The statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the share of youth following a diet in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education. The survey results suggest that the share of youths following a diet in both primary and secondary level education peaked in 2013. In 2013, over nine percent of students surveyed in both primary and secondary education were on a diet. By 2017, the share of primary students dieting had decreased to roughly six percent, while the share of youths in secondary education who were following had fallen to 6.7 percent.
Share of youth following a diet in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education
* The number of primary school students varied over the years and were specified by the source as follows: 2001 n=1,823, 2005 n=1,673, 2009 n=1,792, 2013 n=1,597, 2017 n=1,588.
The number of secondary school students varied over the years and were specified by the source as follows: 2001 n=5,517, 2005 n=5,422, 2009 n=5,642, 2013 n=5,571, 2017 n=6,175.
The results have been weighted and are representative for 11 to 16 year olds.
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Utrecht University, & Trimbos Instituut, & Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (September 5, 2018). Share of youth following a diet in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936213/share-of-youth-following-a-diet-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, und Trimbos Instituut, und Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of youth following a diet in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education." Chart. September 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936213/share-of-youth-following-a-diet-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, Trimbos Instituut, Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2018). Share of youth following a diet in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936213/share-of-youth-following-a-diet-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, and Trimbos Instituut, and Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of Youth following a Diet in The Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936213/share-of-youth-following-a-diet-in-the-netherlands/
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