Health and health care; personal characteristics

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Characteristics Margins Medical contacts Persons receiving home care (%)
Total persons Value 6.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.6
Sex: Male Value 3.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.6
Sex: Female Value 8.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 9.0
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 1.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 0.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 3.1
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 1.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 3.3
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.1
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 3.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.8
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.0
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 3.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.6
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 4.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 5.4
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 9.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 7.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.9
Age: 75 years or older Value 27.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 24.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 30.2
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 1.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2.7
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 3.8
Age: 18 years or older Value 7.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.7
The Netherlands Value 6.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.4
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.3
Outside Europe Value 4.0
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 5.2
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 6.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 5.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.9
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 6.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.2
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.4
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 3.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 5.0
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 3.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 4.9
Origin: born abroad Value 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.0
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 4.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 7.1
Origin: born outside Europe Value 4.7
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 3.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.4
Position: single; < 40 year Value 4.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 6.5
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 9.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 6.9
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 12.0
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 34.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 30.7
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 38.2
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 5.3
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Value 4.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 1.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10.6
Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents Value 1.9
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

Medical contacts
Persons are asked if they had contact with their GP, specialist, dentist, dental hygienist, orthodontist, physiotherapist, exercise therapist, psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist, and if he or she is treated by alternative healer. Also, if there were hospital admissions or day care admissions. For children up to 12 years old, these questions are answered by the parent/guardian. Most questions after medical contacts are asked to persons of all ages. Contacts that do not often occur in the case of children are posed from an older age.
Persons receiving home care
Percentage of persons who receive paid help or care at home because of health problems in the 12 months preceding the interview. E.g. help in housekeeping, personal care, nursing, maternity care, or meal service (such as meals-on-wheels). By paid help is meant help paid by someone him/herself or an authority.