Youth Health Indicators for Utrecht Municipality, 38 Behavioral and Social Metrics

38 indicators from the Youth Health Monitor track behaviors and perceptions among young people in Utrecht. The dataset includes metrics on substance use, mental health, bullying, physical activity, and social well-being. It is published by the municipality's Research & Advice department under the theme 'Youth (Health)'.

Use Cases

• Model correlations between substance use and mental health indicators based on the listed metrics.
• Analyze spatial patterns of youth resilience and safety perceptions across Utrecht neighborhoods.
• Build classifiers to identify risk factors for psychosocial problems using the described behavioral indicators.

Strengths

• Contains 38 distinct indicators covering a wide range of youth health and social topics.
• Published by an official municipal research department, suggesting authoritative sourcing.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column names and sample data are unavailable, requiring inspection after download to understand structure.
• The row count and last update date are unknown, limiting assessment of scale and freshness.
• Data is specific to Utrecht, which may limit generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Youth Health Monitor, published by the Research & Advice department of the Municipality of Utrecht.

Collection Method

Likely collected via municipal surveys, as part of the Utrecht in Cijfers monitoring program.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

City of Utrecht and its neighborhoods, Netherlands.