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Life style; personal characteristics
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, giving informal care
Developing a material flow monitor for the Netherlands from national statistical data
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) developed a Material Flow Monitor (MFM) that captures national resource extraction, imports and exports, product flows between economic sectors, as well as emissions and...
Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.
Cannabis use has negative effect on mental health
The proportion of cannabis users whose state of mental health is less good is twice as high as in the group of non-users. In the period 2007/2009, more than 4 percent of 15 to 65-year-olds have...
Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
Medical consumption, health and disorders, physical impediments and lifestyle by characteristics of the consumer.
One in three young people have used cannabis at least once
In 2007/2008, one third of young people had used cannabis at least once in their lives.
Cannabis use highest among lower educated people
Around 1 in 20 people in the Netherlands used cannabis in 2007. Men are more likely to use cannabis than women. The use of cannabis is especially high among men in their twenties.
9 percent of cannabis coffee shops in the vicinity of schools
The coalition agreement stipulates that cannabis coffee shops must be located at a distance of at least 350 metres from the nearest school. Last year, 58 coffee shops in the Netherlands were located...
Zero or minimal alcohol consumption by 41 percent of adults
The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends zero alcohol or only up to one drink per day. 41 percent of the adult population complied with this guideline last yeat: 30 percent of men against 53...
Boys more susceptible to alcohol and drugs
Over two thirds of youths do not take enough exercise, smoke, drink excessively or consume cannabis.
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 4-8 October 2010 (Week 40).
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 30 June-4 July 2008 (Week 27).
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 10-14 August 2009 (Week 33).