The statistic displays the results of a survey concerning body perceptions among young people in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, a large share of young people aged between 16 and 34 years in the Netherlands considered themselves to be overweight. Just below 50 percent of young people surveyed perceived themselves as overweight, while just over five percent thought they were too thin.
How do you perceive your own body?*
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- Premium Statistic Share of overweight or obese population in Europe 2020, by country and gender
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- Average adult female BMI in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Average adult body weight in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016
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- Share of Canadian students by self-reported body image in 2002-2014
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- Share of individuals content with their current weight in European countries 2018
- U.S. adults' BMI and body image perceptions as of 2016
- Share of newborns with low birth weight in Norway 2009-2021
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NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (October 30, 2018). How do you perceive your own body?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "How do you perceive your own body?*." Chart. October 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (2018). How do you perceive your own body?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "How Do You Perceive Your Own Body?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag), How do you perceive your own body?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
How do you perceive your own body?* [Graph], NPO 1 (EenVandaag), October 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/939577/body-perceptions-among-young-people-in-the-netherlands/