Health and health care; personal characteristics

Table explanation

Description topics

Chronic disorders

All respondents are asked: ꞌDo you /Does your child have one or more chronic disorders?ꞌ Chronic means (in anticipation) 6 months or longer. Next, 23 disorders and a remainder category 'other disorders' are presented and persons are asked if they had this disorder during the last 12 months. Persons are asked after 3 of these disorders if they ever suffered from it. Besides (more elaborately) is asked after diabetes. Most questions on specific chronic disorders are being asked to persons of all ages. Questions on disorders that do not occur amongst youngsters are posed to persons of 12 years or older.

Disorders survey date/last 12 months

Chronic diseases/disorders in the last 12 months. Respondents may currently suffer from the disease/disorder or have suffered from it in the last 12 months.

Other disorders/diseases

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from another chronic disease or disorder in the last 12 months, not mentioned before?'

Acute diseases

Questions are asked on different acute diseases or complaints. With the answer ꞌyesꞌ or ꞌnoꞌ the respondent can indicate if he had the complaints during the last 2 months. The questions are asked to respondents of all ages. In 2019 and 2020, questions about acute illnesses or complaints were not included in the survey.

Cold

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from a cold, influenza, an inflammation of the throat or sinusitis during the last 2 months?'

In the years 2021 to 2023, in addition to this question, people were also asked (in various forms) about corona. Those questions about corona may have influenced the answers to the question about colds, flu, etc. From March 2023, the government advice to take a (self) test if there were symptoms that may indicate corona was discontinued. This may have made it more difficult for people to distinguish between a cold/flu/strep throat/sinus infection on the one hand and corona on the other. From 2024, the questions will be combined into 'Have you/your child had a cold, flu, corona, throat infection or sinus infection in the past 2 months?'

Corona

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from corona during the last 2 months?'

This question was asked in the years 2022 and 2023. In March 2023, the government advice to take a (self) test if there were symptoms that may indicate corona was discontinued. This may have made it more difficult for people to distinguish between corona on the one hand and colds/flu/strep throat/sinus infections on the other. From 2024, corona will no longer be asked separately, but this condition will be included in the question for other respiratory infections. The question is 'Have you or your child had a cold, flu, corona, throat infection or sinus infection in the past 2 months?'

Bronchitis or pneumonia

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from bronchitis or pneumonia during the last 2 months, (excluding. chronic bronchitis)?'

Inflammation of the ear

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from an inflammation of the ear during the last 2 months?'

Inflammation kidneys or bladder

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from an infection or inflammation of the kidneys, bladder or urinary tract during the last 2 months?'

Diarrhoea, at least 3 times in 24h

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from diarrhoea during the last 2 months (liquid faeces at least 3 times within 24 hours)?'

Vomiting, at least 3 times in 24h

Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌHave you / Has your child suffered from vomiting during the last 2 months (vomiting at least 3 times within 24 hours)?'