Netherlands: share of teenagers who drank alcohol at least once in their life, by age group 1992-2017

This statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the share of teenagers in the Netherlands who drank alcohol once in their life from 1992 to 2017, by age group. The survey results suggest that alcohol consumption among 12 to 16 year olds in the Netherlands decreased steadily from 2003 to 2017. In 2003, over 80 percent of respondents within this age group had drank alcohol at least once before, whereas in 2017 this figure had decreased to roughly 45 percent.

Share of teenagers in the Netherlands who drank alcohol at least once in their life from 1992 to 2017, by age group

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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

12-18 years

Special properties

Respondents in secondary level education.

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

*The figures have been taken from several publications

The source indicates that the number of respondents varied from year to year and provides the following information regarding survey numbers: 2015 n=6714, 2017 n=6718. The source does not provide any information regarding survey numbers in previous years.

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

The source provides no information regarding respondents aged 16 to 18 years in 2017.

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