Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021
| Characteristics persons | Margins | Periods | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drink status Drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drink status Former drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Heavy drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Heavy drinkers among drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Excessive drinkers in the population (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Excessive drinkers among drinkers (%) | Alcohol consumption, 12 years or older Drinkers Number of alcoholic beverages per day (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Value | 2014 | 77.3 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 1.4 |
| Total | Value | 2015 | 77.1 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 1.3 |
| Total | Value | 2016 | 76.5 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| Total | Value | 2017 | 75.5 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 1.3 |
| Total | Value | 2018 | 76.2 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| Total | Value | 2019 | 75.4 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 1.2 |
| Total | Value | 2020 | 73.6 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| Total | Value | 2021 | 74.0 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 76.4 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 76.2 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 1.3 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 75.6 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 74.6 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 75.3 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 74.4 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 9.7 | . |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 72.6 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 1.1 |
| Total | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 72.9 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 78.2 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 1.4 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 78.0 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 77.5 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 76.4 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 1.3 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 77.0 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 76.4 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 11.3 | . |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 74.6 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| Total | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 75.1 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2014 | 82.5 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 1.7 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2015 | 81.9 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2016 | 81.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 1.5 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2017 | 79.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2018 | 80.8 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 1.5 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2019 | 80.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2020 | 79.4 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 1.4 |
| Sex: Male | Value | 2021 | 78.8 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.3 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 81.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 80.7 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 80.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 1.5 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 78.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 79.6 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 1.4 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 79.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 11.0 | . |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 78.1 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 1.3 |
| Sex: Male | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 77.2 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 83.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 1.8 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 83.1 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 1.7 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 83.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 80.7 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 1.7 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 82.0 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 81.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 13.4 | . |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 80.7 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| Sex: Male | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 80.2 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 1.4 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2014 | 72.3 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2015 | 72.3 | 13.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2016 | 71.4 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2017 | 71.6 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2018 | 71.6 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2019 | 70.6 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2020 | 67.9 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Value | 2021 | 69.4 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 71.0 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 71.0 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 70.0 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 70.2 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 70.3 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 69.2 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | . |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 66.4 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Sex: Female | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 67.7 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2014 | 73.7 | 14.6 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 1.0 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2015 | 73.7 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | 72.8 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | 72.9 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | 72.9 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 0.9 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2019 | 72.0 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 9.7 | . |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2020 | 69.4 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 0.8 |
| Sex: Female | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2021 | 70.9 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2015 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Value | 2018 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Lower boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 0 to 3 years | Upper boundary 95% confidence interval | 2018 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 4 to 11 years | Value | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 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.
- Drink status
- Drinkers
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older that answered ‘Yes’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink an alcoholic beverage during the last 12 months, such as beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? Beer without alcohol or containing only little alcohol does not count.’ From 2020, the question has been changed to: "Have you ever drunk alcohol in the past 12 months, for example beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? By this we also mean low-alcohol beer, but not non-alcoholic beer ".
- Former drinkers
- The percentage of persons in the population aged 12 years or older that answered ‘No’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink an alcoholic beverage during the last 12 months, such as beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? Beer without alcohol or containing only little alcohol does not count.’, and ‘Yes’ to the question: ‘Did you ever drink alcohol?’ From 2020, this question has been changed to: ‘Have you ever drunk alcohol in the past 12 months, for example beer, wine, spirits, mixed drinks or cocktails? By this we also mean low-alcohol beer, but not non-alcoholic beer’.
- 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).
- Heavy drinkers among drinkers
- The percentage of drinkers 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).
- Excessive drinkers among drinkers
- The percentage of drinkers aged 12 years or older who drink at least 21 glasses a week (men) or 14 glasses a week (women).
- Number of alcoholic beverages per day
- Average number of glasses per day per drinker of 12 years or older.