20.2.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 47/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 141/2013
of 19 February 2013
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, implementing measures are needed to specify the data and metadata to be provided on health status, health determinants and health care covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing these data.
(3) Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should allow better monitoring of the Union’s health programmes and policies on social inclusion and social protection, health inequalities and healthy ageing.
(4) Confidential data sent by Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) should be handled in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (2) and with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).
(5) A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It has demonstrated that the availability of comparable Union-wide data is likely to be of great benefit for health and social policy decisions and for scientific purposes, with the use of common tools allowing data consistency across countries, even though the related costs would vary depending on the degree of integration of the requested variables and methodology within existing national surveys.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Scope
European statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) shall concern health status, health care and health determinants as well as socio-demographic characteristics of the population aged 15 and over.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
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‘household’ means a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditure, including the joint provision of the essentials of living; this definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels.
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‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage or in default, the place of legal or registered residence.
Only the following persons shall be considered to be usual residents of the geographical area in question:
(a) those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or
(b) those who arrived in their place of usual residence in the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least one year.
Where the circumstances referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence.
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‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units.
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‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data as well as statistical business processes.
Article 3
Data required
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Each Member State shall provide to the Commission (Eurostat) the microdata set out in Annex I.
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These microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.
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With a view to achieving a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat), in close cooperation with Member States, shall propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines on sampling and the implementation of the survey in the form of a ‘European Health Interview Survey Manual’ including a model questionnaire.
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The minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling, is set out in Annex II. Weighting factors shall be calculated to take into account the units’ probability of selection, non-response and, as appropriate, adjustment of the sample to external data relating to the distribution of persons in the target population.
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Small parts of the national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population of respective Member States and the national territories listed in Annex III are excluded.
Article 4
Reference year and population
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The reference year shall be 2013, 2014 or 2015.
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The reference population shall be individuals aged 15 and over living in private households residing in the territory of the Member State concerned at the time of the data collection.
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The collection of data shall be spread over at least three months including at least one month of the autumn season (September-December).
Article 5
Reference metadata
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The quality-related reference metadata shall be provided according to the European Statistical System standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and agreed with the Member States.
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Member States shall provide these metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than two months after transmission of the microdata.
Article 6
Provision of microdata and reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat)
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Member States shall provide finalised, validated and weighted microdata and quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation in accordance with an exchange standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat). Microdata and quality-related reference metadata shall be provided using the Single Entry Point services.
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Microdata shall be made available at the latest by 30 September 2015 or nine months after the end of the national data collection period in cases where the survey is carried out beyond December 2014.
Article 7
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.
(2) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.
(3) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.
ANNEX I
Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)
TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES
Variable name
Description
Answer categories and codes
Filter
PID
Identification number of respondent
10-digit number
– 1
missing
Everybody
HHID
Identification number of household
10-digit number
– 1
missing
Everybody
PRIMSTRAT
Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample
0001 – 9999
– 2
not applicable (no stratification)
Everybody
PSU
Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample
0001 – 9999
– 2
not applicable (no multistage sampling)
Everybody
WGT
Final individual weight
Number 5.3
– 1
missing
Everybody
PROXY
Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)
1
Person himself/herself
2
Other member of the household
3
Someone else outside the household
– 1
missing
Everybody
REFYEAR
Reference year of the interview
4 digits
Everybody
REFMONTH
Reference month of the interview
1 – 12
– 1
missing
Everybody
INTMETHOD
Data collection method used
10
Postal, non-electronic version
11
Postal, electronic version (e-mail)
20
Face-to-face, non-electronic version
21
Face-to-face, electronic version
30
Telephone, non-electronic version
31
Telephone, electronic version
40
Use of internet
50
Mixed mode collection (e.g.: both postal and interview to collect data)
Everybody
INTLANG
Language used for interview
3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)
– 1
missing
Everybody
CORE SOCIAL VARIABLES
Variable name
Description
Answer categories and codes
Filter
SEX
Sex of respondent
1
Male
2
Female
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AGE
Age of respondent in completed years at the time of the interview
digit number
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
COUNTRY
Country of residence
2 digits based on NUTS, at the most aggregated level (level 0 or country level)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
BIRTHPLACE
Country of birth
10
Native-born
21
Born in another EU Member State
22
Born in non-EU country
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CITIZEN
Country of citizenship at time of data collection
10
National/has citizenship of the reporting country
21
Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but national of other EU Member States
22
Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but non-EU country nationality
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
REGION
Region of residence
Coding according to NUTS at 2-digit level
– 1
missing
Everybody
DEG_URB
Degree of urbanisation
1
Densely-populated area
2
Intermediate-populated area
3
Thinly-populated area
– 1
missing
Everybody
MARSTALEGAL
Legal marital status
1
Never married and never been in a registered partnership
2
Married or in a registered partnership
3
Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
4
Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MARSTADEFACTO
De facto marital status
1
Person living in a consensual union
2
Person not living in a consensual union
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HATLEVEL
Highest level of education completed (Educational attainment)
Based on ISCED-2011 classification
0
—
Early childhood development, pre-primary education
1
—
Primary education
2
—
Lower secondary education
3
—
Upper secondary education
4
—
Post-secondary but non-tertiary education
5
—
Tertiary education; short-cycle
6
—
Tertiary education; bachelor level or equivalent
7
—
Tertiary education; master level or equivalent
8
—
Tertiary education; doctoral level or equivalent
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MAINSTAT
Self-declared labour status
10
Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.
20
Unemployed
31
Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience
32
In retirement or early retirement or has given up business
33
Permanently disabled
34
In compulsory military or community service
35
Fulfilling domestic tasks
36
Other inactive person
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
FT_PT
Full or part-time work
1
Full-time
2
Part-time
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
MAINSTAT = 10
JOBSTAT
Status in employment
10
Self-employed
21
Employee with a permanent job/work contract of unlimited duration
22
Employee with a temporary job/work contract of limited duration
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
MAINSTAT = 10
JOBISCO
Occupation in employment
ISCO-08 coded at 2-digit level
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
MAINSTAT = 10
LOCNACE
Economic sector in employment
NACE Rev. 2 — sections
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
MAINSTAT = 10
HHNBPERS
Number of persons living in household, including the respondent
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_0_4
Number of persons aged 4 or younger
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_5_13
Number of persons aged from 5 to 13
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_14_15
Number of persons aged from 14 to 15
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_16_24
Number of persons aged from 16 to 24
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_25_64
Number of persons aged from 25 to 64
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHNBPERS_65plus
Number of persons aged 65 and over
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHTYPE
Type of household
10
One-person household
21
Lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25
22
Couple without child(ren) aged less than 25
23
Couple with child(ren) aged less than 25
24
Couple or lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25 and other persons living in household
25
Other type of household
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HH_ACT
Number of persons aged 16 – 64 in the household who are employed
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HH_INACT
Number of persons aged 16 – 64 in the household who are unemployed or are economically inactive
0 – 98
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HHINCOME
Net monthly equivalised income of the household
1
Below 1st quintile
2
Between 1st quintile and 2nd quintile
3
Between 2nd quintile and 3rd quintile
4
Between 3rd quintile and 4th quintile
5
Between 4th quintile and 5th quintile
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HEALTH VARIABLES
Variable name
Description
Answer categories and codes
Filter
Health status — Minimum European Health Module
HS1
Self perceived general health:
how a person perceives his/her health in general
1
Very good
2
Good
3
Fair
4
Bad
5
Very bad
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HS2
Long-standing health problem:
Suffer from any illness or health problem of a duration of at least six months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HS3
General activity limitation:
Limitation in activities people usually do because of health problems for at least the past six months
1
Severely limited
2
Limited but not severely
3
Not limited at all
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Diseases and chronic conditions
CD1a
Suffering from asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1b
Suffering from chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1c
Suffering from a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1d
Suffering from a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1e
Suffering from high blood pressure in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1f
Suffering from a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1g
Suffering from arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1h
Suffering from a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1i
Suffering from a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1j
Suffering from diabetes in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1k
Suffering from an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1l
Suffering from cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1m
Suffering from urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1n
Suffering from kidney problems in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
CD1o
Suffering from depression in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Accidents and injuries
AC1a
Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AC1b
Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AC1c
Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AC2
Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months
1
Admission to a hospital or any other health facility
2
A doctor or nurse
3
No intervention was needed
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if
AC1a = 1 or
AC1b = 1 or
AC1c = 1
Absence from work (due to health problems)
AW1
Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if MAINSTAT = 10
AW2
Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
Number of days
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AW1 = 1
Physical and sensory functional limitations
PL1
Wearing glasses or contact lenses
1
Yes
2
No
3
Blind or can not see at all
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PL2
Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If PL1 = 1 or 2
PL3
Use of a hearing aid
1
Yes
2
No
3
Profoundly deaf
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PL4
Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If PL3 = 1 or 2
PL5
Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If PL3 = 1 or 2 and
PL4 = 1 or 2 or 3
PL6
Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PL7
Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Personal care activities
PC1a
Difficulty in feeding yourself
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
PC1b
Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
PC1c
Difficulty in dressing and undressing
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
PC1d
Difficulty in using toilets
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
PC1e
Difficulty in bathing or showering
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
PC2
Usually receiving help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
1
Yes, with at least one activity
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if (AGE >= 65) and
{PC1a ≠ 1 or PC1b ≠ 1 or PC1c ≠ 1 or PC1d ≠ 1 or PC1e ≠ 1}
PC3
Need to receive help or more help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
1
Yes, with at least one activity
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if (AGE >= 65) and
{PC1a ≠ 1 or PC1b ≠ 1 or PC1c ≠ 1 or PC1d ≠ 1 or PC1e ≠ 1}
Household activities
HA1a
Difficulty in preparing meals
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1b
Difficulty in using the telephone
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1c
Difficulty to do shopping
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1d
Difficulty in managing medication
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1e
Difficulty in doing light housework
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1f
Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA1g
Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
1
No difficulty
2
Some difficulty
3
A lot of difficulty
4
Cannot do at all/Unable to do
5
Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AGE >= 65
HA2
Usually receiving help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
1
Yes, with at least one activity
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if (AGE >= 65) and
{HA1a ≠ 1 or HA1b ≠ 1 or HA1c ≠ 1 or HA1d ≠ 1 or HA1e ≠ 1 or HA1f ≠ 1or HA1g ≠ 1}
HA3
Need for help or more help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
1
Yes, with at least one activity
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if (AGE >= 65) and
{HA1a ≠ 1 or HA1b ≠ 1 or HA1c ≠ 1 or HA1d ≠ 1 or HA1e ≠ 1 or HA1f ≠ 1or HA1g ≠ 1}
Pain
PN1
Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks
1
None
2
Very mild
3
Mild
4
Moderate
5
Severe
6
Very severe
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PN2
Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)
1
Not at all
2
A little bit
3
Moderately
4
Quite a bit
5
Extremely
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Mental health
MH1a
Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1b
Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1c
Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1d
Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1e
Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1f
Extent of feeling bad about yourself, feeling being a failure over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1g
Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MH1h
Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed or being so fidgety or restless, over the last 2 weeks
1
Not at all
2
Several days
3
More than half the days
4
Nearly every day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Health care
Use of inpatient and day care
HO1
Admission as an inpatient in a hospital in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HO2
Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
Number 1 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if HO1 = 1
HO3
Admission as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
HO4
Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
Number 1 – 300
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if HO3 = 1
Use of ambulatory and home care
AM1
Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist
(for personal treatment)
1
Less than 6 months ago
2
6 to 12 months ago
3
12 months ago or longer
4
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AM2
Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)
1
Less than 12 months ago
2
12 months ago or longer
3
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AM3
Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
Number 0 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If AM2 = 1
AM4
Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)
1
Less than 12 months ago
2
12 months ago or longer
3
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AM5
Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
Number 0 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If AM4 = 1
AM6a
Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AM6b
Consultation of a psychologist or psychotherapist in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AM7
Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Medicine use
MD1
Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks
(excluding contraception)
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
MD2
Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Preventive services
PA1
Last time of vaccination against flu
Month/year (MMYYYY)
Never or too long ago (0)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA2
Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 3 years
3
3 to less than 5 years
4
More than 5 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA3
Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 3 years
3
3 to less than 5 years
4
More than 5 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA4
Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 3 years
3
3 to less than 5 years
4
More than 5 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA5
Last time of a faecal occult blood test
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 2 years
3
2 to less than 3 years
4
More than 3 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA6
Last time of a colonoscopy
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 5 years
3
5 to less than 10 years
4
More than 10 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PA7
Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 2 years
3
2 to less than 3 years
4
More than 3 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If SEX = 2
PA8
Last time of a cervical smear test
1
Within the past 12 months
2
1 to less than 2 years
3
2 to less than 3 years
4
More than 3 years
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If SEX = 2
Unmet needs for health care
UN1a
Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need for health care
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
UN1b
Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need for health care
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
UN2a
Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
UN2b
Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
UN2c
Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
UN2d
Could not afford mental health care (by a psychologist or a psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months
1
Yes
2
No
3
No need
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Health determinants
Weight and height
BM1
Height without shoes
Number in cm
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
BM2
Weight without clothes and shoes
Number in kg
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Physical activity/exercise
PE1
Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)
1
Mostly sitting or standing
2
Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort
3
Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work
4
Not performing any working tasks
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PE2
Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously
Number of days 1 – 7
0
I never carry out such physical activities
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PE3
Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day
1
10 – 29 minutes per day
2
30 – 59 minutes per day
3
1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
4
2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
5
3 hours or more per day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if PE2 ≠ 0
PE4
Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously
Number of days 1 – 7
0
I never carry out such physical activities
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PE5
Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day
1
10 – 29 minutes per day
2
30 – 59 minutes per day
3
1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
4
2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
5
3 hours or more per day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if PE4 ≠ 0
PE6
Number of days in a typical week doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities that cause at least a small increase in breathing or heart rate for at least 10 minutes continuously
Number of days 1 – 7
0
I never carry out such physical activities
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
PE7
Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week
HHMM (hours/minutes)
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if PE6 ≠ 0
PE8
Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities
Number of days 1 – 7
0
I never carry out such physical activities
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Consumption of fruit and vegetables
FV1
Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice
1
Once or more a day
2
4 to 6 times a week
3
1 to 3 times a week
4
Less than once a week
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
FV2
Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice
Number 1 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if FV1 = 1
FV3
Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes
1
Once or more a day
2
4 to 6 times a week
3
1 to 3 times a week
4
Less than once a week
5
Never
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
FV4
Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day
Number 1 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if FV3 = 1
Smoking
SK1
Type of smoking behaviour
1
Daily smoking
2
Occasional smoking
3
No smoking
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
SK2
Kind of tobacco product consumed
1
Cigarettes (manufactured and/or hand-rolled)
2
Cigars
3
Pipe tobacco
4
Other
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if SK1 = 1 or 2
SK3
Average number of cigarettes a day
Number 1 – 99
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if SK1 = 1 and
SK2 = 1
SK4
Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors
1
Never or almost never
2
Less than 1 hour per day
3
1 hour or more a day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Alcohol consumption
AL1
Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol…) in the past 12 months
1
Every day or almost
2
5 – 6 days a week
3
3 – 4 days a week
4
1 – 2 days a week
5
2 – 3 days in a month
6
Once a month
7
Less than once a month
8
Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol
9
Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
AL2
Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday — Thursday
1
On all 4 days
2
On 3 of the 4 days
3
On 2 of the 4 days
4
On 1 of the 4 days
5
On none of the 4 days
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4
AL3
Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)
1
16 or more drinks a day
2
10 – 15 drinks a day
3
6 – 9 drinks a day
4
4 – 5 drinks a day
5
3 drinks a day
6
2 drinks a day
7
1 drink a day
8
0 drink a day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
If (AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4) and (AL2 = 1, 2, 3 or 4)
AL4
Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday — Sunday
1
On all 3 days
2
On 2 of the 3 days
3
On 1 of the 3 days
4
On none of the 3 days
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4
AL5
Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday — Sunday)
1
16 or more drinks a day
2
10 – 15 drinks a day
3
6 – 9 drinks a day
4
4 – 5 drinks a day
5
3 drinks a day
6
2 drinks a day
7
1 drink a day
8
0 drink a day
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if (AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4) and (AL4 = 1, 2, or 3)
AL6
Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months
1
Every day or almost
2
5 – 6 days a week
3
3 – 4 days a week
4
1 – 2 days a week
5
2 – 3 days in a month
6
Once a month
7
Less than once a month
8
Not in the past 12 months
9
Never in my whole life
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if AL1 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
Social support
SS1
Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems
1
None
2
1 or 2
3
3 to 5
4
6 or more
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
SS2
Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing
1
A lot of concern and interest
2
Some concern and interest
3
Uncertain
4
Little concern and interest
5
No concern and interest
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
SS3
How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need
1
Very easy
2
Easy
3
Possible
4
Difficult
5
Very difficult
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
Provision of informal care or assistance
IC1
Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from some age problem, chronic health condition or infirmity, at least once a week
(professional activities excluded)
1
Yes
2
No
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
Everybody
IC2
Prevailing relationship of the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age being provided with care or assistance at least once a week from the respondent
1
Member(s) of respondent’s family
2
Non-member(s) of respondent’s family
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if IC1 = 1
IC3
Number of hours per week the respondent provides care or assistance to the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age
1
Less than 10 hours per week
2
At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week
3
20 hours per week or more
– 1
missing (don’t know, refusal)
– 2
not applicable
if IC1 = 1
ANNEX II
Final sample sizes to be achieved
Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed
EU Member States
Belgium
6 500
Bulgaria
5 920
Czech Republic
6 510
Denmark
5 350
Germany
15 260
Estonia
4 270
Ireland
5 057
Greece
6 667
Spain
11 620
France
13 110
Italy
13 180
Cyprus
4 095
Latvia
4 555
Lithuania
4 850
Luxembourg
4 000
Hungary
6 410
Malta
3 975
Netherlands
7 515
Austria
6 050
Poland
10 690
Portugal
6 515
Romania
8 420
Slovenia
4 486
Slovakia
5 370
Finland
5 330
Sweden
6 200
United Kingdom
13 085
Total of EU Member States
194 990
Switzerland
5 900
Iceland
3 940
Norway
5 170
Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway
210 000
ANNEX III
National territories that are excluded from the survey
Country
National territories
France
French Overseas Departments and territories
Cyprus
The non-government controlled area
Netherlands
Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), the West Frisian Islands with the exception of Texel
Ireland
All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia
United Kingdom
Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands