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Document 32018R0255

    Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255 of 19 February 2018 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (Text with EEA relevance. )

    C/2018/0915

    OJ L 48, 21/02/2018, p. 12–38 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/255/oj

    21.2.2018   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 48/12


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/255

    of 19 February 2018

    implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 healthcare covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing those data.

    (3)

    Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should enable 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 (2) as well as in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

    (5)

    A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It 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. The use of common tools should enable 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

    Subject matter

    European statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) shall concern health status, healthcare 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:

    1.

    ‘private household’ means:

    (a)

    a one-person household, i.e. a person who lives alone in a separate housing unit or who occupies, as a lodger, a separate room (or rooms) in a housing unit but does not join with any of the other occupants of the housing unit to form part of a multi-person household as defined below; or

    (b)

    a multi-person household, i.e. a group of two or more persons who combine to occupy the whole or part of a housing unit and to provide themselves with food and possibly other essentials for living. Members of the group may pool their incomes, have a common budget and share expenses to a greater or lesser extent.

    This definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels;

    2.

    ‘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.

    Only the following persons shall be considered 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 during the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least 1 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;

    3.

    ‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units;

    4.

    ‘pre-checked microdata’ means microdata verified by the Member States on the basis of agreed common validation rules;

    5.

    ‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data, the methodology used and statistical business processes.

    Article 3

    Data required

    1.   Each Member State shall provide to the Commission (Eurostat) the microdata set out in Annex I.

    2.   Those microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.

    3.   To achieve a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, in close cooperation with Member States, propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines on sampling and the implementation of the survey. These recommendations and guidelines will be set out in a ‘European Health Interview Survey Manual’, which will include a model questionnaire.

    4.   The precision requirements shall be as 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.

    Article 4

    Reference population

    1.   The reference population shall be persons aged 15 and over usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State concerned at the time of the data collection.

    2.   The national territories listed in Annex III shall be excluded. In addition, some small parts of the national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population may also be excluded from the sample. Information on those national territories shall be provided in the reference metadata.

    Article 5

    Data collection period

    1.   Data shall be collected in 2019.

    2.   The collection of data shall be spread over at least 3 months including at least 1 month of the period from September to December.

    Article 6

    Provision of microdata to the Commission (Eurostat)

    1.   Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata (without direct identification and including weighting factors) required by this Regulation in accordance with a data exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.

    2.   Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata within 9 months after the end of the national period for collecting the data.

    Article 7

    Provision of reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat)

    1.   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.

    2.   Member States shall transmit the quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation in accordance with a metadata exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.

    3.   Member States shall provide those metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than 3 months after transmission of the pre-checked microdata.

    Article 8

    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 2018.

    For the Commission

    The President

    Jean-Claude JUNCKER


    (1)   OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.

    (2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

    (3)  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 (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).


    ANNEX I

    Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)

    Variable code

    Variable name

    Categories

    Filter

    TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES

    PID

    Identification number of respondent

    10-digit number

    Everybody

    HHID

    Identification number of household

    10-digit number

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PRIMSTRAT

    Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample

    4-digit number

    Not applicable (no stratification)

    Everybody

    SU

    Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample

    4-digit number

    Not applicable (no multistage sampling)

    Everybody

    WGT

    Final individual weight

    8-digit number

    Everybody

    WGT_SPEC

    Final special individual weight

    8-digit number

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PROXY

    Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)

    Person himself/herself

    Other member of the household

    Someone else outside the household

    Everybody

    REFDATE

    Reference date of the interview

    8-digit number (YYYYMMDD)

    Everybody

    INTMETHOD

    Data collection method used

    Self-administered, postal non-electronic version

    Self-administered, postal electronic version

    (email)

    Self-administered, web questionnaire

    Face-to-face interview, non-electronic version

    Face-to-face interview, electronic version

    Telephone interview, non-electronic version

    Telephone interview, electronic version

    Web personal interview

    Mixed mode collection

    Everybody

    INTLANG

    Language used for interview

    3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    BACKGROUND VARIABLES

    SEX

    Sex of respondent

    Male

    Female

    Everybody

    YEARBIRTH

    Year of birth of respondent

    4-digit number (YYYY)

    Everybody

    PASSBIRTH

    Passing of respondent's birthday on the day of the interview

    Yes

    No

    Everybody

    COUNTRY

    Country of residence

    Country code (SCL GEO code)

    Everybody

    REGION

    Region of residence

    2-digit code according to NUTS 2 regional level (2 digits following the country code)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    DEG_URB

    Degree of urbanisation

    Cities

    Towns and suburbs

    Rural areas

    Not stated

    Everybody

    BIRTHPLACE

    Country of birth

    Country code (SCL GEO code)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CITIZEN

    Country of main citizenship

    Country code (SCL GEO code)

    Stateless

    Not stated

    Everybody

    BIRHTPLACEFATH

    Country of birth of father

    Country code (SCL GEO code)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    BIRTHPLACEMOTH

    Country of birth of mother

    Country code (SCL GEO code)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HATLEVEL

    Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)

    Based on ISCED-2011 classification, ISCED-A codes

    No formal education or below ISCED 1

    ISCED 1 Primary education

    ISCED 2 Lower secondary education

    ISCED 3 Upper secondary education

    ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education

    ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education

    ISCED 6 Bachelor's or equivalent level

    ISCED 7 Master's or equivalent level

    ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MAINSTAT

    Main activity status (self-defined)

    Employed

    Unemployed

    Retired

    Unable to work due to long-standing health problems

    Student, pupil

    Fulfilling domestic tasks

    Compulsory military or civilian service

    Other

    Not stated

    Everybody

    FT_PT

    Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)

    Full-time job

    Part-time job

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    MAINSTAT = Employed

    JOBSTAT

    Status in employment in main job

    Self-employed person with employees

    Self-employed person without employees

    Employee

    Family worker (unpaid)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    MAINSTAT = Employed

    JOBISCO

    Occupation in main job

    ISCO-08 at 2-digit level

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    MAINSTAT = Employed

    LOCNACE

    Economic activity of the local unit for main job (economic sector)

    NACE Rev. 2 at 1-digit level

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    MAINSTAT = Employed

    PARTNERS

    Partners living in the same household

    Person living with a legal or de facto partner

    Person not living with a legal or de facto partner

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    Everybody

    MARSTALEGAL

    Legal marital status

    Never married and never been in a registered partnership

    Married or in a registered partnership

    Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)

    Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HHNBPERS

    Household size

    Number of members of the household

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HHNBPERS_0_13

    Number of persons aged 13 or younger

    Number

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HHTYPE

    Household type

    One-person household

    Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25

    Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more

    Couple without any children

    Couple with at least one child aged less than 25

    Couple with all children aged 25 or more

    Other type of household

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HHINCOME

    Net monthly equivalised income of the household

    1st income quintile group

    2nd income quintile group

    3rd income quintile group

    4th income quintile group

    5th income quintile group

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HEALTH VARIABLES

    Health status

    Minimum European Health Module

    HS1

    Self-perceived general health

    Very good

    Good

    Fair (neither good nor bad)

    Bad

    Very bad

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HS2

    Long-standing health problem

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HS3

    Limitation in activities because of health problems

    Severely limited

    Limited but not severely

    Not limited at all

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Diseases and chronic conditions

    CD1A

    Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1B

    Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1C

    Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1D

    Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1E

    Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1F

    Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1G

    Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1H

    Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1I

    Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1J

    Having diabetes in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1K

    Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1L

    Having cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1M

    Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1N

    Having kidney problems in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1O

    Having depression in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD1P

    Having high blood lipids in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    CD2

    Self-perceived general oral health

    Very good

    Good

    Fair (neither good nor bad)

    Bad

    Very bad

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Accidents and injuries

    AC1A

    Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AC1B

    Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AC1C

    Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AC2

    Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months

    Admission to a hospital or any other health facility

    A doctor or nurse

    No intervention was needed

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if

    AC1A = Yes or

    AC1B = Yes or

    AC1C = Yes

    Absence from work (due to health problems)

    AW1

    Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if MAINSTAT = Employed

    AW2

    Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months

    Number of days

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AW1 = Yes

    Functional limitations

    PL1

    Wearing glasses or contact lenses

    Yes

    No

    Blind or cannot see at all

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PL2

    Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If PL1 = Yes or No or Not stated

    PL3

    Use of a hearing aid

    Yes

    No

    Profoundly deaf

    Not stated

    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

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated

    PL5

    Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated

    PL6

    Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PL7

    Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PL8

    Difficulty in remembering or concentrating

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PL9

    Difficulty biting and chewing on hard foods

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE (1) ≥ 55

    Personal care activities

    PC1A

    Difficulty in feeding yourself

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    PC1B

    Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    PC1C

    Difficulty in dressing and undressing

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    PC1D

    Difficulty in using toilets

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    PC1E

    Difficulty in bathing or showering

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    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

    Yes, with at least one activity

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if (AGE ≥ 55) and

    {PC1A ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1B ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1C ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1D ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1E ≠ No difficulty}

    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

    Yes, with at least one activity

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if (AGE ≥ 55) and

    {PC1A ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1B ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1C ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1D ≠ No difficulty

    or PC1E ≠ No difficulty}

    Household activities

    HA1A

    Difficulty in preparing meals

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1B

    Difficulty in using the telephone

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1C

    Difficulty to do shopping

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1D

    Difficulty in managing medication

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1E

    Difficulty in doing light housework

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1F

    Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    HA1G

    Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks

    No difficulty

    Some difficulty

    A lot of difficulty

    Cannot do at all/Unable to do

    Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AGE ≥ 55

    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

    Yes, with at least one activity

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if (AGE ≥ 55) and

    {HA1A ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1B ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1C ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1D ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1E ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1F ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1G ≠ No difficulty}

    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

    Yes, with at least one activity

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if (AGE ≥ 55) and

    {HA1A ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1B ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1C ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1D ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1E ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1F ≠ No difficulty

    or HA1G ≠ No difficulty}

    Pain

    PN1

    Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks

    None

    Very mild

    Mild

    Moderate

    Severe

    Very severe

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PN2

    Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)

    Not at all

    A little bit

    Moderately

    Quite a bit

    Extremely

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Mental health

    MH1A

    Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1B

    Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1C

    Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1D

    Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1E

    Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1F

    Extent of subject feeling negative about themselves, or feeling that they are a failure or have let themselves or their family down, over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1G

    Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MH1H

    Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people may have noticed; or being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual, over the last 2 weeks

    Not at all

    Several days

    More than half the days

    Nearly every day

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Healthcare

    Use of inpatient and day care

    HO12

    Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months

    Number

    Not stated

    Everybody

    HO34

    Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months

    Number

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Use of ambulatory and home care

    AM1

    Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist (for personal treatment)

    Less than 6 months ago

    6 to 12 months ago

    12 months ago or longer

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AM2

    Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)

    Less than 12 months ago

    12 months ago or longer

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AM3

    Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If AM2 = Less than 12 months ago

    AM4

    Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)

    Less than 12 months ago

    12 months ago or longer

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AM5

    Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If AM4 = Less than 12 months ago

    AM6A

    Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AM6B

    Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AM7

    Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Medicine use

    MD1

    Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception)

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    MD2

    Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception)

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Preventive services

    PA1

    Last time of vaccination against flu

    Year and month (YYYYMM)

    Too long ago (before the previous calendar year)

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA2

    Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 3 years

    3 to less than 5 years

    5 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA3

    Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 3 years

    3 to less than 5 years

    5 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA4

    Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 3 years

    3 to less than 5 years

    5 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA5

    Last time of a faecal occult blood test

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 2 years

    2 to less than 3 years

    3 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA6

    Last time of a colonoscopy

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 5 years

    5 to less than 10 years

    10 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PA7

    Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 2 years

    2 to less than 3 years

    3 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If SEX = Female

    PA8

    Last time of a cervical smear test

    Within the past 12 months

    1 to less than 2 years

    2 to less than 3 years

    3 years or more

    Never

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If SEX = Female

    Unmet needs for healthcare

    UN1A

    Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)

    Yes

    No

    No need for healthcare

    Not stated

    Everybody

    UN1B

    Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems

    Yes

    No

    No need for healthcare

    Not stated

    Everybody

    UN2A

    Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    No need

    Not stated

    Everybody

    UN2B

    Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    No need

    Not stated

    Everybody

    UN2C

    Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    No need

    Not stated

    Everybody

    UN2D

    Could not afford mental healthcare (by a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months

    Yes

    No

    No need

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Health determinants

    Weight and height

    BM1

    Height without shoes

    Number in cm

    Not stated

    Everybody

    BM2

    Weight without clothes and shoes

    Number in kg

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Physical activity

    PE1

    Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)

    Mostly sitting or standing

    Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort

    Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work

    Not performing any working tasks

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PE2

    Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously

    Number of days

    I never carry out such physical activities

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PE3

    Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day

    10-29 minutes per day

    30-59 minutes per day

    1 hour to less than 2 hours per day

    2 hours to less than 3 hours per day

    3 hours or more per day

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if PE2 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities

    PE4

    Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously.

    Number of days

    I never carry out such physical activities

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PE5

    Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day

    10-29 minutes per day

    30-59 minutes per day

    1 hour to less than 2 hours per day

    2 hours to less than 3 hours per day

    3 hours or more per day

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if PE4 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities

    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

    I never carry out such physical activities

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PE7

    Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week

    Hours and minutes (HHMM)

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if PE6 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities

    PE8

    Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities

    Number of days

    I never carry out such physical activities

    Not stated

    Everybody

    PE9

    Time spent sitting on a typical day

    Hours and minutes (HHMM)

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Dietary habits

    DH1

    Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice

    Once or more a day

    4 to 6 times a week

    1 to 3 times a week

    Less than once a week

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    DH2

    Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if DH1 = Once or more a day

    DH3

    Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes

    Once or more a day

    4 to 6 times a week

    1 to 3 times a week

    Less than once a week

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    DH4

    Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if DH3 = Once or more a day

    DH5

    Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice

    Once or more a day

    4 to 6 times a week

    1 to 3 times a week

    Less than once a week

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    DH6

    Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks

    Once or more a day

    4 to 6 times a week

    1 to 3 times a week

    Less than once a week

    Never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    Smoking

    SK1

    Type of current tobacco smoking behaviour

    Daily smoking

    Occasional smoking

    No smoking

    Not stated

    Everybody

    SK2

    Average number of cigarettes a day

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if SK1 = Daily smoking

    SK3

    Former daily tobacco smoking

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if SK1 = Occasional smoking or No smoking or Not stated

    SK4

    Number of years of daily tobacco smoking

    Number

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if SK1 = Daily smoking

    or

    {(SK1 = Occasional smoking

    or No smoking

    or Not stated)

    and SK3 = Yes}

    SK5

    Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors

    Every day, 1 hour or more a day

    Every day, less than 1 hour per day

    At least once a week (but not every day)

    Less than once a week

    Never or almost never

    Not stated

    Everybody

    SK6

    Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices use

    Daily vaping

    Occasional vaping

    Former vaping

    Never vaping

    Not stated

    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

    Every day or almost

    5 - 6 days a week

    3 - 4 days a week

    1 - 2 days a week

    2 - 3 days in a month

    Once a month

    Less than once a month

    Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol

    Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life

    Not stated

    Everybody

    AL2

    Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday-Thursday

    On all 4 days

    On 3 of the 4 days

    On 2 of the 4 days

    On 1 of the 4 days

    On none of the 4 days

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AL1 =

    Every day or almost

    or 5 - 6 days a week

    or 3 - 4 days a week

    or 1 - 2 days a week

    AL3

    Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)

    16 or more drinks a day

    10 - 15 drinks a day

    6 - 9 drinks a day

    4 - 5 drinks a day

    3 drinks a day

    2 drinks a day

    1 drink a day

    0 drink a day

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    If (AL1 =

    Every day or almost

    or 5 - 6 days a week

    or 3 - 4 days a week

    or 1 - 2 days a week)

    and

    (AL2 = On all 4 days

    or On 3 of the 4 days

    or On 2 of the 4 days

    or On 1 of the 4 days)

    AL4

    Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday-Sunday

    On all 3 days

    On 2 of the 3 days

    On 1 of the 3 days

    On none of the 3 days

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AL1 =

    Every day or almost

    or 5 - 6 days a week

    or 3 - 4 days a week

    or 1 - 2 days a week

    AL5

    Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday-Sunday)

    16 or more drinks a day

    10 - 15 drinks a day

    6 - 9 drinks a day

    4 - 5 drinks a day

    3 drinks a day

    2 drinks a day

    1 drink a day

    0 drink a day

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if (AL1 =

    Every day or almost

    or 5 - 6 days a week

    or 3 - 4 days a week

    or 1 - 2 days a week)

    and

    (AL4 = On all 3 days

    or On 2 of the 3 days

    or On 1 of the 3 days)

    AL6

    Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months

    Every day or almost

    5 - 6 days a week

    3 - 4 days a week

    1 - 2 days a week

    2 - 3 days in a month

    Once a month

    Less than once a month

    Not in the past 12 months

    Never in my whole life

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if AL1 =

    Every day or almost

    or 5 - 6 days a week

    or 3 - 4 days a week

    or 1 - 2 days a week

    or 2 - 3 days in a month

    or Once a month

    or Less than once a month

    Social support

    SS1

    Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems

    None

    1 or 2

    3 to 5

    6 or more

    Not stated

    Everybody

    SS2

    Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing

    A lot of concern and interest

    Some concern and interest

    Uncertain

    Little concern and interest

    No concern and interest

    Not stated

    Everybody

    SS3

    How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need

    Very easy

    Easy

    Possible

    Difficult

    Very difficult

    Not stated

    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)

    Yes

    No

    Not stated

    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

    Member(s) of respondent's family

    Non-member(s) of respondent's family

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if IC1 = Yes

    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

    Less than 10 hours per week

    At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week

    20 hours per week or more

    Not stated

    Not applicable

    if IC1 = Yes


    (1)  AGE refers to age of respondent in completed years.


    ANNEX II

    Precision requirements

    1.

    Precision requirements for all data sets are expressed in standard errors and are defined as continuous functions of the actual estimates and of the size of the statistical population in a country.

    2.

    The estimated standard error of a particular estimate
    Image 1
    shall not be bigger than the following amount:

    Image 2

    3.

    The function f(N) shall have the form of
    Formula
    .

    4.

    The following values for parameters N, a and b shall be used:

    Image 3

    N

    a

    b

    Percentage of population severely limited in usual activities because of health problems (age 15 years or over)

    Country population aged 15 years or over residing in private households, in million persons and rounded to 3 decimal digits

    1 200

    2 800


    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)

    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


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