State of health of the Dutch population

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Physical disabilities

Physical disabilities are surveyed with the aid of two instruments: the
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
indicator for persons aged 16 yrs and older and the ADL (Activities
of Daily Living) indicator for persons older than 55 yrs.

According to the OECD indicator

The OECD indicator refers to limitations in the ability to communicate and
move around. Respondents are asked if they can do the following:
'follow a conversation in a group of 3 or more persons (if necessary
with a hearing aid)', 'have a conversation with one other person (if
necessary with a hearing aid)', 'read small print in a newspaper (if
necessary with glasses or contact lenses)', 'recognise a face at a
distance of 4 metres (if necessary with glasses or contact lenses)',
'carry an object weighing five kilos (e.g. a bag of shopping) a distance
of 10 metres', 'from upright position, bend down and pick something
up from the ground', walk for 400 metres without stopping
(if necessary with a stick)'.
The figures refer to people who reported not being able to do one or
more of these activities, or only with great difficulty.

Types of physical limitation

Mobility

Percentage of persons aged 16 years and older who have problems
moving around.

Total mobility