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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>21.2.2018&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 48/12</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>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&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> as well as in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article&#160;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.&#160;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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>&#8216;private household&#8217; means:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>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</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>&#8216;usual residence&#8217; 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.</p><p>Only the following persons shall be considered usual residents of the geographical area in question:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>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.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where the circumstances referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be established, &#8216;usual residence&#8217; shall mean the place of legal or registered residence;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>&#8216;microdata&#8217; means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>&#8216;pre-checked microdata&#8217; means microdata verified by the Member States on the basis of agreed common validation rules;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>&#8216;metadata&#8217; means data defining and describing other data, the methodology used and statistical business processes.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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)
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Variable code</p></td><td><p>Variable name</p></td><td><p>Categories</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>PID</p></td><td><p>Identification number of respondent</p></td><td><p>10-digit number</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>Not stated</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>4-digit number</p><p>Not applicable (no stratification)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SU</p></td><td><p>Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample</p></td><td><p>4-digit number</p><p>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>8-digit number</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WGT_SPEC</p></td><td><p>Final special individual weight</p></td><td><p>8-digit number</p><p>Not stated</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>Person himself/herself</p><p>Other member of the household</p><p>Someone else outside the household</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>REFDATE</p></td><td><p>Reference date of the interview</p></td><td><p>8-digit number (YYYYMMDD)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INTMETHOD</p></td><td><p>Data collection method used</p></td><td><p>Self-administered, postal non-electronic version</p><p>Self-administered, postal electronic version</p><p>(email)</p><p>Self-administered, web questionnaire</p><p>Face-to-face interview, non-electronic version</p><p>Face-to-face interview, electronic version</p><p>Telephone interview, non-electronic version</p><p>Telephone interview, electronic version</p><p>Web personal interview</p><p>Mixed mode collection</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>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>BACKGROUND VARIABLES</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>SEX</p></td><td><p>Sex of respondent</p></td><td><p>Male</p><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YEARBIRTH</p></td><td><p>Year of birth of respondent</p></td><td><p>4-digit number (YYYY)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PASSBIRTH</p></td><td><p>Passing of respondent's birthday on the day of the interview</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNTRY</p></td><td><p>Country of residence</p></td><td><p>Country code (SCL GEO code)</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>REGION</p></td><td><p>Region of residence</p></td><td><p>2-digit code according to NUTS 2 regional level (2 digits following the country code)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEG_URB</p></td><td><p>Degree of urbanisation</p></td><td><p>Cities</p><p>Towns and suburbs</p><p>Rural areas</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRTHPLACE</p></td><td><p>Country of birth</p></td><td><p>Country code (SCL GEO code)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CITIZEN</p></td><td><p>Country of main citizenship</p></td><td><p>Country code (SCL GEO code)</p><p>Stateless</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRHTPLACEFATH</p></td><td><p>Country of birth of father</p></td><td><p>Country code (SCL GEO code)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRTHPLACEMOTH</p></td><td><p>Country of birth of mother</p></td><td><p>Country code (SCL GEO code)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HATLEVEL</p></td><td><p>Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)</p></td><td><p>Based on ISCED-2011 classification, ISCED-A codes</p><p>No formal education or below ISCED 1</p><p>ISCED 1 Primary education</p><p>ISCED 2 Lower secondary education</p><p>ISCED 3 Upper secondary education</p><p>ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education</p><p>ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education</p><p>ISCED 6 Bachelor's or equivalent level</p><p>ISCED 7 Master's or equivalent level</p><p>ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAINSTAT</p></td><td><p>Main activity status (self-defined)</p></td><td><p>Employed</p><p>Unemployed</p><p>Retired</p><p>Unable to work due to long-standing health problems</p><p>Student, pupil</p><p>Fulfilling domestic tasks</p><p>Compulsory military or civilian service</p><p>Other</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT_PT</p></td><td><p>Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)</p></td><td><p>Full-time job</p><p>Part-time job</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT = Employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JOBSTAT</p></td><td><p>Status in employment in main job</p></td><td><p>Self-employed person with employees</p><p>Self-employed person without employees</p><p>Employee</p><p>Family worker (unpaid)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT = Employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JOBISCO</p></td><td><p>Occupation in main job</p></td><td><p>ISCO-08 at 2-digit level</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT = Employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOCNACE</p></td><td><p>Economic activity of the local unit for main job (economic sector)</p></td><td><p>NACE Rev. 2 at 1-digit level</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>MAINSTAT = Employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PARTNERS</p></td><td><p>Partners living in the same household</p></td><td><p>Person living with a legal or de facto partner</p><p>Person not living with a legal or de facto partner</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MARSTALEGAL</p></td><td><p>Legal marital status</p></td><td><p>Never married and never been in a registered partnership</p><p>Married or in a registered partnership</p><p>Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)</p><p>Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS</p></td><td><p>Household size</p></td><td><p>Number of members of the household</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHNBPERS_0_13</p></td><td><p>Number of persons aged 13 or younger</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HHTYPE</p></td><td><p>Household type</p></td><td><p>One-person household</p><p>Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25</p><p>Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more</p><p>Couple without any children</p><p>Couple with at least one child aged less than 25</p><p>Couple with all children aged 25 or more</p><p>Other type of household</p><p>Not stated</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>1st income quintile group</p><p>2nd income quintile group</p><p>3rd income quintile group</p><p>4th income quintile group</p><p>5th income quintile group</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>HEALTH VARIABLES</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p><span>Health status</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p><span><span>Minimum European Health Module</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>HS1</p></td><td><p>Self-perceived general health</p></td><td><p>Very good</p><p>Good</p><p>Fair (neither good nor bad)</p><p>Bad</p><p>Very bad</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS2</p></td><td><p>Long-standing health problem</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS3</p></td><td><p>Limitation in activities because of health problems</p></td><td><p>Severely limited</p><p>Limited but not severely</p><p>Not limited at all</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Diseases and chronic conditions</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>CD1A</p></td><td><p>Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1B</p></td><td><p>Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1C</p></td><td><p>Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1D</p></td><td><p>Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1E</p></td><td><p>Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1F</p></td><td><p>Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1G</p></td><td><p>Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1H</p></td><td><p>Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1I</p></td><td><p>Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1J</p></td><td><p>Having diabetes in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1K</p></td><td><p>Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1L</p></td><td><p>Having cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1M</p></td><td><p>Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1N</p></td><td><p>Having kidney problems in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1O</p></td><td><p>Having depression in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD1P</p></td><td><p>Having high blood lipids in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CD2</p></td><td><p>Self-perceived general oral health</p></td><td><p>Very good</p><p>Good</p><p>Fair (neither good nor bad)</p><p>Bad</p><p>Very bad</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Accidents and injuries</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>AC1A</p></td><td><p>Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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>Admission to a hospital or any other health facility</p><p>A doctor or nurse</p><p>No intervention was needed</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if</p><p>AC1A = Yes or</p><p>AC1B = Yes or</p><p>AC1C = Yes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Absence from work (due to health problems)</span></span></p></td></tr><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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if MAINSTAT = Employed</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>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AW1 = Yes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Functional limitations</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>PL1</p></td><td><p>Wearing glasses or contact lenses</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Blind or cannot see at all</p><p>Not stated</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL1 = Yes or No or Not stated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL3</p></td><td><p>Use of a hearing aid</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Profoundly deaf</p><p>Not stated</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL7</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in walking up or down 12&#160;steps</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL8</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in remembering or concentrating</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL9</p></td><td><p>Difficulty biting and chewing on hard foods</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE<a>&#160;(<span>1</span>)</a> &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Personal care activities</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>PC1A</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in feeding yourself</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1C</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in dressing and undressing</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1D</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in using toilets</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PC1E</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in bathing or showering</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</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>Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE &#8805; 55) and</p><p>{PC1A &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1B &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1C &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1D &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1E &#8800; No difficulty}</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>Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE &#8805; 55) and</p><p>{PC1A &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1B &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1C &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1D &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or PC1E &#8800; No difficulty}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Household activities</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>HA1A</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in preparing meals</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1B</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in using the telephone</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1C</p></td><td><p>Difficulty to do shopping</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1D</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in managing medication</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1E</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in doing light housework</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA1F</p></td><td><p>Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework</p></td><td><p>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</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>No difficulty</p><p>Some difficulty</p><p>A lot of difficulty</p><p>Cannot do at all/Unable to do</p><p>Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AGE &#8805; 55</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>Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE &#8805; 55) and</p><p>{HA1A &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1B &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1C &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1D &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1E &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1F &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1G &#8800; No difficulty}</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>Yes, with at least one activity</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AGE &#8805; 55) and</p><p>{HA1A &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1B &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1C &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1D &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1E &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1F &#8800; No difficulty</p><p>or HA1G &#8800; No difficulty}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Pain</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>PN1</p></td><td><p>Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks</p></td><td><p>None</p><p>Very mild</p><p>Mild</p><p>Moderate</p><p>Severe</p><p>Very severe</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PN2</p></td><td><p>Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)</p></td><td><p>Not at all</p><p>A little bit</p><p>Moderately</p><p>Quite a bit</p><p>Extremely</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Mental health</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>MH1A</p></td><td><p>Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2&#160;weeks</p></td><td><p>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH1F</p></td><td><p>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</p></td><td><p>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</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 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</p></td><td><p>Not at all</p><p>Several days</p><p>More than half the days</p><p>Nearly every day</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Healthcare</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p><span><span>Use of inpatient and day care</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>HO12</p></td><td><p>Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO34</p></td><td><p>Number of times admitted as a day patient&#160;in a hospital in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Use of ambulatory and home care</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>AM1</p></td><td><p>Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist (for personal treatment)</p></td><td><p>Less than 6 months ago</p><p>6 to 12 months ago</p><p>12 months ago or longer</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Less than 12 months ago</p><p>12 months ago or longer</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If AM2 = Less than 12&#160;months ago</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>Less than 12 months ago</p><p>12 months ago or longer</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If AM4 = Less than 12&#160;months ago</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AM6B</p></td><td><p>Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Medicine use</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>MD1</p></td><td><p>Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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 (excluding contraception)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Preventive services</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>PA1</p></td><td><p>Last time of vaccination against flu</p></td><td><p>Year and month (YYYYMM)</p><p>Too long ago (before the previous calendar year)</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 to less than 5 years</p><p>5 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 to less than 5 years</p><p>5 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 to less than 5 years</p><p>5 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 2 years</p><p>2 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 5 years</p><p>5 to less than 10 years</p><p>10 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</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>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 2 years</p><p>2 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If SEX = Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PA8</p></td><td><p>Last time of a cervical smear test</p></td><td><p>Within the past 12 months</p><p>1 to less than 2 years</p><p>2 to less than 3 years</p><p>3 years or more</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If SEX = Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Unmet needs for healthcare</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>UN1A</p></td><td><p>Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need for healthcare</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN1B</p></td><td><p>Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need for healthcare</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need</p><p>Not stated</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>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN2D</p></td><td><p>Could not afford mental healthcare (by a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist&#160;for example) in the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>No need</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Health determinants</span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p><span><span>Weight and height</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>BM1</p></td><td><p>Height without shoes</p></td><td><p>Number in cm</p><p>Not stated</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>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Physical activity</span></span></p></td></tr><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>Mostly sitting or standing</p><p>Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort</p><p>Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work</p><p>Not performing any working tasks</p><p>Not stated</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</p><p>I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>Not stated</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>10-29 minutes per day</p><p>30-59 minutes per day</p><p>1 hour to less than 2 hours per day</p><p>2 hours to less than 3 hours per day</p><p>3 hours or more per day</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if PE2 &#8800; I never carry out such physical activities</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</p><p>I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>Not stated</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>10-29 minutes per day</p><p>30-59 minutes per day</p><p>1 hour to less than 2 hours per day</p><p>2 hours to less than 3 hours per day</p><p>3 hours or more per day</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if PE4 &#8800; I never carry out such physical activities</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</p><p>I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>Not stated</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>Hours and minutes (HHMM)</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if PE6 &#8800; I never carry out such physical activities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE8</p></td><td><p>Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities</p></td><td><p>Number of days</p><p>I never carry out such physical activities</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PE9</p></td><td><p>Time spent sitting on a typical day</p></td><td><p>Hours and minutes (HHMM)</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Dietary habits</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>DH1</p></td><td><p>Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice</p></td><td><p>Once or more a day</p><p>4 to 6 times a week</p><p>1 to 3 times a week</p><p>Less than once a week</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH2</p></td><td><p>Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if DH1 = Once or more a day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH3</p></td><td><p>Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes</p></td><td><p>Once or more a day</p><p>4 to 6 times a week</p><p>1 to 3 times a week</p><p>Less than once a week</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH4</p></td><td><p>Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if DH3 = Once or more a day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH5</p></td><td><p>Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice</p></td><td><p>Once or more a day</p><p>4 to 6 times a week</p><p>1 to 3 times a week</p><p>Less than once a week</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DH6</p></td><td><p>Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks</p></td><td><p>Once or more a day</p><p>4 to 6 times a week</p><p>1 to 3 times a week</p><p>Less than once a week</p><p>Never</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Smoking</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>SK1</p></td><td><p>Type of current tobacco smoking behaviour</p></td><td><p>Daily smoking</p><p>Occasional smoking</p><p>No smoking</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK2</p></td><td><p>Average number of cigarettes a day</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if SK1 = Daily smoking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK3</p></td><td><p>Former daily tobacco smoking</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if SK1 = Occasional smoking or No smoking or Not stated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK4</p></td><td><p>Number of years of daily tobacco smoking</p></td><td><p>Number</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if SK1 = Daily smoking</p><p>or</p><p>{(SK1 = Occasional smoking</p><p>or No smoking</p><p>or Not stated)</p><p>and SK3 = Yes}</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK5</p></td><td><p>Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors</p></td><td><p>Every day, 1 hour or more a day</p><p>Every day, less than 1 hour per day</p><p>At least once a week (but not every day)</p><p>Less than once a week</p><p>Never or almost never</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK6</p></td><td><p>Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices use</p></td><td><p>Daily vaping</p><p>Occasional vaping</p><p>Former vaping</p><p>Never vaping</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Alcohol consumption</span></span></p></td></tr><tr/><tr><td><p>AL1</p></td><td><p>Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol&#8230;) in the past 12 months</p></td><td><p>Every day or almost</p><p>5 - 6 days a week</p><p>3 - 4 days a week</p><p>1 - 2 days a week</p><p>2 - 3 days in a month</p><p>Once a month</p><p>Less than once a month</p><p>Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol</p><p>Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL2</p></td><td><p>Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday-Thursday</p></td><td><p>On all 4 days</p><p>On 3 of the 4 days</p><p>On 2 of the 4 days</p><p>On 1 of the 4 days</p><p>On none of the 4 days</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AL1 =</p><p>Every day or almost</p><p>or 5 - 6 days a week</p><p>or 3 - 4 days a week</p><p>or 1 - 2 days a week</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL3</p></td><td><p>Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)</p></td><td><p>16 or more drinks a day</p><p>10 - 15 drinks a day</p><p>6 - 9 drinks a day</p><p>4 - 5 drinks a day</p><p>3 drinks a day</p><p>2 drinks a day</p><p>1 drink a day</p><p>0 drink a day</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>If (AL1 =</p><p>Every day or almost</p><p>or 5 - 6 days a week</p><p>or 3 - 4 days a week</p><p>or 1 - 2 days a week)</p><p>and</p><p>(AL2 = On all 4 days</p><p>or On 3 of the 4 days</p><p>or On 2 of the 4 days</p><p>or On 1 of the 4 days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL4</p></td><td><p>Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday-Sunday</p></td><td><p>On all 3 days</p><p>On 2 of the 3 days</p><p>On 1 of the 3 days</p><p>On none of the 3 days</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AL1 =</p><p>Every day or almost</p><p>or 5 - 6 days a week</p><p>or 3 - 4 days a week</p><p>or 1 - 2 days a week</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL5</p></td><td><p>Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks&#160;on average on one of the days (Friday-Sunday)</p></td><td><p>16 or more drinks a day</p><p>10 - 15 drinks a day</p><p>6 - 9 drinks a day</p><p>4 - 5 drinks a day</p><p>3 drinks a day</p><p>2 drinks a day</p><p>1 drink a day</p><p>0 drink a day</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if (AL1 =</p><p>Every day or almost</p><p>or 5 - 6 days a week</p><p>or 3 - 4 days a week</p><p>or 1 - 2 days a week)</p><p>and</p><p>(AL4 = On all 3 days</p><p>or On 2 of the 3 days</p><p>or On 1 of the 3 days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AL6</p></td><td><p>Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12&#160;months</p></td><td><p>Every day or almost</p><p>5 - 6 days a week</p><p>3 - 4 days a week</p><p>1 - 2 days a week</p><p>2 - 3 days in a month</p><p>Once a month</p><p>Less than once a month</p><p>Not in the past 12 months</p><p>Never in my whole life</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if AL1 =</p><p>Every day or almost</p><p>or 5 - 6 days a week</p><p>or 3 - 4 days a week</p><p>or 1 - 2 days a week</p><p>or 2 - 3 days in a month</p><p>or Once a month</p><p>or Less than once a month</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Social support</span></span></p></td></tr><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>None</p><p>1 or 2</p><p>3 to 5</p><p>6 or more</p><p>Not stated</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>A lot of concern and interest</p><p>Some concern and interest</p><p>Uncertain</p><p>Little concern and interest</p><p>No concern and interest</p><p>Not stated</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>Very easy</p><p>Easy</p><p>Possible</p><p>Difficult</p><p>Very difficult</p><p>Not stated</p></td><td><p>Everybody</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span><span>Provision of informal care or assistance</span></span></p></td></tr><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 (professional activities excluded)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p><p>No</p><p>Not stated</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>Member(s) of respondent's family</p><p>Non-member(s) of respondent's family</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if IC1 = Yes</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>Less than 10 hours per week</p><p>At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week</p><p>20 hours per week or more</p><p>Not stated</p><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>if IC1 = Yes</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
( 1 ) AGE refers to age of respondent in completed years.
ANNEX II
Precision requirements
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>1.</p></td><td><span>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.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>2.</p></td><td><span>The estimated standard error of a particular estimate<figure><img/></figure>shall not be bigger than the following amount:</span><p><figure><img/></figure></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>3.</p></td><td><span>The function f(N) shall have the form of<figure><img/></figure>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>4.</p></td><td><span>The following values for parameters<span>N</span>,<span>a</span> and<span>b</span> shall be used:</span><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p><figure><img/></figure></p></td><td><p>N</p></td><td><p>a</p></td><td><p>b</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of population severely limited in usual activities because of health problems (age 15&#160;years or over)</p></td><td><p>Country population aged 15&#160;years or over residing in private households, in million persons and rounded to 3&#160;decimal digits</p></td><td><p>1&#160;200</p></td><td><p>2&#160;800</p></td></tr></tbody></table></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)</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>