Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Characteristics Margins SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Constantly (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Mostly (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Often (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Sometimes (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Rarely (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items A lot of energy Never (%)
Total persons Value 10.1 35.0 23.1 20.1 8.8 3.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.2 33.7 21.9 19.0 8.0 2.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.9 36.4 24.3 21.3 9.7 3.5
Sex: Male Value 12.9 37.5 23.2 17.2 6.5 2.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 11.6 35.6 21.5 15.7 5.6 2.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 14.3 39.5 25.0 18.9 7.6 3.4
Sex: Female Value 7.3 32.6 22.9 22.9 11.0 3.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.4 30.8 21.3 21.3 9.8 2.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 8.3 34.5 24.6 24.6 12.4 4.1
Age: 0 to 3 years Value . . . . . .
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Age: 4 to 11 years Value . . . . . .
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Age: 12 to 15 years Value 24.3 39.9 22.9 9.7 2.5 0.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 19.7 34.4 18.4 6.8 1.3 0.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 29.6 45.6 28.1 13.7 4.8 2.6
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 14.5 36.8 22.9 16.2 7.3 2.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 10.6 31.0 18.0 12.1 4.6 1.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 19.5 43.0 28.6 21.2 11.3 5.4
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 8.6 34.0 24.3 21.2 9.0 2.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.5 30.3 21.1 18.2 7.0 1.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.1 37.8 27.9 24.7 11.5 4.7
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 7.5 32.8 26.0 22.0 9.2 2.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.8 29.4 22.9 19.0 7.2 1.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 9.8 36.5 29.5 25.3 11.7 4.0
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 8.1 33.0 24.8 21.5 9.6 3.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.2 29.4 21.6 18.4 7.3 1.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.7 36.8 28.4 25.0 12.3 4.7
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 9.0 34.6 22.7 21.9 9.1 2.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.3 29.7 18.5 17.7 6.3 1.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 12.6 39.8 27.5 26.7 12.8 5.3
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 9.4 34.9 21.5 20.4 10.0 3.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.6 31.7 18.8 17.7 8.0 2.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.6 38.2 24.4 23.5 12.4 5.4
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 12.8 37.3 20.8 17.5 8.9 2.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 10.7 33.9 18.1 14.9 7.0 1.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.4 40.7 23.8 20.4 11.2 4.2
Age: 75 years or older Value 7.7 37.3 19.8 22.2 8.8 4.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.8 33.2 16.6 18.8 6.6 2.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.2 41.5 23.4 26.0 11.6 6.5
Age: 0 to 11 years Value . . . . . .
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Age: 12 to 17 years Value 21.3 39.0 22.1 11.7 4.4 1.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 17.7 34.4 18.4 9.0 2.8 0.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 25.4 43.7 26.3 15.1 6.9 3.4
Age: 18 years or older Value 9.1 34.7 23.1 20.8 9.2 3.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.2 33.3 21.9 19.6 8.4 2.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 9.9 36.1 24.4 22.1 10.1 3.7
The Netherlands Value 9.8 36.8 23.4 18.9 8.3 2.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.9 35.3 22.1 17.7 7.4 2.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.8 38.4 24.8 20.2 9.2 3.3
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 13.8 28.8 21.8 22.9 9.7 3.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 10.6 24.6 18.0 18.9 7.1 1.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 17.7 33.5 26.1 27.4 13.0 5.7
Outside Europe Value 9.2 31.0 22.3 23.3 10.5 3.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.3 27.8 19.5 20.3 8.4 2.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.5 34.5 25.5 26.5 13.0 5.4
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 10.0 36.1 23.2 19.6 8.4 2.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.1 34.6 22.0 18.4 7.6 2.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.9 37.5 24.5 20.8 9.3 3.3
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 9.8 36.8 23.4 18.9 8.3 2.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.9 35.3 22.1 17.7 7.4 2.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.8 38.4 24.8 20.2 9.2 3.3
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 11.2 31.3 22.0 23.8 9.2 2.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.7 27.4 18.6 20.2 6.9 1.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 14.2 35.5 25.8 27.8 12.2 4.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 12.3 28.1 20.7 25.2 11.7 2.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.2 22.0 15.4 19.3 7.6 0.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 18.1 35.1 27.4 32.3 17.6 5.6
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 10.6 32.9 22.6 23.1 8.0 2.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.7 28.0 18.4 18.7 5.4 1.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 14.4 38.2 27.4 28.1 11.7 5.3
Origin: born abroad Value 10.3 29.7 22.3 22.7 10.9 4.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.1 26.3 19.2 19.5 8.6 2.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 12.9 33.3 25.7 26.2 13.6 6.2
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 14.8 29.3 22.5 21.2 8.2 4.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 10.5 23.7 17.5 16.1 5.3 1.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 20.6 35.7 28.5 27.3 12.5 8.1
Origin: born outside Europe Value 8.2 29.8 22.2 23.4 12.1 4.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.0 25.6 18.4 19.5 9.2 2.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.3 34.4 26.5 27.8 15.7 6.8
Position: single; < 40 year Value 5.2 26.2 27.0 27.4 11.1 3.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.2 21.4 22.2 22.6 8.0 1.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 8.6 31.5 32.4 32.8 15.2 6.0
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 8.9 22.4 24.1 22.9 15.2 6.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.2 18.1 19.6 18.5 11.6 4.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 12.7 27.3 29.3 28.1 19.8 10.0
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 7.4 32.3 18.6 25.1 11.6 5.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.2 27.8 15.1 21.0 8.8 3.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.3 37.1 22.7 29.7 15.3 7.8
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value . . . . . .
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Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Value . . . . . .
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Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents Value 19.5 40.8 22.5 10.9 4.6 1.7
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 April 3, 2025:
Data about 2024 were added.
The table has been expanded with a number of new variables.
In addition to the percentage of people with (very) good perceived health, the percentage of people who answer fair and (very) bad to the question about perceived health is now also shown.
The percentage of people who answer fair and (very) bad to the question about perceived oral health has also been added for perceived oral health. In addition, information about oral complaints (toothache and bleeding gums) has been added for people aged 12 years or older. Information about functional complaints has been added for people aged 65 years or older (chewing food and swallowing food).
Information about brushing teeth/molars and information about flossing, using a toothpick, and brushing for people aged 1 year or older has been added. Finally, a variable "Contact dentist and/or dental hygienist" has been added and 'Contact dental hygienist' is now shown for the entire population and no longer for people aged 12 years or older. Figures on the average number of ‘OECD disabilities per person in the population’ and on the average number of ‘OECD disabilities per person with at least 1 disability’ for education level, income and wealth in 2014 were corrected.

Changes by November 12, 2024:
The subject folder 'Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5), 12 plus' was added. There are two topics within this folder. Firstly, the new topic 'feelings of anxiety or depression, 4 wks'. Secondly, the topic 'psychological distress, past 4 weeks'. The latter topic could previously be found in this table under the name 'psychological distress (MHI-5<60), 12 plus'.
Furthermore, the subfolder 'persons with GALI disabilities, 4 years or older' was added under the 'disabilities' folder. There are three topics in that subfolder. Firstly, the topic of 'GALI limitation'. This concerns the figures that could previously be found directly under the 'disabilities' folder under the name 'Persons with GALI disability, 4 or older'. Secondly, the new topic 'GALI disability, severe'. And thirdly, the new topic 'GALI disability, not severe'.

When will new data be published?
Data on reporting year 2025 will be published in the second quarter of 2026.

Description topics

SF-12 health measure, 12 plus
The 'Short Format 12' or SF-12 questionnaire is a selection of 12 questions from the SF-36 (Ware et al., 1995 *). The SF-12 is a widely used international standard of a generic health measure. The SF-12 measures eight health aspects, namely physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, physical pain, general health, vitality (energy / fatigue), social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems and mental health. Based on the 12 questions, two partial scales can be calculated; a summary measure for physical health (norm score physical) and a summary measure for psychological health (norm score psychological).
These norm scores are calculated for people aged 12 or older.
*Ware J.E., Kosinski M., Keller S.D. SF-12: How to score the SF-12 Physical and Mental Health Summary Scales. Boston, MA: The Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Second Edition, 1995.
Separate items
A lot of energy
Respondents aged 12 or older were asked how they have felt in the past 4 weeks:
Would you like to answer each question that best reflects how you have felt? Did you have a lot of energy
1. Constantly
2. Mostly
3. Often
4. Sometimes
5. Rarely
6. Never
Constantly
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘constantly’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’’
Mostly
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘mostly’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’
Often
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘often’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’
Sometimes
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘sometimes’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’
Rarely
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘rarely’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’
Never
Percentage of people 12 years of age or older who ‘never’ answer the question ‘Did you have a lot of energy?’