Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Health and health care; personal characteristics
Characteristics Margins Periods Medication, last 14 days Persons with prescribed medicines (%) Medication, last 14 days Persons with non-prescribed medicines (%)
Total persons Value 2023 40.5 44.1
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.5 43.0
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 41.5 45.1
Sex: Male Value 2023 38.0 36.0
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 36.6 34.5
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.5 37.4
Sex: Female Value 2023 42.9 52.1
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 41.5 50.6
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 44.4 53.5
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 2023 10.5 36.4
Age: 0 to 3 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.7 31.5
Age: 0 to 3 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 14.2 41.6
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 2023 13.1 30.8
Age: 4 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.9 27.6
Age: 4 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 15.7 34.1
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2023 17.9 30.1
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 14.7 26.1
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 21.7 34.5
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 20.0 39.6
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 16.4 35.0
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 24.2 44.4
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 23.6 40.6
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 21.0 37.6
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 26.4 43.8
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 27.9 49.8
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 25.3 46.7
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 30.7 52.8
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 35.2 46.2
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 32.3 43.1
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 38.3 49.3
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 47.2 50.8
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 43.2 46.8
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 51.2 54.8
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 57.6 48.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 54.9 45.7
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 60.3 51.2
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 70.5 48.1
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 67.8 45.3
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 73.0 50.9
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 82.8 45.7
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 80.3 42.5
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 85.0 48.8
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 2023 12.3 32.6
Age: 0 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.5 29.9
Age: 0 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 14.4 35.4
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2023 18.5 33.1
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 15.7 29.6
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 21.6 36.8
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 46.6 46.7
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 45.5 45.6
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 47.8 47.9
The Netherlands Value 2023 41.9 42.6
The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 40.8 41.5
The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 43.1 43.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 2023 38.4 48.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 34.8 45.0
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.1 52.6
Outside Europe Value 2023 35.7 47.6
Outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 33.1 44.8
Outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 38.4 50.3
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 40.7 43.0
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 39.6 41.9
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 41.7 44.1
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 41.9 42.6
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 40.8 41.5
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 43.1 43.8
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 33.4 44.9
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 30.6 41.8
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 36.3 48.0
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2023 43.8 42.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 38.6 37.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 49.1 47.8
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 28.8 46.0
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 25.5 42.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 32.3 49.8
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 39.4 50.8
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 36.3 47.6
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 42.6 53.9
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 33.4 54.8
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 28.4 49.3
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 38.7 60.1
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 42.1 49.0
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 38.3 45.1
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 46.0 52.9
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 27.7 46.4
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 23.8 41.9
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 32.0 51.0
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 54.5 51.0
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 49.9 46.4
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 59.1 55.5
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 79.9 50.8
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 76.6 46.9
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 82.8 54.7
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 18.9 36.8
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 14.4 30.9
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 24.5 43.2
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 13.8 32.0
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

Medication, last 14 days
These questions deal with the use of medicine and the use of herbal medicines or vitamins, whether or not prescribed by a physician. The questions are posed to respondents of all ages.
Persons with prescribed medicines
Percentage of persons who in 14 days preceding the inquiry date used medicines prescribed by a physician. The contraceptive pill is not taken into consideration here.
Persons with non-prescribed medicines
Percentage of persons who in 14 days preceding the interview used (herbal) medicines or vitamins that were not prescribed by a physician.