Medical contacts, hospitalisation, medicines; characteristics, 2010-2013

Medical contacts, hospitalisation, medicines; characteristics, 2010-2013

Characteristics Type of figure Periods Contact with dentist Type of treatment Construction of crown or bridge (%)
Standardised income: 1st 20%-group Standard errors 2010 0.5
Standardised income: 1st 20%-group Standard errors 2011 0.4
Standardised income: 1st 20%-group Standard errors 2012 0.3
Standardised income: 1st 20%-group Standard errors 2013 0.6
Standardised income: 2nd 20%-group Standard errors 2010 0.5
Standardised income: 2nd 20%-group Standard errors 2011 0.7
Standardised income: 2nd 20%-group Standard errors 2012 0.5
Standardised income: 2nd 20%-group Standard errors 2013 0.7
Standardised income: 3rd 20%-group Standard errors 2010 0.5
Standardised income: 3rd 20%-group Standard errors 2011 0.6
Standardised income: 3rd 20%-group Standard errors 2012 0.5
Standardised income: 3rd 20%-group Standard errors 2013 0.6
Standardised income: 4th 20%-group Standard errors 2010 0.5
Standardised income: 4th 20%-group Standard errors 2011 0.6
Standardised income: 4th 20%-group Standard errors 2012 0.6
Standardised income: 4th 20%-group Standard errors 2013 0.6
Standardised income: 5th 20%-group Standard errors 2010 0.6
Standardised income: 5th 20%-group Standard errors 2011 0.7
Standardised income: 5th 20%-group Standard errors 2012 0.6
Standardised income: 5th 20%-group Standard errors 2013 0.6
Netherlands Standard errors 2010 0.3
Netherlands Standard errors 2011 0.3
Netherlands Standard errors 2012 0.3
Netherlands Standard errors 2013 0.3
Source: CBS.
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This table provides data on contacts of the Dutch population with providers of medical care, including data on hospitalisation and the use of medicines. It covers the following aspects:

- contacts with GP
- contacts with medical specialists
- contacts with dentist
- contacts with physiotherapist/remedial therapist
- contacts with alternative healers
- hospitalisations, with and without overnight stay
- use of medicines, prescribed and non-prescribed
- satisfaction with GP, specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, hospital

The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. They can be broken down by a number of personal characteristics. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2010 inclusively 2013

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

Changes as of 24 July 2015:
The table is stopped.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

The questions about contacts with medical specialists were changed in 2011; therefore data for 2010 are not available.

Description topics

Contact with dentist
Visits to a dentist in the Netherlands. Contacts with a dental hygienist, orthodontist and oral/dental surgeon are not included.
Type of treatment
Distribution of contacts with a dentist by type of treatment.
Construction of crown or bridge