The statistic displays the results of a survey regarding the share of youth feeling overweight in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education. The survey results suggest that the share of youths in secondary education who feel overweight is consistently higher than the share of those in primary education who do so. In 2017, over 33 percent of secondary school students surveyed indicated that they felt overweight, whereas just over 25 percent of their primary school counterparts did so.
Share of youth feeling overweight 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 feeling overweight in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936195/share-of-youth-feeling-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, und Trimbos Instituut, und Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of youth feeling overweight in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education." Chart. September 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936195/share-of-youth-feeling-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, Trimbos Instituut, Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2018). Share of youth feeling overweight in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936195/share-of-youth-feeling-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Utrecht University, and Trimbos Instituut, and Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of Youth Feeling Overweight in The Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936195/share-of-youth-feeling-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
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Share of youth feeling overweight in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2017, by level of education [Graph], Utrecht University, & Trimbos Instituut, & Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , September 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936195/share-of-youth-feeling-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
