Netherlands: share of teenagers who smoked at least once, by gender 1992-2017

This statistic displays the results of a survey of the share of teenagers who have smoked at least once in the Netherlands from 1992 to 2017, by gender. The survey results indicate that the share of teenagers who had tried smoking cigarettes decreased steadily over the years. in 2017, less than 20 percent of teenagers had tried smoking at least once. Meanwhile, the share of girls who had tried smoking was consistently lower than the share of boys who did so.

Share of teenagers who have smoked at least once in the Netherlands from 1992 to 2017, by gender*

Characteristic	Total	Boys	Girls
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Release date

September 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

1992 to 2017

Number of respondents

6,718 respondents

Age group

11-16 years

Special properties

Respondents in secondary level education

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*The number of respondents varied and were specified by the source as follows: 2015 n=6714, 2017 n=6718.

The results have been weighted and are representative for 11 to 16 year olds.

The figures have been taken from several publications.

Until 2011, paper surveys were used instead of online surveys.

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