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

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Characteristics Type of figure Periods Contact with GP Satisfaction with the GP (average) Contact with GP Contact in the last 12 months % persons with at least 1 contact (%) Contact with GP Contact in the last 12 months Average number of contacts (population) (number) Contact with GP Contact in the last 12 months Average number of contacts (patient) (number) Contact with GP Location of contact with the GP At the GP's practice (%) Contact with GP Location of contact with the GP At the patient's home (%) Contact with GP Location of contact with the GP By telephone (%) Contact with GP Location of contact with the GP Other (%) Contact with GP Initiative to contact the GP Initiative of the patient (%) Contact with GP Initiative to contact the GP Initiative of the GP (%) Contact with GP Initiative to contact the GP Repeat consultation or called by GP (%) Contact with GP Initiative to contact the GP Referral (%)
Total Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 72.3 4.2 5.9 75.1 4.2 15.2 5.4 77.4 7.8 13.0 1.9
2011 7.7 72.0 4.3 6.0 77.1 3.7 14.1 5.1 77.3 6.7 13.4 2.6
2012 7.7 71.3 4.1 5.8 76.4 3.1 15.2 5.3 77.3 6.9 13.9 1.9
2013 7.8 71.5 4.1 5.7 77.4 3.5 15.0 4.1 77.0 8.0 12.5 2.6
Standard errors 2010 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2
2011 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3
2012 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.2
2013 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.3
Sex: men Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 67.6 3.6 5.4 77.9 3.2 12.7 6.1 77.2 8.2 12.9 1.6
2011 7.7 67.2 3.6 5.4 79.7 2.3 11.2 6.9 79.2 5.3 12.6 2.8
2012 7.7 65.8 3.4 5.1 78.1 2.4 12.8 6.7 76.7 6.2 15.3 1.8
2013 7.8 66.6 3.3 4.9 79.6 3.0 12.3 5.0 77.4 8.2 11.8 2.5
Standard errors 2010 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2
2011 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.4
2012 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.3
2013 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.4
Sex: women Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 77.0 4.8 6.3 73.0 5.0 17.1 4.9 77.5 7.5 13.0 2.0
2011 7.7 76.8 5.1 6.6 75.1 4.8 16.3 3.7 75.9 7.7 14.0 2.4
2012 7.7 76.8 4.9 6.4 75.4 3.5 16.8 4.4 77.7 7.4 13.0 1.9
2013 7.8 76.4 4.8 6.3 75.8 3.9 16.9 3.4 76.7 7.8 12.9 2.6
Standard errors 2010 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.3
2011 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.3
2012 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.3
2013 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.3
Age: 0 to 4 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 77.1 4.4 5.8 77.2 0.4 12.1 10.3 90.6 3.0 5.7 0.7
2011 7.7 79.6 4.1 5.2 78.4 0.5 11.3 9.8 89.8 5.3 1.5 3.4
2012 7.6 77.2 4.0 5.2 75.2 0.0 15.9 8.9 86.6 1.5 6.3 5.7
2013 7.7 75.9 3.9 5.2 76.2 0.0 15.0 8.8 86.9 2.2 7.9 3.1
Standard errors 2010 0.1 1.6 0.4 0.5 2.9 0.5 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.2 1.6 0.6
2011 0.1 1.6 0.4 0.5 3.0 0.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.6 0.9 1.3
2012 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.6 3.4 . 2.9 2.2 2.7 0.9 1.9 1.8
2013 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.7 3.5 . 3.0 2.4 2.8 1.2 2.2 1.4
Age: 4 to 12 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.8 59.2 2.3 3.9 75.5 0.4 17.7 6.5 88.1 3.7 6.4 1.8
2011 7.9 58.1 2.5 4.3 76.0 0.9 14.4 8.7 90.6 3.3 5.0 1.0
2012 7.9 59.3 2.3 3.8 77.7 0.4 16.0 6.0 87.1 2.4 8.8 1.7
2013 7.9 59.6 2.3 3.9 77.3 0.0 16.5 6.2 80.6 5.0 10.8 3.6
Standard errors 2010 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.4 2.8 0.4 2.5 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.6 0.9
2011 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.4 2.9 0.7 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.2 1.5 0.7
2012 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 2.9 0.4 2.6 1.7 2.4 1.1 2.0 0.9
2013 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.4 3.0 . 2.7 1.7 2.8 1.6 2.2 1.3
Age: 12 to 16 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.8 62.0 2.9 4.6 83.6 0.6 5.6 10.2 84.1 3.9 10.4 1.6
2011 7.9 58.3 2.5 4.3 81.2 1.0 10.0 7.8 86.6 0.0 11.5 1.9
2012 7.8 57.8 2.1 3.7 80.2 0.0 8.6 11.2 89.4 3.9 5.7 1.1
2013 7.9 57.5 1.5 2.5 87.7 1.6 7.1 3.6 84.8 6.0 7.8 1.4
Standard errors 2010 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.6 3.0 0.6 1.9 2.5 3.0 1.6 2.5 1.0
2011 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.6 3.9 1.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 0.0 3.2 1.4
2012 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.6 4.1 . 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.0 2.4 1.0
2013 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.5 3.8 1.4 3.0 2.1 4.1 2.7 3.1 1.4
Age: 16 to 20 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.5 72.1 3.3 4.5 73.2 0.5 16.2 10.1 84.1 5.7 8.2 2.0
2011 7.6 72.3 3.4 4.6 74.9 0.0 14.1 10.9 87.7 3.6 8.0 0.7
2012 7.5 68.3 3.3 4.9 79.3 0.8 11.5 8.4 84.8 4.6 10.0 0.6
2013 7.6 69.6 3.0 4.3 74.6 0.0 19.2 6.1 87.0 6.7 4.5 1.9
Standard errors 2010 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.6 3.3 0.5 2.7 2.2 2.7 1.7 2.0 1.0
2011 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.6 3.6 0.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 1.6 2.3 0.7
2012 0.1 1.8 0.4 0.5 3.3 0.7 2.6 2.3 2.9 1.7 2.4 0.6
2013 0.1 1.8 0.4 0.5 3.8 . 3.5 2.1 3.0 2.2 1.8 1.2
Age: 20 to 30 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.4 70.5 3.9 5.6 71.8 0.6 21.1 6.4 83.6 5.9 7.7 2.8
2011 7.4 69.5 4.0 5.8 69.7 1.3 23.7 5.4 87.5 4.5 6.2 1.6
2012 7.4 70.5 4.1 5.8 70.5 0.2 22.2 7.1 85.6 3.0 9.5 2.0
2013 7.5 70.2 3.4 4.9 73.2 0.6 21.5 4.7 87.5 3.9 7.2 1.4
Standard errors 2010 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 2.0 0.3 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.2 0.7
2011 0.0 1.1 0.3 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.0 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.6
2012 0.0 1.1 0.3 0.4 2.2 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.4 0.7
2013 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.3 2.2 0.4 2.0 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.3 0.6
Age: 30 to 40 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.5 71.4 3.6 5.0 72.1 0.8 22.5 4.5 84.8 3.2 10.5 1.6
2011 7.6 70.2 3.8 5.3 76.0 1.6 17.9 4.4 77.5 7.8 11.4 3.4
2012 7.6 69.3 3.4 4.9 75.4 0.2 20.6 3.7 82.5 3.1 13.1 1.3
2013 7.7 72.0 3.8 5.3 74.7 0.5 19.9 4.9 85.1 6.0 6.7 2.3
Standard errors 2010 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.9 0.4 1.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 1.3 0.5
2011 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.6 1.8 0.9 1.9 1.2 1.4 0.8
2012 0.0 1.1 0.3 0.4 2.1 0.2 2.0 0.9 1.9 0.9 1.7 0.6
2013 0.0 1.1 0.3 0.4 2.1 0.3 1.9 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.2 0.7
Age: 40 to 50 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 70.2 3.9 5.6 77.8 1.6 16.3 4.2 78.8 5.8 13.1 2.3
2011 7.7 71.1 4.6 6.5 77.6 1.7 16.1 4.6 77.8 5.6 13.8 2.8
2012 7.7 69.0 3.7 5.4 77.1 0.8 16.9 5.2 79.5 6.5 13.1 0.8
2013 7.7 69.4 3.8 5.4 78.1 1.4 16.7 3.9 81.3 5.4 10.6 2.7
Standard errors 2010 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.6 0.9 1.3 0.6
2011 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.5 1.7 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.7 0.9 1.4 0.7
2012 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.4 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.5 0.4
2013 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.7 0.9 1.7 1.0 1.4 0.7
Age: 50 to 55 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.7 75.7 4.7 6.2 78.8 0.4 14.7 6.1 69.0 12.6 17.0 1.5
2011 7.7 72.8 4.2 5.7 80.0 1.2 16.7 2.2 72.7 8.0 15.9 3.4
2012 7.7 70.3 4.4 6.3 76.9 1.5 17.2 4.4 78.3 6.1 13.6 2.0
2013 7.8 72.1 4.4 6.2 82.2 3.4 11.7 2.7 75.7 10.6 11.6 2.1
Standard errors 2010 0.0 1.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 0.3 1.9 1.3 2.4 1.7 2.0 0.6
2011 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.3 0.6 2.2 0.9 2.6 1.6 2.1 1.1
2012 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.6 2.5 0.7 2.2 1.2 2.4 1.4 2.0 0.8
2013 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 2.3 1.1 1.9 1.0 2.5 1.8 1.9 0.9
Age: 55 to 65 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.8 76.4 4.9 6.4 81.8 2.4 11.6 4.1 75.0 8.9 14.4 1.7
2011 7.8 76.4 4.8 6.2 81.0 2.5 11.0 5.5 71.2 8.3 17.2 3.2
2012 7.8 77.3 5.2 6.7 81.2 1.8 12.7 4.3 67.4 9.7 19.5 3.3
2013 7.8 75.8 5.1 6.7 82.4 2.3 12.3 3.0 68.6 9.6 18.4 3.4
Standard errors 2010 0.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.5 0.6 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.3 0.5
2011 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.9 1.2 1.6 0.7
2012 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.9 1.2 1.6 0.7
2013 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.6 1.4 0.7 1.9 1.2 1.6 0.8
Age: 65 to 75 years Percentages/ numbers 2010 7.9 81.0 5.9 7.3 78.0 4.6 12.7 4.8 68.6 11.3 18.2 1.9
2011 8.0 81.4 5.9 7.3 84.5 3.9 8.8 2.9 67.3 7.7 23.5 1.5
2012 7.9 81.1 5.7 7.0 83.4 3.1 9.4 4.2 72.5 8.8 17.9 0.8
2013 8.0 79.2 5.3 6.6 81.3 4.2 11.3 3.2 68.6 11.9 17.2 2.3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 GP
Contacts with the GP include:
- consultations at the GP's practice
- visits by the GP to the patient's home
- consultations by telephone
- or other contacts
Contacts with a locum GP or with the night/weekend surgery are also included. Contacts with the GP's medical assistant and nurse are not included.
Contact in the last 12 months
Contacts in the 12 months preceding the interview.
% persons with at least 1 contact
Percentage of persons in the population who contacted their GP at least once in the 12 months preceding the interview.
Average number of contacts (population)
Average number of contacts per person in the population, in the 12 months preceding the interview.

Average number of contacts (patient)
Average number of contacts by persons who had at least 1 contact in the 12 months preceding the interview.
Location of contact with the GP
Distribution of contacts by where or how they took place.
At the GP's practice
The percentage of GP contacts taking place at the GP's practice or the night/weekend surgery.

At the patient's home
The percentage of GP contacts taking place at the patient's home.
By telephone
The percentage of GP-contacts by telephone
Other
The percentage of GP contacts other than at the GP's practice, at the patient's home or by telephone
Initiative to contact the GP
Initiative to contact the GP:
- initiative of the patient
- initiative of the GP
- repeat consultation or called by GP
- referral
Initiative of the patient
Initiative of the GP
Repeat consultation or called by GP
Referral
Satisfaction with the GP
Average of respondents' evaluations of the GP practice.
Question: 'Please give a mark out of ten for your (child's) GP, where 1 represents very poor, 10 represents excellent'.
The question was only put to respondents who had contacted their GP in the last 12 months.