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• Surveys by the Continuous Survey of Smoking Habits (COR) of STIVORO (Dutch<br />

Expertise Centre on Tobacco Control) point to a flattening curve in the number of<br />

smokers between 2004 <strong>and</strong> 2008 (Table 8.1) (STIVORO, 2009a, 2009b).<br />

- Between 2007 <strong>and</strong> 2008 there was a further slight decline in smoking in the population<br />

aged 15 plus, from 27.5% to 26.7%<br />

- In 2008 32% of the population aged over 15 were ex-smokers whereas 41% had<br />

never smoked.<br />

- In terms of the number of people aged over 15, there are 3.6 million smokers in<br />

the <strong>Netherl<strong>and</strong>s</strong>.<br />

- The gap between male <strong>and</strong> female smokers has shrunk (Table 8.1). Female smokers<br />

now smoke virtually as much as male smokers.<br />

- The highest percentage of smokers is found in the age group from 50 to 54. (Figure<br />

8.1).<br />

• The NPO (<strong>National</strong> Prevalence <strong>Research</strong>) conducted surveys on substance use in<br />

1997, 2001 <strong>and</strong> 2005) (Rodenburg et al., 2007).<br />

- According to the NPO, the percentage of the population aged 15 to 64 that ever<br />

smoked dropped from 70% in 1997 to 62% in 2005. The drop was most marked<br />

between 2001 <strong>and</strong> 2005.<br />

- The number of daily smokers dropped between 2001 <strong>and</strong> 2005 from 34% to 27%.<br />

These data deviate somewhat from those of the TNS NIPO measurements.<br />

176 <strong>Netherl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Monitor</strong> - NDM Annual Report 2009

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