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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 141/2013</p><p>of 19 February 2013</p><p>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)</p><p><a>(Text with EEA relevance)</a></p><p>(OJ L 047 20.2.2013, p. 20)</p></td></tr></table>
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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)
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:
1. ‘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.
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 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.
3. ‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units.
4. ‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data as well as 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. These microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
1. The reference year shall be 2013, 2014 or 2015.
2. 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.
3. 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
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 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)
1. 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.
2. 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.
ANNEX I
Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)
TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Variable name</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Answer categories and codes</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PID</p></td><td><p>Identification number of respondent</p></td><td><p>10-digit number</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHID</p></td><td><p>Identification number of household</p></td><td><p>10-digit number</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRIMSTRAT</p></td><td><p>Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample</p></td><td><p>0001&#160;&#8211;&#160;9999</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable (no stratification)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSU</p></td><td><p>Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample</p></td><td><p>0001&#160;&#8211;&#160;9999</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable (no multistage sampling)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WGT</p></td><td><p>Final individual weight</p></td><td><p>Number 5.3</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROXY</p></td><td><p>Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)</p></td><td><p>1 Person himself/herself</p><p>2 Other member of the household</p><p>3 Someone else outside the household</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>REFYEAR</p></td><td><p>Reference year of the interview</p></td><td><p>4 digits</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>REFMONTH</p></td><td><p>Reference month of the interview</p></td><td><p>1&#160;&#8211;&#160;12</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTMETHOD</p></td><td><p>Data collection method used</p></td><td><p>10 Postal, non-electronic version</p><p>11 Postal, electronic version (e-mail)</p><p>20 Face-to-face, non-electronic version</p><p>21 Face-to-face, electronic version</p><p>30 Telephone, non-electronic version</p><p>31 Telephone, electronic version</p><p>40 Use of internet</p><p>50 Mixed mode collection (e.g.: both postal and interview to collect data)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTLANG</p></td><td><p>Language used for interview</p></td><td><p>3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CORE SOCIAL VARIABLES
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Variable name</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Answer categories and codes</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEX</p></td><td><p>Sex of respondent</p></td><td><p>1 Male</p><p>2 Female</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGE</p></td><td><p>Age of respondent in completed years at the time of the interview</p></td><td><p>digit number</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNTRY</p></td><td><p>Country of residence</p></td><td><p>2 digits based on NUTS, at the most aggregated level (level 0 or country level)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRTHPLACE</p></td><td><p>Country of birth</p></td><td><p>10 Native-born</p><p>21 Born in another EU Member State</p><p>22 Born in non-EU country</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CITIZEN</p></td><td><p>Country of citizenship at time of data collection</p></td><td><p>10 National/has citizenship of the reporting country</p><p>21 Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but national of other EU Member States</p><p>22 Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but non-EU country nationality</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>REGION</p></td><td><p>Region of residence</p></td><td><p>Coding according to NUTS at 2-digit level</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEG_URB</p></td><td><p>Degree of urbanisation</p></td><td><p>1 Densely-populated area</p><p>2 Intermediate-populated area</p><p>3 Thinly-populated area</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MARSTALEGAL</p></td><td><p>Legal marital status</p></td><td><p>1 Never married and never been in a registered partnership</p><p>2 Married or in a registered partnership</p><p>3 Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)</p><p>4 Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MARSTADEFACTO</p></td><td><p>De facto marital status</p></td><td><p>1 Person living in a consensual union</p><p>2 Person not living in a consensual union</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HATLEVEL</p></td><td><p>Highest level of education completed (Educational attainment)</p></td><td><p>Based on ISCED-2011 classification</p><p>0 &#8212; Early childhood development, pre-primary education</p><p>1 &#8212; Primary education</p><p>2 &#8212; Lower secondary education</p><p>3 &#8212; Upper secondary education</p><p>4 &#8212; Post-secondary but non-tertiary education</p><p>5 &#8212; Tertiary education; short-cycle</p><p>6 &#8212; Tertiary education; bachelor level or equivalent</p><p>7 &#8212; Tertiary education; master level or equivalent</p><p>8 &#8212; Tertiary education; doctoral level or equivalent</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAINSTAT</p></td><td><p>Self-declared labour status</p></td><td><p>10 Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.</p><p>20 Unemployed</p><p>31 Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience</p><p>32 In retirement or early retirement or has given up business</p><p>33 Permanently disabled</p><p>34 In compulsory military or community service</p><p>35 Fulfilling domestic tasks</p><p>36 Other inactive person</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT_PT</p></td><td><p>Full or part-time work</p></td><td><p>1 Full-time</p><p>2 Part-time</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT&#160;=&#160;10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JOBSTAT</p></td><td><p>Status in employment</p></td><td><p>10 Self-employed</p><p>21 Employee with a permanent job/work contract of unlimited duration</p><p>22 Employee with a temporary job/work contract of limited duration</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT&#160;=&#160;10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JOBISCO</p></td><td><p>Occupation in employment</p></td><td><p>ISCO-08 coded at 2-digit level</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT&#160;=&#160;10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOCNACE</p></td><td><p>Economic sector in employment</p></td><td><p>NACE Rev. 2 &#8212; sections</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT = 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS</p></td><td><p>Number of persons living in household, including the respondent</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_0_4</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged 4 or younger</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_5_13</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged from 5 to 13</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_14_15</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged from 14 to 15</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_16_24</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged from 16 to 24</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_25_64</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged from 25 to 64</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_65plus</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged 65 and over</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHTYPE</p></td><td><p>Type of household</p></td><td><p>10 One-person household</p><p>21 Lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25</p><p>22 Couple without child(ren) aged less than 25</p><p>23 Couple with child(ren) aged less than 25</p><p>24 Couple or lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25 and other persons living in household</p><p>25 Other type of household</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HH_ACT</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged 16&#160;&#8211;&#160;64 in the household who are employed</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HH_INACT</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged 16&#160;&#8211;&#160;64 in the household who are unemployed or are economically inactive</p></td><td><p>0&#160;&#8211;&#160;98</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHINCOME</p></td><td><p>Net monthly equivalised income of the household</p></td><td><p>1 Below 1st quintile</p><p>2 Between 1st quintile and 2nd quintile</p><p>3 Between 2nd quintile and 3rd quintile</p><p>4 Between 3rd quintile and 4th quintile</p><p>5 Between 4th quintile and 5th quintile</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HEALTH VARIABLES
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Variable name</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Answer categories and codes</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Health status &#8212; Minimum European Health Module</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS1</p></td><td><p>Self perceived general health:</p><p>how a person perceives his/her health in general</p></td><td><p>1 Very good</p><p>2 Good</p><p>3 Fair</p><p>4 Bad</p><p>5 Very bad</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS2</p></td><td><p>Long-standing health problem:</p><p>Suffer from any illness or health problem of a duration of at least six months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS3</p></td><td><p>General activity limitation:</p><p>Limitation in activities people usually do because of health problems for at least the past six months</p></td><td><p>1 Severely limited</p><p>2 Limited but not severely</p><p>3 Not limited at all</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Diseases and chronic conditions</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1a</p></td><td><p>Suffering from asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1b</p></td><td><p>Suffering from chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1c</p></td><td><p>Suffering from a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1d</p></td><td><p>Suffering from a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1e</p></td><td><p>Suffering from high blood pressure in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1f</p></td><td><p>Suffering from a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1g</p></td><td><p>Suffering from arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1h</p></td><td><p>Suffering from a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1i</p></td><td><p>Suffering from a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1j</p></td><td><p>Suffering from diabetes in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1k</p></td><td><p>Suffering from an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1l</p></td><td><p>Suffering from cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1m</p></td><td><p>Suffering from urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1n</p></td><td><p>Suffering from kidney problems in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1o</p></td><td><p>Suffering from depression in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Accidents and injuries</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AC1a</p></td><td><p>Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AC1b</p></td><td><p>Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AC1c</p></td><td><p>Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AC2</p></td><td><p>Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Admission to a hospital or any other health facility</p><p>2 A doctor or nurse</p><p>3 No intervention was needed</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if</p><p>AC1a&#160;=&#160;1 or</p><p>AC1b&#160;=&#160;1 or</p><p>AC1c&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Absence from work (due to health problems)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AW1</p></td><td><p>Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if MAINSTAT&#160;=&#160;10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AW2</p></td><td><p>Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Number of days</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AW1&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Physical and sensory functional limitations</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL1</p></td><td><p>Wearing glasses or contact lenses</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 Blind or can not see at all</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL2</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL1&#160;=&#160;1 or 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL3</p></td><td><p>Use of a hearing aid</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 Profoundly deaf</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL4</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL3&#160;=&#160;1 or 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL5</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL3&#160;=&#160;1 or 2 and</p><p>PL4&#160;=&#160;1 or 2 or 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL6</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL7</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Personal care activities</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1a</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in feeding yourself</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1b</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1c</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in dressing and undressing</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1d</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in using toilets</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1e</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in bathing or showering</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC2</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65) and</p><p>{PC1a &#8800; 1 or PC1b &#8800; 1 or PC1c &#8800; 1 or PC1d &#8800; 1 or PC1e &#8800; 1}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC3</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65) and</p><p>{PC1a &#8800; 1 or PC1b &#8800; 1 or PC1c &#8800; 1 or PC1d &#8800; 1 or PC1e &#8800; 1}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Household activities</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1a</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in preparing meals</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1b</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in using the telephone</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1c</p></td><td><p>Difficulty to do shopping</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1d</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in managing medication</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1e</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in doing light housework</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1f</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1g</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks</p></td><td><p>1 No difficulty</p><p>2 Some difficulty</p><p>3 A lot of difficulty</p><p>4 Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>5 Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA2</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65) and</p><p>{HA1a &#8800; 1 or HA1b &#8800; 1 or HA1c &#8800; 1 or HA1d &#8800; 1 or HA1e &#8800; 1 or HA1f &#8800; 1or HA1g &#8800; 1}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA3</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE&#160;&gt;=&#160;65) and</p><p>{HA1a &#8800; 1 or HA1b &#8800; 1 or HA1c &#8800; 1 or 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days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1b</p></td><td><p>Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1c</p></td><td><p>Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1d</p></td><td><p>Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1e</p></td><td><p>Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1f</p></td><td><p>Extent of feeling bad about yourself, feeling being a failure over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1g</p></td><td><p>Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1h</p></td><td><p>Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed or being so fidgety or restless, over the last 2 weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Not at all</p><p>2 Several days</p><p>3 More than half the days</p><p>4 Nearly every day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Health care</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Use of inpatient and day care</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO1</p></td><td><p>Admission as an inpatient in a hospital in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO2</p></td><td><p>Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Number 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;99</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if HO1&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO3</p></td><td><p>Admission as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO4</p></td><td><p>Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Number 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;300</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if HO3&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Use of ambulatory and home care</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM1</p></td><td><p>Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist</p><p>(for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>1 Less than 6 months ago</p><p>2 6 to 12 months ago</p><p>3 12 months ago or longer</p><p>4 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM2</p></td><td><p>Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>1 Less than 12 months ago</p><p>2 12 months ago or longer</p><p>3 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM3</p></td><td><p>Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>Number 0&#160;&#8211;&#160;99</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If AM2&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM4</p></td><td><p>Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>1 Less than 12 months ago</p><p>2 12 months ago or longer</p><p>3 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM5</p></td><td><p>Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>Number 0&#160;&#8211;&#160;99</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If AM4&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM6a</p></td><td><p>Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM6b</p></td><td><p>Consultation of a psychologist or psychotherapist in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM7</p></td><td><p>Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Medicine use</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MD1</p></td><td><p>Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks</p><p>(excluding contraception)</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MD2</p></td><td><p>Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Preventive services</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA1</p></td><td><p>Last time of vaccination against flu</p></td><td><p>Month/year (MMYYYY)</p><p>Never or too long ago (0)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA2</p></td><td><p>Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 3 to less than 5 years</p><p>4 More than 5 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA3</p></td><td><p>Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 3 to less than 5 years</p><p>4 More than 5 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA4</p></td><td><p>Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 3 to less than 5 years</p><p>4 More than 5 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA5</p></td><td><p>Last time of a faecal occult blood test</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 2 years</p><p>3 2 to less than 3 years</p><p>4 More than 3 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA6</p></td><td><p>Last time of a colonoscopy</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 5 years</p><p>3 5 to less than 10 years</p><p>4 More than 10 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA7</p></td><td><p>Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 2 years</p><p>3 2 to less than 3 years</p><p>4 More than 3 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If SEX&#160;=&#160;2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA8</p></td><td><p>Last time of a cervical smear test</p></td><td><p>1 Within the past 12 months</p><p>2 1 to less than 2 years</p><p>3 2 to less than 3 years</p><p>4 More than 3 years</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>If SEX&#160;=&#160;2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Unmet needs for health care</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN1a</p></td><td><p>Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need for health care</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN1b</p></td><td><p>Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need for health care</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN2a</p></td><td><p>Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN2b</p></td><td><p>Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN2c</p></td><td><p>Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN2d</p></td><td><p>Could not afford mental health care (by a psychologist or a psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>3 No need</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Health determinants</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Weight and height</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BM1</p></td><td><p>Height without shoes</p></td><td><p>Number in cm</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BM2</p></td><td><p>Weight without clothes and shoes</p></td><td><p>Number in kg</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Physical activity/exercise</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE1</p></td><td><p>Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)</p></td><td><p>1 Mostly sitting or standing</p><p>2 Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort</p><p>3 Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work</p><p>4 Not performing any working tasks</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE2</p></td><td><p>Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously</p></td><td><p>Number of days 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;7</p><p>0 I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE3</p></td><td><p>Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day</p></td><td><p>1 10&#160;&#8211;&#160;29 minutes per day</p><p>2 30&#160;&#8211;&#160;59 minutes per day</p><p>3 1 hour to less than 2 hours per day</p><p>4 2 hours to less than 3 hours per day</p><p>5 3 hours or more per day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if PE2 &#8800; 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE4</p></td><td><p>Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously</p></td><td><p>Number of days 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;7</p><p>0 I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE5</p></td><td><p>Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day</p></td><td><p>1 10&#160;&#8211;&#160;29 minutes per day</p><p>2 30&#160;&#8211;&#160;59 minutes per day</p><p>3 1 hour to less than 2 hours per day</p><p>4 2 hours to less than 3 hours per day</p><p>5 3 hours or more per day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if PE4 &#8800; 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE6</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>Number of days 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;7</p><p>0 I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE7</p></td><td><p>Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week</p></td><td><p>HHMM (hours/minutes)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing 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applicable</p></td><td><p>if FV1&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FV3</p></td><td><p>Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes</p></td><td><p>1 Once or more a day</p><p>2 4 to 6 times a week</p><p>3 1 to 3 times a week</p><p>4 Less than once a week</p><p>5 Never</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FV4</p></td><td><p>Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day</p></td><td><p>Number 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;99</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if FV3&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Smoking</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK1</p></td><td><p>Type of smoking behaviour</p></td><td><p>1 Daily smoking</p><p>2 Occasional smoking</p><p>3 No smoking</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK2</p></td><td><p>Kind of tobacco product consumed</p></td><td><p>1 Cigarettes (manufactured and/or hand-rolled)</p><p>2 Cigars</p><p>3 Pipe tobacco</p><p>4 Other</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if SK1&#160;=&#160;1 or 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK3</p></td><td><p>Average number of cigarettes a day</p></td><td><p>Number 1&#160;&#8211;&#160;99</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if SK1&#160;=&#160;1 and</p><p>SK2&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK4</p></td><td><p>Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors</p></td><td><p>1 Never or almost never</p><p>2 Less than 1 hour per day</p><p>3 1 hour or more a day</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Alcohol consumption</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL1</p></td><td><p>Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, 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whole life</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AL1&#160;=&#160;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Social support</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SS1</p></td><td><p>Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems</p></td><td><p>1 None</p><p>2 1 or 2</p><p>3 3 to 5</p><p>4 6 or more</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SS2</p></td><td><p>Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing</p></td><td><p>1 A lot of concern and interest</p><p>2 Some concern and interest</p><p>3 Uncertain</p><p>4 Little concern and interest</p><p>5 No concern and interest</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SS3</p></td><td><p>How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need</p></td><td><p>1 Very easy</p><p>2 Easy</p><p>3 Possible</p><p>4 Difficult</p><p>5 Very difficult</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Provision of informal care or assistance</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IC1</p></td><td><p>Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from some age problem, chronic health condition or infirmity, at least once a week</p><p>(professional activities excluded)</p></td><td><p>1 Yes</p><p>2 No</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IC2</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Member(s) of respondent&#8217;s family</p><p>2 Non-member(s) of respondent&#8217;s family</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if IC1&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IC3</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>1 Less than 10 hours per week</p><p>2 At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week</p><p>3 20 hours per week or more</p><p>&#8211;&#160;1 missing (don&#8217;t know, refusal)</p><p>&#8211;&#160;2 not applicable</p></td><td><p>if IC1&#160;=&#160;1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ANNEX II
Final sample sizes to be achieved
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p><div/></td><td><p>Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>EU Member States</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p><div/></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>6&#160;500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>5&#160;920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>6&#160;510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>5&#160;350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>15&#160;260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>4&#160;270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>5&#160;057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>6&#160;667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>11&#160;620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>13&#160;110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>5&#160;000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>13&#160;180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>4&#160;095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>4&#160;555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>4&#160;850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>4&#160;000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>6&#160;410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>3&#160;975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>7&#160;515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>6&#160;050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>10&#160;690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6&#160;515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>8&#160;420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>4&#160;486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>5&#160;370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>5&#160;330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>6&#160;200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>13&#160;085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total of EU Member States</p></td><td><p>199&#160;990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>5&#160;900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>3&#160;940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>5&#160;170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway</p></td><td><p>215&#160;000</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ANNEX III
National territories that are excluded from the survey
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>National territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>French Overseas Departments and territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>The non-government controlled area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), the West Frisian Islands with the exception of Texel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands</p></td></tr></tbody></table>