do not drink or at most 1 glass per day. This guideline originates from the Guidelines for Good Nutrition (in Dutch: Richtlijnen Goede Voeding) of the Dutch Health Council.