Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009

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Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009
All periods Medicines % Persons with prescribed medicines Total with prescribed medicines (%) Medicines % Medicines not on prescription Total medicines not on prescription (%)
Standard error 0.5 0.5
1981 . 15.6
1982 . 17.2
1983 . 17.9
1984 28.2 19.2
1985 28.1 19.4
1986 28.6 20.0
1987 28.0 20.7
1988 29.5 22.7
1989 28.7 23.6
1990 29.8 21.1
1991 31.4 24.0
1992 30.9 23.9
1993 31.6 25.9
1994 31.0 27.8
1995 33.2 28.5
1996 32.9 29.5
1997 32.9 31.9
1998 32.6 32.6
1999 34.3 33.5
2000 33.8 34.5
2001 35.3 35.6
2002 35.6 37.4
2003 36.5 38.2
2004 36.8 38.6
2005 37.1 39.0
2006 37.5 39.9
2007 38.5 39.0
2008 39.6 39.6
2009 40.0 39.1
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information on the use of medical facilities, visits to the GP, medical specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, alternative healers, hospital admissions, medicines, contraceptive pill and health centers.

Data available from:1981

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final

Changes as of 22 March 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table has been discontinued. Figures from 2010 onwards can be found in other tables, see paragraph 3.

Description topics

Medicines
Taking of medicines.
% Persons with prescribed medicines
Percentage of persons who took prescribed medicines in the fortnight prior
to the interview. Medicines prescribed more than two weeks ago are also
included. Prescription of the contraceptive pill and prescription
of medicines during admission in hospital have not been taken into
account.
Total with prescribed medicines
% Medicines not on prescription
Percentage of persons who took medicines that were not prescribed.
The figures may be inaccurate (aspirin, for instance, is not considered a
medicine by all respondents).
Total medicines not on prescription