This statistic illustrates the share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017. During the surveyed period in 2016, 22 percent of the Dutch respondents indicated they feel very uncomfortable in social situations when they have their period. By 2017, this had decreased to 18 percent.
Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017
May 31, 2016 to June 13, 2016 and November 20, 2017 to December 4, 2017
Number of respondents
12,000 and 15,530*
Age group
16-85 years
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
* 12,000 respondents in 12 countries in 2016, 15,530 respondents from 15 countries in 2017. The source does not specify how many of these respondents came from the Netherlands.
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WSSCC, & Essity. (May 24, 2018). Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/
WSSCC, und Essity. "Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/
WSSCC, Essity. (2018). Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/
WSSCC, and Essity. "Share of Women Feeling Uncomfortable in Social Situations When They Are on Their Period in The Netherlands in 2016 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/
WSSCC & Essity, Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of women feeling uncomfortable in social situations when they are on their period in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017 [Graph], WSSCC, & Essity, May 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694559/share-of-women-feeling-uncomfortable-when-they-are-on-their-period-in-the-netherlands/
