Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
| Characteristics persons | Margins | Periods | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Guideline alcohol use (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cannabis Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cannabis Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cannabis Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, other than cannabis Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, other than cannabis Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, other than cannabis Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of amphetamine Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of amphetamine Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of amphetamine Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of ecstasy Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of ecstasy Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of ecstasy Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cocaine Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cocaine Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of cocaine Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of other drugs Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of other drugs Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of other drugs Ever (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, total Last month (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, total Last year (%) | Drugs use, 12 years or older Use of drugs, total Ever (%) | Sexual health, 16 years or older Use of contraception (pill incl.), 16-49 (%) | Sexual health, 16 years or older Use of contraceptive pill, 16-49 years (%) |
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| Position: other member of household | Value | 2014 | 37.3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2015 | 39.5 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 19.2 | 34.0 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2016 | 40.5 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 36.8 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 23.0 | 38.2 | . | 43.8 |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2017 | 41.2 | 14.6 | 21.6 | 35.4 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 22.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 25.1 | 37.1 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2018 | 48.3 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 35.3 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 20.8 | 37.5 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2019 | 41.6 | 11.0 | 18.9 | 34.8 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 22.8 | 36.7 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2020 | 48.6 | 10.2 | 16.6 | 31.6 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 20.3 | 33.9 | . | 31.4 |
| Position: other member of household | Value | 2021 | 39.7 | 13.2 | 20.3 | 43.0 | 3.8 | 15.3 | 30.9 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 12.1 | 24.9 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 25.7 | 45.9 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 31.8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 27.3 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 28.6 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 34.7 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 31.2 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 18.1 | 32.5 | . | 34.8 |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 35.6 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 30.0 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 20.2 | 31.6 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 42.8 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 30.1 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 16.3 | 32.2 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 36.3 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 29.7 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 18.3 | 31.6 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 43.6 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 26.9 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 16.2 | 29.1 | . | 24.2 |
| Position: other member of household | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 33.6 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 36.7 | 1.9 | 11.1 | 25.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 39.6 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 42.8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 45.0 | 15.9 | 20.9 | 37.8 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 39.3 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 46.2 | 13.9 | 24.3 | 42.5 | 11.5 | 17.0 | 25.2 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 20.4 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 28.0 | 43.9 | . | 52.9 |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 46.8 | 18.6 | 26.3 | 40.9 | 11.0 | 19.8 | 27.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 24.1 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 20.3 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 42.6 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 53.7 | 14.4 | 21.1 | 40.5 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 21.1 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 25.2 | 42.7 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 46.9 | 14.3 | 23.0 | 39.9 | 8.8 | 16.5 | 21.7 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 17.7 | 27.3 | 41.8 | . | . |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 53.6 | 13.3 | 20.3 | 36.3 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 24.7 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 24.3 | 38.6 | . | 38.6 |
| Position: other member of household | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 46.1 | 18.6 | 26.3 | 49.5 | 7.5 | 20.7 | 37.3 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 18.5 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 31.1 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 31.9 | 52.4 | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older
- The questions on consuming alcohol are asked to all persons aged 12 years or older.
- Guideline alcohol use
- 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.
- Drugs use, 12 years or older
- The questions on the use of drugs are asked to persons aged twelve years or older. For the following types of drugs, it is asked whether people have ever used it and if so, when for the last time:
Cannabis (hashish, weed, marijuana)
Amphetamine (such as pep and speed)
XTC (ecstasy, MDMA)
LSD
Mushrooms (hallucinogenic mushrooms, magic mushrooms)
Cocaine (including crack, basecoke, freebase)
Heroine (horse, smack, or brown)
GHB
Methadone
From 2018: 4-Fluoramphetamine, also known as 4-FA, 4-FMP or Flux
Other drugs
The answer categories for each type of drug are:
Yes, in the last 30 days
Yes, in the last 12 months, but not in the last 30 days
Yes, more than 12 months ago
No, never used- Use of cannabis
- Based on the question about the use of cannabis (hashish, weed, marijuana)
- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of drugs, other than cannabis
- Based on the question about the use of:
• Amphetamine (such as pep and speed)
• XTC (ecstasy, MDMA)
• LSD
• Mushrooms (hallucinogenic mushrooms, magic mushrooms)
• Cocaine (including crack, cooked coke, freebase)
• Heroine (horse, smack or brown)
• GHB
• Methadone
• From 2018: 4-Fluoramphetamine, also known as 4-FA, 4-FMP or Flux
• Other drugs
This concerns the use of one or more of these types of drugs. When several of these drugs are used, the most recently used drug type determines which of the answer categories ‘last month’, ‘last year’ and ‘ever’ applies.- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of amphetamine
- Based on the question about the use of amphetamine (such as pep and speed)
- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of ecstasy
- Based on the question about the use of XTC (ecstasy, MDMA)
- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of cocaine
- Based on the question about the use of cocaine (including crack, basecoke, freebase)
- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of other drugs
- Based on the questions about the use of:
LSD
Mushrooms (hallucinogenic mushrooms, magic mushrooms)
Heroine (horse, smack or brown)
GHB
Methadone
From 2018: 4-Fluoramphetamine, also known as 4-FA, 4-FMP or Flux
Other drugs
This concerns the use of one or more of these types of drugs. When several of these drugs are used, the most recently used drug type determines which of the categories last month, last year and ever applies.- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Use of drugs, total
- Based on the question about the use of:
Cannabis (hashish, marijuana)
Amphetamine (such as pep and speed)
XTC (ecstasy, MDMA)
LSD
Mushrooms (hallucinogenic mushrooms, magic mushrooms)
Cocaine (including crack, cooked coke, freebase)
Heroine (horse, smack or brown)
GHB
Methadone
From 2018: 4-Fluoramphetamine, also known as 4-FA, 4-FMP or Flux
Other drugs
Total drug used concerns the use of one or more of these types of drugs. When several of these drugs are used, the most recently used drug type determines which of the answer categories last month, last year and ever applies.- Last month
- Last year
- Ever
- Sexual health, 16 years or older
- The questions on sexual health are asked to persons aged 16 years or older.
- Use of contraception (pill incl.), 16-49
- The percentage of the sexually active women aged 16 to 49 years who use contraceptives, such as the contraception pill, condom, IUD, or sterilization. A woman is considered to be sexually active, if she has had sex in the last 12 months. As of 2021, the question about contraceptive methods, other than the contraceptive pill, has changed. Where previously it was asked “Do you currently use another method of contraception, for example condoms, a IUD or sterilization?”, with the answer options 'yes', 'no' and 'no answer', from 2021 you will be asked “Do you currently use (any) other contraception?”, with the answer options 'no', 'yes condoms', 'yes, a copper IUD', 'yes, a hormone IUD', 'yes, you have been sterilized', 'yes your partner has been sterilized', 'yes another method' and 'no answer'. Explicitly naming the different methods as an answer option may have resulted in a higher number of yes answers. It is therefore not easy to compare figures on contraceptive use from 2020 and earlier with figures from 2021 and later.
- Use of contraceptive pill, 16-49 years
- For the years 2014-2016 and since 2020: the percentage of women aged 16 to 49 years who use the contraceptive pill. For the years 2017-2019: the percentage of sexually active women aged 16 to 49 years who use the contraceptive pill. Women are sexually active if they have had sex in the last 12 months.
The percentages since 2020 are therefore comparable to the percentages of 2014-2016, but not to those for 2017-2019.