Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009

Changed on: 08/06/2018 02:00

Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
Characteristics users	Type of figure	Periods	Medical consumption Taking medication Taking prescribed medication Type of prescribed medication Heart, blood vessels or blood pressure (%)	Medical consumption Taking medication Consumption of non-prescribed medication Type of non-prescribed medication Heart, blood vessels or blood pressure (%)
Total characteristics users	Numbers	2009	40.4	0.1
Total characteristics users	Standard errors	2009	0.8	0.1
Men	Numbers	2009	42.9	0.1
Men	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.1
Women	Numbers	2009	38.4	0.1
Women	Standard errors	2009	1.1	0.1
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	1.7	0.0
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.8	0.0
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.4	0.0
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.0
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	12.1	0.1
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.2	0.1
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	45.2	0.1
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.3	0.1
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	70.4	0.4
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	2.5	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.3	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.8	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	13.5	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.0	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	50.7	0.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.0	0.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	71.3	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	2.1	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs	Numbers	2009	0.7	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.8	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.1	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	11.2	0.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs	Numbers	2009	40.3	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	69.8	0.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.4
Age cat.1: 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	1.2	0.0
Age cat.1: 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.8	0.0
Age cat. 1: 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.4	0.0
Age cat. 1: 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.0
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.4	0.0
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.0
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	5.6	0.0
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.0
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	16.3	0.1
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.1
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	32.9	0.2
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.2
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	55.7	0.0
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.0
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	68.3	0.4
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.9	0.4
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	72.9	0.3
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	2.0	0.4
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	2.1	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.4	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.3	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.1	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	4.3	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.6	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	8.5	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	16.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.8	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	38.4	0.5
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.9	0.5
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	60.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.6	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	69.3	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.8	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	74.1	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: men, 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	3.2	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 0-11 yrs	Numbers	2009	0.0	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 0-11 yrs	Standard errors	2009	0.0	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 12-17 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.4	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 12-17 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.2	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 18-24 yrs	Numbers	2009	2.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 18-24 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 25-34 yrs	Numbers	2009	3.7	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 25-34 yrs	Standard errors	2009	1.5	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 35-44 yrs	Numbers	2009	16.0	0.2
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 35-44 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.3	0.2
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 45-54 yrs	Numbers	2009	28.3	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 45-54 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.5	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 55-64 yrs	Numbers	2009	51.0	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 55-64 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.6	0.0
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 65-74 yrs	Numbers	2009	67.5	0.6
Age cat. 4 x sex: women, 65-74 yrs	Standard errors	2009	2.7	0.6
Age cat 4 x sex: women, 75 yrs and older	Numbers	2009	72.1	0.4
Age cat 4 x sex: women, 75 yrs and older	Standard errors	2009	2.6	0.5
Health insurance fund	Numbers	2009
Health insurance fund	Standard errors	2009
Private health insurance	Numbers	2009
Private health insurance	Standard errors	2009
Level of ed.: primary education	Numbers	2009	47.9	0.1
Level of ed.: primary education	Standard errors	2009	1.8	0.2
Level of ed.: pre-vocational education	Numbers	2009	50.4	0.2
Level of ed.: pre-vocational education	Standard errors	2009	2.2	0.2
Level of ed.: junior gen. sec. education	Numbers	2009	42.8	0.0
Level of ed.: junior gen. sec. education	Standard errors	2009	2.7	0.0
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table provides data about the health, lifestyle and medical and use of medical care of the Dutch population.
The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2000 till 2009.

Changes as of 8 June 2018:
The table has been stopped per 8th of June 2018.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Medical consumption

Taking medication

Taking prescribed medication

Percentage of persons who took (prescribed) medication in the fortnight preceding the interview, including medicines which were prescribed earlier. The contraceptive pill and medicines prescribed during hospital admissions are not taken into account.

Type of prescribed medication

Percentage of persons who take prescribed medicines by type of medicine. The respondent can choose 8 medicines from a list of 18 types of medicines (including the categories 'other' and 'unknown'). The answer refers to medication taken in the fortnight preceding the interview.

Heart, blood vessels or blood pressure: Percentage of persons taking prescribed medication for heart, blood vessels and to control blood pressure.

Consumption of non-prescribed medication

Percentage of persons taking non-prescribed medication by type of medicine in the fortnight preceding the interview (self-medication). Problems of interpretation may be involved, for instance, some respondents consider aspirin a medicine, whereas others do not.

Type of non-prescribed medication

Percentage of persons who take non-prescribed medicines by type of medicine. The respondent can choose 10 medicines from a list of 12 types of medicines (including the categories 'other' and 'unknown'). The answer refers to medicines taken in the fortnight preceding the interview.

Heart, blood vessels or blood pressure: Percentage of persons taking non-prescribed medication for heart, blood vessels and to control blood pressure.