Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009
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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.
- Location contact GP
- Refers to the location of contact with the GP in a period of 2 months prior to the time of the survey. The unit is one contact with the GP.
- Otherwise
- The unit is one contact with the GP.
- Type of referral by GP
- Type of referral by the GP in a period of 2 months prior to the time of the survey. The unit is one contact with the GP.
- Referred to a physiotherapist
- The unit is one contact with the GP.
- Referred to another department
- The category 'referred to another department' includes:
hospital admissions
district nursing service
welfare service
other
The unit is one contact with the GP.
- Medical specialist
- Initiative to contact medical specialist
- Refers to the initiative to contact a medical specialist in a period of 2 months prior to the time of the survey. The unit is one contact with a medical specialist.
- Otherwise
- For instance, referred by another specialist or due to an accident. 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.
- (Long-term) dental treatment
- The unit is one contact with the dentist.
- Type of dental treatment
- Breakdown by type of dental treatment during contacts in a period of 2 months prior to the survey (a maximum of 3 treatments per contact is allowed). Check-ups are not included. The unit is one contact with the dentist.
- Other dental treatments
- The unit is one treatment by the dentist, excluding regular check-ups.
- Contact with physiotherapist
- Refers to physiotherapy outside the hospital. One year refers to a period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- % Persons with contact
- Refers to the percentage of persons in the population who had contacted a physiotherapist 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. Question: the number of contacts with the physiotherapist last year. Since the answers refer to a long period, it should be realised that the outcome may not be accurate.
- Contacts per person with contact
- Refers to the average number of contacts by persons in the population who had contacted a physiotherapist at least once in a period of 12 months prior to the time of the survey.
- 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.
- Medicines for the eyes
- Percentage of persons taking prescribed medication for the eyes, e.g. eye salve, eye drops.
- Other medication
- Percentage of persons taking other prescribed medication.