Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Health and health care; personal characteristics
Characteristics Margins Periods Functional limitations Limitations OECD, 12 years or older Persons with mobility limitation (%)
Total persons Value 2023 8.9
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.3
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 9.6
Sex: Male Value 2023 6.0
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.3
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.8
Sex: Female Value 2023 11.8
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.8
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.9
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 1.7
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 0.8
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 3.6
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 1.9
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 0.9
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 4.0
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 2.0
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 1.3
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 3.1
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 3.7
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 2.7
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.1
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 6.6
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 5.0
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.5
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 8.9
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.8
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 11.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 10.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.8
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.5
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 14.5
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.6
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 16.7
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 28.2
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 25.4
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 31.2
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 1.6
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 0.9
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 3.0
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 9.6
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.9
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.3
The Netherlands Value 2023 8.2
The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.6
The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.9
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 2023 9.6
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.5
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.3
Outside Europe Value 2023 11.5
Outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 9.7
Outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 13.6
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 7.9
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.3
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.6
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 8.2
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.6
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.9
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 6.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 4.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 8.0
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 6.6
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 13.6
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 4.6
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 3.1
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.8
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 14.5
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 12.3
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 17.1
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 9.7
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 6.8
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 13.7
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 16.6
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 13.8
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 19.9
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 2.5
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 1.4
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 4.5
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 13.6
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 10.6
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 17.3
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 33.6
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 30.0
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 37.4
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 2.0
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 0.5
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 7.8
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 1.1
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

Functional limitations
Functional limitations (physical) are observed by means of 3 groups of questions:
a. The OECD indicator for persons in the age category of 12 years or older.
b. The ADL (Activities of Daily Living) indicator for persons in the age category of 55 years or older.
c. Temporary activity limitations and bed-days for persons of all ages.
Besides, a general question about the functional limitations (GALI-indicator) is asked.
Limitations OECD, 12 years or older
The OECD indicator (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) in this table is based on 7 questions on abilities that people normally can perform, if necessary with glasses or a hearing aid. It does not deal with temporary problems.
1. Can you follow a conversation in a group of three or more persons? (with hearing aid, if needed)
2. Can you have a conversation with one other person? (with hearing aid, if needed)
3. Can you read the small print in the newspaper? (with glasses or contact lenses, if needed)
4. Can you recognise somebody's face at a distance of 4 metres? (with glasses or contact lenses, if needed)
5. Can you carry an object of 5 kilogrammes, for instance a shopping bag, over a distance of 10 metres?
6. Can you bend down from an upright position and pick up something from the floor?
7. Can you walk 400 metres without stopping? (with stick, if needed)
Answer categories to these questions are: 'without difficulty', 'with some difficulty', 'with a lot of difficulty', 'impossible'. The indicator scores 'yes' if the answer to at least 1 of the 7 questions is: 'with a lot of difficulty' or 'impossible'. The respondents are persons in the age category 12 years or older.
Persons with mobility limitation
Percentage of persons of 12 years or older who answered ꞌyes, with a lot of difficultyꞌ or ꞌno, impossibleꞌ to at least 1 of the 3 questions on mobility limitation (according to the OECD indicator).