Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
Explanation of symbols
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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
- GP
- Contact with the GP in 1 year
- Contact with the GP includes all visits to a GP, visits by the GP to the patient's home and contacts by telephone. 1 year refers to the period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- % Persons with contact
- Refers to the percentage of people in the population who had contacted their GP at least once in the 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Number of contacts per person
- Refers to the annual number of contacts per person in the population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number of contacts in the fortnight prior to the survey by 26, hypothesising this number equals the average number of annual contacts. [26 periods of 14 days = 1 year].
- Contacts per person with contact
- Refers to the average number of contacts by persons in the population who had contacted their GP at least once in the 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Medical specialist
- Contact with specialist in 1 year
- The data on contacts with medical specialists refer to contacts inside as well as outside hospitals. Contacts with specialists during hospital admission are not included, treatments in outpatient departments, first aid and X-ray departments are included. 1 year refers to the 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- % Persons with contact
- Refers to the percentage of people in the population who had contacted a medical specialist at least once in the 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Number of contacts per person
- Refers to the annual number of contacts per person in the population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number of contacts in the fortnight prior to the survey by 26, hypothesising this number equals the average number of annual contacts. [26 periods of 14 days = 1 year].
- Contacts per person with contact
- Refers to the average number of contacts by persons in the population who had contacted a medical specialist at least once in the 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Type of contact with medical specialist
- Type of contact with the medical specialist (first visit or repeat visit) in a period of 2 months prior to the time of the survey. The unit is one contact with a medical specialist.
- First time
- The unit is one contact with a medical specialist.
- Repeat visit
- The unit is one contact with a medical specialist.
- Dentist
- Contacts with the dentist in 1 year
- One year refers to a period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- % Persons with contact
- Refers to the percentage of people in the population who had contacted their dentist at least once in a period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Number of contacts per person
- Refers to the annual number of contacts per person in the population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number of contacts in the fortnight prior to the survey by 26, hypothesising this number equals the average number of annual contacts. [26 periods of 14 days = 1 year].
- Contacts per person with contact
- Refers to the average number of contacts by persons in the population who had contacted their dentist at least once in a period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- Reason for contact with the dentist
- Refers to the reason for contacting the dentist in a period of 2 months prior to the time of the survey. The unit is one contact with the dentist.
- Toothache
- The unit is one contact with the dentist.
- Regular check-ups
- The unit is one contact with the dentist.
- Treatment ensuing from check-up
- The unit is one contact with the dentist.