Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Health and health care; personal characteristics
Characteristics Margins Periods Informal care, 55 years or older Informal care receiver (%) Informal care, 55 years or older Hours of informal care per week (number)
Total persons Value 2023 9.8 16.0
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.8 12.6
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.9 19.4
Sex: Male Value 2023 7.1 16.5
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.0 11.5
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.5 21.5
Sex: Female Value 2023 12.3 15.7
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.8 11.2
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 13.9 20.2
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 0 to 3 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 0 to 3 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 4 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 4 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 5.2 .
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 4.0 .
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.6 .
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 7.2 .
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.8 .
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.9 .
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 20.4 14.8
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 17.9 10.6
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 23.1 19.0
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 0 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 0 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 9.8 16.0
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.8 12.6
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.9 19.4
The Netherlands Value 2023 9.8 14.6
The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.8 11.5
The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 11.0 17.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 2023 7.6 .
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 4.7 .
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 11.9 .
Outside Europe Value 2023 11.1 .
Outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.9 .
Outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 15.5 .
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 9.5 15.1
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.5 12.0
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.6 18.2
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 9.8 14.6
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.8 11.5
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 11.0 17.8
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 6.3 .
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 3.8 .
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.2 .
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2023 9.5 .
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.6 .
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 15.8 .
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 2.1 .
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 0.5 .
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.0 .
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 12.0 .
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.6 .
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 16.6 .
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 . .
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 14.8 .
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.4 .
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 20.6 .
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 . .
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 8.3 .
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.3 .
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.7 .
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 21.8 6.5
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 18.7 5.3
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 25.2 7.7
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 . .
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Value 2023 . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . .
Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents Value 2023 . .
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on the perceived state of health and on contacts with providers of medical care of the Dutch population from 0 years on in private households. These data can be grouped by several personal characteristics. For several topics a different age demarcation applies. The age boundaries are listed at the relevant topics.

Data available from: 2014

Status of the data: final.

Changes by March 12, 2024:
The year 2023 have been added.

When will new data be published?
Data on reporting year 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025.

Description topics

Informal care, 55 years or older
Informal care is care that a person receives from his or her acquaintances like a partner, friend or child, if this person is chronically ill, in need of help or disabled. Informal care can be keeping house, washing and getting dressed, keeping company, transport, financial matters, etcetera. Informal care is not paid care. A volunteer from a volunteer group is not an informal care giver.
Informal care receiver
Percentage of persons of 55 years or older receiving informal care
Hours of informal care per week
The average number of hours of care received per week by an informal care receiver