Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Characteristics Margins SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items General health Excellent (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items General health Very good (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items General health Good (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items General health Moderate (%) SF-12 health measure, 12 plus Separate items General health Bad (%)
Total persons Value 14.1 28.1 42.8 12.1 2.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 13.2 26.8 41.4 11.2 2.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.1 29.4 44.3 13.1 3.3
Sex: Male Value 16.0 30.5 40.6 10.8 2.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 14.6 28.6 38.6 9.6 1.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 17.6 32.5 42.6 12.2 2.7
Sex: Female Value 12.3 25.8 45.1 13.4 3.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 11.1 24.1 43.1 12.1 2.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 13.6 27.5 47.0 14.8 4.3
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 32.0 38.9 27.7 1.4 0.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 27.0 33.5 22.7 0.6 0.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 37.5 44.6 33.3 3.6 .
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 19.0 46.6 30.7 3.4 0.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 14.6 40.4 25.2 1.8 0.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 24.4 52.8 36.8 6.4 2.5
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 20.3 38.2 34.4 6.8 0.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 17.2 34.4 30.7 5.1 0.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 23.6 42.2 38.3 9.1 1.2
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 15.4 32.4 43.6 7.2 1.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 12.9 29.0 39.9 5.5 0.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 18.2 36.0 47.4 9.6 2.7
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 11.0 28.8 46.2 11.0 3.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.8 25.4 42.2 8.7 1.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 13.7 32.5 50.2 13.9 4.9
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 11.3 20.4 47.1 16.8 4.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 8.3 16.5 41.8 13.0 2.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.2 25.0 52.5 21.5 7.3
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 13.4 20.2 45.0 16.8 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 11.3 17.6 41.6 14.3 3.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.8 23.1 48.5 19.7 6.3
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 8.9 19.6 48.9 18.4 4.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.1 17.1 45.4 15.7 2.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.1 22.5 52.4 21.4 5.9
Age: 75 years or older Value 5.1 17.6 50.6 21.3 5.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.5 14.6 46.3 18.0 3.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.3 21.0 54.9 25.0 7.9
Age: 0 to 11 years Value . . . . .
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Age: 12 to 17 years Value 28.2 41.4 28.1 2.1 0.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 24.2 36.8 24.0 1.1 0.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 32.5 46.1 32.7 4.0 1.7
Age: 18 years or older Value 12.9 26.9 44.2 13.0 3.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 11.9 25.6 42.7 12.0 2.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 13.9 28.3 45.6 14.1 3.5
The Netherlands Value 14.6 28.1 43.6 11.6 2.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 13.5 26.7 42.0 10.6 1.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.8 29.6 45.2 12.6 2.6
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 15.9 28.9 38.6 11.8 4.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 12.5 24.5 33.9 8.9 3.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 19.9 33.7 43.6 15.5 7.5
Outside Europe Value 11.5 27.7 42.0 14.5 4.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.4 24.6 38.4 12.0 3.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 13.9 31.0 45.6 17.4 6.0
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 14.7 28.0 43.4 11.6 2.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 13.6 26.7 41.9 10.6 1.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.8 29.4 44.9 12.6 2.9
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 14.6 28.1 43.6 11.6 2.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 13.5 26.7 42.0 10.6 1.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 15.8 29.6 45.2 12.6 2.6
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 15.0 27.4 42.0 11.7 4.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 12.2 23.7 37.7 9.0 2.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 18.3 31.5 46.4 14.9 6.1
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 18.8 23.9 36.2 15.5 5.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 13.7 18.1 29.4 10.8 3.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 25.4 30.7 43.7 21.8 10.1
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 13.1 29.1 44.8 9.8 3.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.9 24.5 39.4 6.8 1.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 17.1 34.3 50.2 13.8 5.8
Origin: born abroad Value 11.4 28.5 40.2 15.0 4.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.2 25.1 36.4 12.3 3.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 14.1 32.2 44.1 18.1 6.8
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 13.7 32.6 40.4 9.1 4.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.6 26.5 34.0 5.9 2.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 19.1 39.3 47.1 13.8 8.3
Origin: born outside Europe Value 10.4 26.7 40.1 17.7 5.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.8 22.6 35.4 14.2 3.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 13.7 31.2 44.9 21.7 7.5
Position: single; < 40 year Value 12.6 37.8 38.5 9.3 1.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 9.2 32.4 33.1 6.4 0.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 16.9 43.6 44.2 13.3 4.4
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 7.6 14.1 48.9 24.2 5.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.2 10.6 43.3 19.6 3.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 11.1 18.4 54.5 29.5 8.6
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 4.9 13.3 50.6 25.8 5.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.2 10.3 45.6 21.7 3.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.5 16.9 55.5 30.4 8.2
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 29.4 42.4 25.7 2.2 0.3
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
General health
The following question was asked to respondents aged 12 or older: Overall, what do you think about your health?
1. Excellent
2. Very good
3. Good
4. Moderate
5. Bad
This question is asked in the health survey because it is an item of the SF-12. The question is used to calculate the norm score physically and psychologically. Elsewhere in this Statline table are figures on ‘perceived health; good or very good’. For those figures, use was made of another question with different answer options, namely: How is your health / the health of your child in general?
1. Very good
2. Good
3. OK
4. Bad
5. Very bad
Excellent
Percentage of people aged 12 or older who answered ’excellent’ to the question ’Overall, how do you feel about your health?’

Very good
Percentage of people aged 12 or older who answered ‘very good’ to the question ‘Overall, how do you feel about your health?’
Good
Percentage of people aged 12 or older who answered ‘good’ to the question ’Overall, how do you feel about your health?’
Moderate
Percentage of people aged 12 or older who answered ‘moderate’ to the question ‘Overall, how do you feel about your health?’
Bad
Percentage of people aged 12 or older who answered ’bad’ to the question ’Overall, how do you feel about your health?’