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Date: 2017-07-28
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… 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)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…
            
            
               of XXX
            
            
               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
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               , and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work.
            
            
               (2)Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, implementing measures are needed to specify the data and metadata to be provided on health status, health determinants and health care covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing those data.
            
            
               (3)Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should enable better monitoring of the Union’s health programmes and policies on social inclusion and social protection, health inequalities and healthy ageing.
            
            
               (4)Confidential data sent by Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) should be handled in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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                as well as in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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               .
            
            
               (5)A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It demonstrated that the availability of comparable Union-wide data is likely to be of great benefit for health and social policy decisions and for scientific purposes. The use of common tools should enable data consistency across countries, even though the related costs would vary depending on the degree of integration of the requested variables and methodology within existing national surveys.
            
            
               (6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               Subject matter
            
            
               European statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) shall concern health status, 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. ‘private household’ means:
            
            
               (a) a one-person household, i.e. a person who lives alone in a separate housing unit or who occupies, as a lodger, a separate room (or rooms) in a housing unit but does not join with any of the other occupants of the housing unit to form part of a multi-person household as defined below; or
            
            
               (b) a multi-person household, i.e. a group of two or more persons who combine to occupy the whole or part of a housing unit and to provide themselves with food and possibly other essentials for living. Members of the group may pool their incomes, have a common budget and share expenses to a greater or lesser extent.
            
            
               This definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels;
            
            
               2. ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage.
            
            
               Only the following persons shall be considered usual residents of the geographical area in question:
            
            
               (a) those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or
            
            
               (b) those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least 1 year.
            
            
               Where the circumstances referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence;
            
            
               3. ‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units;
            
            
               4. ‘pre-checked microdata’ means microdata verified by the Member States on the basis of agreed common validation rules;
            
            
               5. ‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data, the methodology used and statistical business processes.
            
            
               Article 3
            
            
               Data required
            
            
               1.Each Member State shall provide to the Commission (Eurostat) the microdata set out in Annex I.
            
            
               2.Those microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.
            
            
               3.To achieve a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, in close cooperation with Member States, propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines on sampling and the implementation of the survey. These recommendations and guidelines will be set out in a ‘European Health Interview Survey Manual’, which will include a model questionnaire.
            
            
               4.The precision requirements shall be as set out in Annex II. Weighting factors shall be calculated to take into account the units’ probability of selection, non-response and, as appropriate, adjustment of the sample to external data relating to the distribution of persons in the target population.
            
         
         
            
               Article 4
            
            
               Reference population
            
            
               1.The reference population shall be persons aged 15 and over usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State concerned at the time of the data collection.
            
            
               2.The national territories listed in Annex III shall be excluded. In addition, some small parts of the national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population may also be excluded from the sample. Information on those national territories shall be provided in the reference metadata.
            
            
               Article 5
            
            
               Data collection period
            
            
               1.Data shall be collected in 2019.
            
            
               2.The collection of data shall be spread over at least 3 months including at least 1 month of the period from September to December.
            
            
               Article 6
            
            
               Provision of microdata to the Commission (Eurostat)
            
            
               1.Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata (without direct identification and including weighting factors) required by this Regulation in accordance with a data exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
            
            
               2.Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata within 9 months after the end of the national period for collecting the data.
            
            
               Article 7
            
            
               Provision of reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat)
            
            
               1.The quality-related reference metadata shall be provided according to the European Statistical System standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and agreed with the Member States.
            
            
               2.Member States shall transmit the quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation in accordance with a metadata exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
            
            
               3.Member States shall provide those metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than 3 months after transmission of the pre-checked microdata.
            
            
               Article 8
            
            
               Entry into force
            
            
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            
         
         
            
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     For the Commission
               
               
                     The President
                  
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (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).
               
            
      
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               ANNEX I
            
            
               Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)
            
            
            
                     
                        Variable code
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Variable name
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Categories
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Filter
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PID
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Identification number of respondent
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10-digit number
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HHID
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Identification number of household
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10-digit number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PRIMSTRAT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4-digit number
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (no stratification)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PSU
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4-digit number
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (no multistage sampling)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        WGT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Final individual weight
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8-digit number
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        WGT_SPEC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Final special individual weight
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8-digit number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PROXY
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Person himself/herself
                     
                     
                        Other member of the household
                     
                     
                        Someone else outside the household
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        REFDATE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Reference date of the interview
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8-digit number (YYYYMMDD)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        INTMETHOD
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Data collection method used
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Self-administered, postal non-electronic version
                     
                     
                        Self-administered, postal electronic version 
                        (e-mail)
                     
                     
                        Self-administered, web questionnaire
                     
                     
                        Face-to-face interview, non-electronic version
                     
                     
                        Face-to-face interview, electronic version
                     
                     
                        Telephone interview, non-electronic version
                     
                     
                        Telephone interview, electronic version
                     
                     
                        Web personal interview
                     
                     
                        Mixed mode collection
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        INTLANG
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Language used for interview
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BACKGROUND VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SEX
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sex of respondent 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Male
                     
                     
                        Female
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        YEARBIRTH
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Year of birth of respondent
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4-digit number (YYYY)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PASSBIRTH
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Passing of respondent's birthday on the day of the interview
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        COUNTRY
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country of residence
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        REGION
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Region of residence
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2-digit code according to NUTS 2 regional level (2 digits following the country code)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DEG_URB
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Degree of urbanisation
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cities
                     
                     
                        Towns and suburbs
                     
                     
                        Rural areas
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BIRTHPLACE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country of birth
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CITIZEN
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country of main citizenship 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     
                     
                        Stateless
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BIRHTPLACEFATH
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country of birth of father
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BIRTHPLACEMOTH
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country of birth of mother
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HATLEVEL
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Based on ISCED-2011 classification, ISCED-A codes
                     
                     
                        No formal education or below ISCED 1
                     
                     
                        ISCED 1 Primary education
                     
                     
                        ISCED 2 Lower secondary education
                     
                     
                        ISCED 3 Upper secondary education
                     
                     
                        ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education
                     
                     
                        ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education
                     
                     
                        ISCED 6 Bachelor's or equivalent level
                     
                     
                        ISCED 7 Master's or equivalent level
                     
                     
                        ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MAINSTAT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Main activity status (self-defined)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Employed
                     
                     
                        Unemployed
                     
                     
                        Retired
                     
                     
                        Unable to work due to long-standing health problems
                     
                     
                        Student, pupil
                     
                     
                        Fulfilling domestic tasks
                     
                     
                        Compulsory military or civilian service
                     
                     
                        Other 
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FT_PT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Full-time job
                     
                     
                        Part-time job
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        MAINSTAT = Employed
                     
                  
               
                     
                        JOBSTAT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Status in employment in main job
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Self-employed person with employees
                     
                     
                        Self-employed person without employees
                     
                     
                        Employee 
                     
                     
                        Family worker (unpaid)
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        MAINSTAT = Employed
                     
                  
               
                     
                        JOBISCO
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Occupation in main job
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        ISCO-08 at 2-digit level
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        MAINSTAT = Employed
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LOCNACE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Economic activity of the local unit for main job (economic sector) 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NACE Rev. 2 at 1-digit level
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        MAINSTAT = Employed
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PARTNERS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Partners living in the same household
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Person living with a legal or de facto partner
                     
                     
                        Person not living with a legal or de facto partner
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MARSTALEGAL
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Legal marital status
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Never married and never been in a registered partnership
                     
                     
                        Married or in a registered partnership
                     
                     
                        Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
                     
                     
                        Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HHNBPERS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Household size
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of members of the household
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HHNBPERS_0_13
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of persons aged 13 or younger
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HHTYPE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Household type 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        One-person household
                     
                     
                        Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25
                     
                     
                        Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more
                     
                     
                        Couple without any children
                     
                     
                        Couple with at least one child aged less than 25
                     
                     
                        Couple with all children aged 25 or more
                     
                     
                        Other type of household
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HHINCOME
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Net monthly equivalised income of the household
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1st income quintile group
                     
                     
                        2nd income quintile group
                     
                     
                        3rd income quintile group
                     
                     
                        4th income quintile group
                     
                     
                        5th income quintile group
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HEALTH VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Health status
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Minimum European Health Module
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HS1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Self-perceived general health
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Very good
                     
                     
                        Good
                     
                     
                        Fair (neither good nor bad)
                     
                     
                        Bad
                     
                     
                        Very bad
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HS2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Long-standing health problem
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HS3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Limitation in activities because of health problems
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Severely limited
                     
                     
                        Limited but not severely
                     
                     
                        Not limited at all
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Diseases and chronic conditions
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1F
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1G
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1H
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1I
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1J
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having diabetes in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1K
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1L
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1M
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1N
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having kidney problems in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1O
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having depression in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD1P
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Having high blood lipids in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CD2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Self-perceived general oral health
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Very good
                     
                     
                        Good
                     
                     
                        Fair (neither good nor bad)
                     
                     
                        Bad
                     
                     
                        Very bad
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Accidents and injuries
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AC1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AC1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AC1C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AC2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Admission to a hospital or any other health facility
                     
                     
                        A doctor or nurse
                     
                     
                        No intervention was needed
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if
                           AC1A = Yes or
                           AC1B = Yes or
                           AC1C = Yes
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Absence from work (due to health problems)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AW1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if MAINSTAT = Employed
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AW2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AW1 = Yes
                     
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Functional limitations
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Wearing glasses or contact lenses
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Blind or cannot see at all
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If PL1 = Yes or No or Not stated
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Use of a hearing aid
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Profoundly deaf
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL8
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in remembering or concentrating
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PL9
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty biting and chewing on hard foods
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE
                           1
                         >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Personal care activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in feeding yourself
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC1C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in dressing and undressing
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC1D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in using toilets
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC1E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in bathing or showering
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Usually receiving help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes, with at least one activity
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if (AGE >= 55) and 
                           { PC1A ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1B ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1C ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1D ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1E ≠ No difficulty } 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PC3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Need to receive help or more help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes, with at least one activity
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if (AGE >= 55) and
                           { PC1A ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1B ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1C ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1D ≠ No difficulty
                         or PC1E ≠ No difficulty }
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Household activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in preparing meals
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in using the telephone
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty to do shopping
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in managing medication
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in doing light housework
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1F
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA1G
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        No difficulty
                     
                     
                        Some difficulty
                     
                     
                        A lot of difficulty
                     
                     
                        Cannot do at all / Unable to do
                     
                     
                        Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AGE >= 55
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Usually receiving help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes, with at least one activity
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if (AGE >= 55) and 
                           { HA1A ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1B ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1C ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1D ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1E ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1F ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1G ≠ No difficulty }
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HA3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Need for help or more help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes, with at least one activity
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if (AGE >= 55) and 
                           { HA1A ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1B ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1C ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1D ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1E ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1F ≠ No difficulty
                         or HA1G ≠ No difficulty }
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Pain
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PN1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        None
                     
                     
                        Very mild
                     
                     
                        Mild
                     
                     
                        Moderate
                     
                     
                        Severe
                     
                     
                        Very severe
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PN2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        A little bit
                     
                     
                        Moderately
                     
                     
                        Quite a bit
                     
                     
                        Extremely
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Mental health
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1F
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of subject feeling negative about themselves, or feeling that they are a failure or have themselves or their family down, over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1G
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MH1H
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people may have noticed; or being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual, over the last 2 weeks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not at all
                     
                     
                        Several days
                     
                     
                        More than half the days
                     
                     
                        Nearly every day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Health care
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Use of inpatient and day care
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HO12
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HO34
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Use of ambulatory and home care
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist
                           (for personal treatment)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Less than 6 months ago
                     
                     
                        6 to 12 months ago
                     
                     
                        12 months ago or longer
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Less than 12 months ago
                     
                     
                        12 months ago or longer
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If AM2 = Less than 12 months ago
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Less than 12 months ago
                     
                     
                        12 months ago or longer
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If AM4 = Less than 12 months ago
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM6A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM6B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AM7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Medicine use
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MD1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks
                     
                     
                        (excluding contraception)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MD2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks
                     
                     
                        (excluding contraception)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Preventive services
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of vaccination against flu
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Year and month (YYYYMM)
                     
                     
                        Too long ago (before the previous calendar year)
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 to less than 5 years
                     
                     
                        5 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 to less than 5 years
                     
                     
                        5 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 to less than 5 years
                     
                     
                        5 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a faecal occult blood test
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 2 years
                     
                     
                        2 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a colonoscopy
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 5 years
                     
                     
                        5 to less than 10 years
                     
                     
                        10 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 2 years
                     
                     
                        2 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If SEX = Female
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PA8
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Last time of a cervical smear test
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Within the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        1 to less than 2 years
                     
                     
                        2 to less than 3 years
                     
                     
                        3 years or more
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If SEX = Female
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Unmet needs for health care
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN1A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need for health care
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN1B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need for health care
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN2A
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN2B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN2C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UN2D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Could not afford mental health care (by a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        No need
                     
                     
                        Not stated 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Health determinants
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Weight and height
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BM1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Height without shoes
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number in cm
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BM2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Weight without clothes and shoes
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number in kg
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Physical activity
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mostly sitting or standing
                     
                     
                        Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort
                     
                     
                        Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work
                     
                     
                        Not performing any working tasks
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days
                     
                     
                        I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10-29 minutes per day
                     
                     
                        30-59 minutes per day
                     
                     
                        1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
                     
                     
                        2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
                     
                     
                        3 hours or more per day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if PE2 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days
                     
                     
                        I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10-29 minutes per day
                     
                     
                        30-59 minutes per day
                     
                     
                        1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
                     
                     
                        2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
                     
                     
                        3 hours or more per day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if PE4 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days in a typical week doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities that cause at least a small increase in breathing or heart rate for at least 10 minutes continuously
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days
                     
                     
                        I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Hours and minutes (HHMM)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if PE6 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE8
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of days
                     
                     
                        I never carry out such physical activities
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PE9
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time spent sitting on a typical day
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Hours and minutes (HHMM)
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Dietary habits
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Once or more a day
                     
                     
                        4 to 6 times a week
                     
                     
                        1 to 3 times a week
                     
                     
                        Less than once a week
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if DH1 = Once or more a day
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Once or more a day
                     
                     
                        4 to 6 times a week
                     
                     
                        1 to 3 times a week
                     
                     
                        Less than once a week
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if DH3 = Once or more a day
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Once or more a day
                     
                     
                        4 to 6 times a week
                     
                     
                        1 to 3 times a week
                     
                     
                        Less than once a week
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DH6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Once or more a day
                     
                     
                        4 to 6 times a week
                     
                     
                        1 to 3 times a week
                     
                     
                        Less than once a week
                     
                     
                        Never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Smoking
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Type of current tobacco smoking behaviour
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Daily smoking
                     
                     
                        Occasional smoking
                     
                     
                        No smoking
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Average number of cigarettes a day
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if SK1 = Daily smoking
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Former daily tobacco smoking 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if SK1 = Occasional smoking or No smoking or Not stated
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of years of daily tobacco smoking
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if SK1 = Daily smoking 
                        or 
                        { (SK1 = Occasional smoking
                         or No smoking
                         or Not stated) 
                        and SK3 = Yes }
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Every day, 1 hour or more a day
                     
                     
                        Every day, less than 1 hour per day
                     
                     
                        At least once a week (but not every day)
                     
                     
                        Less than once a week
                     
                     
                        Never or almost never
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SK6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices use
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Daily vaping
                     
                     
                        Occasional vaping
                     
                     
                        Former vaping
                     
                     
                        Never vaping
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Alcohol consumption
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol…) in the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Every day or almost
                     
                     
                        5 - 6 days a week
                     
                     
                        3 - 4 days a week
                     
                     
                        1 - 2 days a week
                     
                     
                        2 - 3 days in a month
                     
                     
                        Once a month
                     
                     
                        Less than once a month
                     
                     
                        Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol
                     
                     
                        Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday-Thursday
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        On all 4 days
                     
                     
                        On 3 of the 4 days
                     
                     
                        On 2 of the 4 days
                     
                     
                        On 1 of the 4 days
                     
                     
                        On none of the 4 days
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AL1 = 
                        Every day or almost
                         or 5 - 6 days a week
                         or 3 - 4 days a week
                         or 1 - 2 days a week
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16 or more drinks a day
                     
                     
                        10 - 15 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        6 - 9 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        4 - 5 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        3 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        2 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        1 drink a day
                     
                     
                        0 drink a day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        If (AL1 =
                         Every day or almost
                         or 5 - 6 days a week
                         or 3 - 4 days a week
                         or 1 - 2 days a week) 
                        and 
                        (AL2 = On all 4 days
                         or On 3 of the 4 days
                         or On 2 of the 4 days
                         or On 1 of the 4 days)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday-Sunday
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        On all 3 days
                     
                     
                        On 2 of the 3 days
                     
                     
                        On 1 of the 3 days
                     
                     
                        On none of the 3 days
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AL1 = 
                        Every day or almost
                         or 5 - 6 days a week
                         or 3 - 4 days a week
                         or 1 - 2 days a week
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday-Sunday)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16 or more drinks a day
                     
                     
                        10 - 15 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        6 - 9 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        4 - 5 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        3 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        2 drinks a day
                     
                     
                        1 drink a day
                     
                     
                        0 drink a day
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if (AL1 =
                         Every day or almost
                         or 5 - 6 days a week
                         or 3 - 4 days a week
                         or 1 - 2 days a week) 
                        and 
                        (AL4 = On all 3 days
                         or On 2 of the 3 days
                         or On 1 of the 3 days)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AL6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Every day or almost
                     
                     
                        5 - 6 days a week
                     
                     
                        3 - 4 days a week
                     
                     
                        1 - 2 days a week
                     
                     
                        2 - 3 days in a month
                     
                     
                        Once a month
                     
                     
                        Less than once a month
                     
                     
                        Not in the past 12 months
                     
                     
                        Never in my whole life
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if AL1 =
                         Every day or almost
                            or 5 - 6 days a week
                            or 3 - 4 days a week
                            or 1 - 2 days a week
                            or 2 - 3 days in a month
                            or Once a month
                            or Less than once a month 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Social support
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SS1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        None
                     
                     
                        1 or 2
                     
                     
                        3 to 5
                     
                     
                        6 or more
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SS2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        A lot of concern and interest
                     
                     
                        Some concern and interest
                     
                     
                        Uncertain
                     
                     
                        Little concern and interest
                     
                     
                        No concern and interest
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SS3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Very easy
                     
                     
                        Easy
                     
                     
                        Possible
                     
                     
                        Difficult
                     
                     
                        Very difficult
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Provision of informal care or assistance
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IC1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from some age problem, chronic health condition or infirmity, at least once a week 
                           (professional activities excluded)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Yes
                     
                     
                        No
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Everybody
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IC2
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Prevailing relationship of the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age being provided with care or assistance at least once a week from the respondent
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Member(s) of respondent's family
                     
                     
                        Non-member(s) of respondent's family
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if IC1 = Yes
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IC3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of hours per week the respondent provides care or assistance to the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Less than 10 hours per week
                     
                     
                        At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week
                     
                     
                        20 hours per week or more
                     
                     
                        Not stated
                     
                     
                        Not applicable
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        if IC1 = Yes
                     
                  
               
               ANNEX II
            
            
               Precision requirements
            
            
               1.Precision requirements for all data sets are expressed in standard errors and are defined as continuous functions of the actual estimates and of the size of the statistical population in a country.
            
            
               2.The estimated standard error of a particular estimate  shall not be bigger than the following amount:
            
            
            
               3.The function f(N) shall have the form of .
            
            
               4.The following values for parameters N, a and b shall be used:
            
            
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        N
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        a
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        b
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Percentage of population severely limited in usual activities because of health problems (age 15 years or over)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Country population aged 15 years or over residing in private households, in million persons and rounded to 3 decimal digits
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1200
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2800
                     
                  
               
               
            
               ANNEX III
            
            
               National territories that are excluded from the survey
            
            
                     
                        Country
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        National territories
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        French Overseas Departments and territories
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Cyprus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        The non-government controlled area
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                              
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands
                     
                  
               
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  AGE refers to age of respondent in completed years.