CELEX: 32018R0255
Language: en
Date: 2018-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255 of 19 February 2018 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (Text with EEA relevance. )

21.2.2018   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 48/12
               
            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/255
      of 19 February 2018
      implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS)
      (Text with EEA relevance)
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
      Whereas:
      
                  (1)
               
               
                  Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work.
               
            
                  (2)
               
               
                  Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, implementing measures are needed to specify the data and metadata to be provided on health status, health determinants and healthcare covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing those data.
               
            
                  (3)
               
               
                  Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should enable better monitoring of the Union's health programmes and policies on social inclusion and social protection, health inequalities and healthy ageing.
               
            
                  (4)
               
               
                  Confidential data sent by Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) should be handled in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) as well as in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
               
            
                  (5)
               
               
                  A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It demonstrated that the availability of comparable Union-wide data is likely to be of great benefit for health and social policy decisions and for scientific purposes. The use of common tools should enable data consistency across countries, even though the related costs would vary depending on the degree of integration of the requested variables and methodology within existing national surveys.
               
            
                  (6)
               
               
                  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
               
            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      Subject matter
      European statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) shall concern health status, healthcare and health determinants as well as socio-demographic characteristics of the population aged 15 and over.
      Article 2
      Definitions
      For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  ‘private household’ means:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              a one-person household, i.e. a person who lives alone in a separate housing unit or who occupies, as a lodger, a separate room (or rooms) in a housing unit but does not join with any of the other occupants of the housing unit to form part of a multi-person household as defined below; or
                           
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              a multi-person household, i.e. a group of two or more persons who combine to occupy the whole or part of a housing unit and to provide themselves with food and possibly other essentials for living. Members of the group may pool their incomes, have a common budget and share expenses to a greater or lesser extent.
                           
                        This definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage.
                  Only the following persons shall be considered usual residents of the geographical area in question:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or
                           
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least 1 year.
                           
                        Where the circumstances referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  ‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units;
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  ‘pre-checked microdata’ means microdata verified by the Member States on the basis of agreed common validation rules;
               
            
                  5.
               
               
                  ‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data, the methodology used and statistical business processes.
               
            Article 3
      Data required
      1.   Each Member State shall provide to the Commission (Eurostat) the microdata set out in Annex I.
      2.   Those microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.
      3.   To achieve a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, in close cooperation with Member States, propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines on sampling and the implementation of the survey. These recommendations and guidelines will be set out in a ‘European Health Interview Survey Manual’, which will include a model questionnaire.
      4.   The precision requirements shall be as set out in Annex II. Weighting factors shall be calculated to take into account the units' probability of selection, non-response and, as appropriate, adjustment of the sample to external data relating to the distribution of persons in the target population.
      Article 4
      Reference population
      1.   The reference population shall be persons aged 15 and over usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State concerned at the time of the data collection.
      2.   The national territories listed in Annex III shall be excluded. In addition, some small parts of the national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population may also be excluded from the sample. Information on those national territories shall be provided in the reference metadata.
      Article 5
      Data collection period
      1.   Data shall be collected in 2019.
      2.   The collection of data shall be spread over at least 3 months including at least 1 month of the period from September to December.
      Article 6
      Provision of microdata to the Commission (Eurostat)
      1.   Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata (without direct identification and including weighting factors) required by this Regulation in accordance with a data exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
      2.   Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata within 9 months after the end of the national period for collecting the data.
      Article 7
      Provision of reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat)
      1.   The quality-related reference metadata shall be provided according to the European Statistical System standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and agreed with the Member States.
      2.   Member States shall transmit the quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation in accordance with a metadata exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat). The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means.
      3.   Member States shall provide those metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than 3 months after transmission of the pre-checked microdata.
      Article 8
      Entry into force
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
      
         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 19 February 2018.
         
            
               For the Commission
            
            
               The President
            
            Jean-Claude JUNCKER
         
      
      
         (1)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.
      
         (2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
      
         (3)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).
      
         ANNEX I
         
            Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)
         
         
                     Variable code
                  
                  
                     Variable name
                  
                  
                     Categories
                  
                  
                     Filter
                  
               
                     
                        TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     PID
                  
                  
                     Identification number of respondent
                  
                  
                     10-digit number
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HHID
                  
                  
                     Identification number of household
                  
                  
                     10-digit number
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PRIMSTRAT
                  
                  
                     Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample
                  
                  
                     4-digit number
                     Not applicable (no stratification)
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     SU
                  
                  
                     Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample
                  
                  
                     4-digit number
                     Not applicable (no multistage sampling)
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     WGT
                  
                  
                     Final individual weight
                  
                  
                     8-digit number
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     WGT_SPEC
                  
                  
                     Final special individual weight
                  
                  
                     8-digit number
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PROXY
                  
                  
                     Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)
                  
                  
                     Person himself/herself
                     Other member of the household
                     Someone else outside the household
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     REFDATE
                  
                  
                     Reference date of the interview
                  
                  
                     8-digit number (YYYYMMDD)
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     INTMETHOD
                  
                  
                     Data collection method used
                  
                  
                     Self-administered, postal non-electronic version
                     Self-administered, postal electronic version
                     (email)
                     Self-administered, web questionnaire
                     Face-to-face interview, non-electronic version
                     Face-to-face interview, electronic version
                     Telephone interview, non-electronic version
                     Telephone interview, electronic version
                     Web personal interview
                     Mixed mode collection
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     INTLANG
                  
                  
                     Language used for interview
                  
                  
                     3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        BACKGROUND VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     SEX
                  
                  
                     Sex of respondent
                  
                  
                     Male
                     Female
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     YEARBIRTH
                  
                  
                     Year of birth of respondent
                  
                  
                     4-digit number (YYYY)
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PASSBIRTH
                  
                  
                     Passing of respondent's birthday on the day of the interview
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     COUNTRY
                  
                  
                     Country of residence
                  
                  
                     Country code (SCL GEO code)
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     REGION
                  
                  
                     Region of residence
                  
                  
                     2-digit code according to NUTS 2 regional level (2 digits following the country code)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     DEG_URB
                  
                  
                     Degree of urbanisation
                  
                  
                     Cities
                     Towns and suburbs
                     Rural areas
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     BIRTHPLACE
                  
                  
                     Country of birth
                  
                  
                     Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CITIZEN
                  
                  
                     Country of main citizenship
                  
                  
                     Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     Stateless
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     BIRHTPLACEFATH
                  
                  
                     Country of birth of father
                  
                  
                     Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     BIRTHPLACEMOTH
                  
                  
                     Country of birth of mother
                  
                  
                     Country code (SCL GEO code)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HATLEVEL
                  
                  
                     Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)
                  
                  
                     Based on ISCED-2011 classification, ISCED-A codes
                     No formal education or below ISCED 1
                     ISCED 1 Primary education
                     ISCED 2 Lower secondary education
                     ISCED 3 Upper secondary education
                     ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education
                     ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education
                     ISCED 6 Bachelor's or equivalent level
                     ISCED 7 Master's or equivalent level
                     ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MAINSTAT
                  
                  
                     Main activity status (self-defined)
                  
                  
                     Employed
                     Unemployed
                     Retired
                     Unable to work due to long-standing health problems
                     Student, pupil
                     Fulfilling domestic tasks
                     Compulsory military or civilian service
                     Other
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     FT_PT
                  
                  
                     Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)
                  
                  
                     Full-time job
                     Part-time job
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     MAINSTAT = Employed
                  
               
                     JOBSTAT
                  
                  
                     Status in employment in main job
                  
                  
                     Self-employed person with employees
                     Self-employed person without employees
                     Employee
                     Family worker (unpaid)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     MAINSTAT = Employed
                  
               
                     JOBISCO
                  
                  
                     Occupation in main job
                  
                  
                     ISCO-08 at 2-digit level
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     MAINSTAT = Employed
                  
               
                     LOCNACE
                  
                  
                     Economic activity of the local unit for main job (economic sector)
                  
                  
                     NACE Rev. 2 at 1-digit level
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     MAINSTAT = Employed
                  
               
                     PARTNERS
                  
                  
                     Partners living in the same household
                  
                  
                     Person living with a legal or de facto partner
                     Person not living with a legal or de facto partner
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MARSTALEGAL
                  
                  
                     Legal marital status
                  
                  
                     Never married and never been in a registered partnership
                     Married or in a registered partnership
                     Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
                     Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HHNBPERS
                  
                  
                     Household size
                  
                  
                     Number of members of the household
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HHNBPERS_0_13
                  
                  
                     Number of persons aged 13 or younger
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HHTYPE
                  
                  
                     Household type
                  
                  
                     One-person household
                     Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25
                     Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more
                     Couple without any children
                     Couple with at least one child aged less than 25
                     Couple with all children aged 25 or more
                     Other type of household
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HHINCOME
                  
                  
                     Net monthly equivalised income of the household
                  
                  
                     1st income quintile group
                     2nd income quintile group
                     3rd income quintile group
                     4th income quintile group
                     5th income quintile group
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        HEALTH VARIABLES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Health status
                     
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Minimum European Health Module
                        
                     
                  
               
                     HS1
                  
                  
                     Self-perceived general health
                  
                  
                     Very good
                     Good
                     Fair (neither good nor bad)
                     Bad
                     Very bad
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HS2
                  
                  
                     Long-standing health problem
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HS3
                  
                  
                     Limitation in activities because of health problems
                  
                  
                     Severely limited
                     Limited but not severely
                     Not limited at all
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Diseases and chronic conditions
                        
                     
                  
               
                     CD1A
                  
                  
                     Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1B
                  
                  
                     Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1C
                  
                  
                     Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1D
                  
                  
                     Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1E
                  
                  
                     Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1F
                  
                  
                     Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1G
                  
                  
                     Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1H
                  
                  
                     Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1I
                  
                  
                     Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1J
                  
                  
                     Having diabetes in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1K
                  
                  
                     Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1L
                  
                  
                     Having cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1M
                  
                  
                     Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1N
                  
                  
                     Having kidney problems in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1O
                  
                  
                     Having depression in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD1P
                  
                  
                     Having high blood lipids in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     CD2
                  
                  
                     Self-perceived general oral health
                  
                  
                     Very good
                     Good
                     Fair (neither good nor bad)
                     Bad
                     Very bad
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Accidents and injuries
                        
                     
                  
               
                     AC1A
                  
                  
                     Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AC1B
                  
                  
                     Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AC1C
                  
                  
                     Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AC2
                  
                  
                     Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Admission to a hospital or any other health facility
                     A doctor or nurse
                     No intervention was needed
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if
                     AC1A = Yes or
                     AC1B = Yes or
                     AC1C = Yes
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Absence from work (due to health problems)
                        
                     
                  
               
                     AW1
                  
                  
                     Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if MAINSTAT = Employed
                  
               
                     AW2
                  
                  
                     Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Number of days
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AW1 = Yes
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Functional limitations
                        
                     
                  
               
                     PL1
                  
                  
                     Wearing glasses or contact lenses
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Blind or cannot see at all
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PL2
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If PL1 = Yes or No or Not stated
                  
               
                     PL3
                  
                  
                     Use of a hearing aid
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Profoundly deaf
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PL4
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated
                  
               
                     PL5
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated
                  
               
                     PL6
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PL7
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PL8
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in remembering or concentrating
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PL9
                  
                  
                     Difficulty biting and chewing on hard foods
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE (1) ≥ 55
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Personal care activities
                        
                     
                  
               
                     PC1A
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in feeding yourself
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     PC1B
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     PC1C
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in dressing and undressing
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     PC1D
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in using toilets
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     PC1E
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in bathing or showering
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     PC2
                  
                  
                     Usually receiving help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
                  
                  
                     Yes, with at least one activity
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if (AGE ≥ 55) and
                     {PC1A ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1B ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1C ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1D ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1E ≠ No difficulty}
                  
               
                     PC3
                  
                  
                     Need to receive help or more help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering
                  
                  
                     Yes, with at least one activity
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if (AGE ≥ 55) and
                     {PC1A ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1B ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1C ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1D ≠ No difficulty
                     or PC1E ≠ No difficulty}
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Household activities
                        
                     
                  
               
                     HA1A
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in preparing meals
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1B
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in using the telephone
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1C
                  
                  
                     Difficulty to do shopping
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1D
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in managing medication
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1E
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in doing light housework
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1F
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA1G
                  
                  
                     Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                  
                  
                     No difficulty
                     Some difficulty
                     A lot of difficulty
                     Cannot do at all/Unable to do
                     Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AGE ≥ 55
                  
               
                     HA2
                  
                  
                     Usually receiving help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                  
                  
                     Yes, with at least one activity
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if (AGE ≥ 55) and
                     {HA1A ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1B ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1C ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1D ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1E ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1F ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1G ≠ No difficulty}
                  
               
                     HA3
                  
                  
                     Need for help or more help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks
                  
                  
                     Yes, with at least one activity
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if (AGE ≥ 55) and
                     {HA1A ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1B ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1C ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1D ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1E ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1F ≠ No difficulty
                     or HA1G ≠ No difficulty}
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Pain
                        
                     
                  
               
                     PN1
                  
                  
                     Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks
                  
                  
                     None
                     Very mild
                     Mild
                     Moderate
                     Severe
                     Very severe
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PN2
                  
                  
                     Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     A little bit
                     Moderately
                     Quite a bit
                     Extremely
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Mental health
                        
                     
                  
               
                     MH1A
                  
                  
                     Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1B
                  
                  
                     Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1C
                  
                  
                     Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1D
                  
                  
                     Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1E
                  
                  
                     Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1F
                  
                  
                     Extent of subject feeling negative about themselves, or feeling that they are a failure or have let themselves or their family down, over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1G
                  
                  
                     Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MH1H
                  
                  
                     Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people may have noticed; or being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual, over the last 2 weeks
                  
                  
                     Not at all
                     Several days
                     More than half the days
                     Nearly every day
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        Healthcare
                     
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Use of inpatient and day care
                        
                     
                  
               
                     HO12
                  
                  
                     Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     HO34
                  
                  
                     Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Use of ambulatory and home care
                        
                     
                  
               
                     AM1
                  
                  
                     Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist (for personal treatment)
                  
                  
                     Less than 6 months ago
                     6 to 12 months ago
                     12 months ago or longer
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AM2
                  
                  
                     Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)
                  
                  
                     Less than 12 months ago
                     12 months ago or longer
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AM3
                  
                  
                     Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If AM2 = Less than 12 months ago
                  
               
                     AM4
                  
                  
                     Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)
                  
                  
                     Less than 12 months ago
                     12 months ago or longer
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AM5
                  
                  
                     Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If AM4 = Less than 12 months ago
                  
               
                     AM6A
                  
                  
                     Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AM6B
                  
                  
                     Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AM7
                  
                  
                     Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Medicine use
                        
                     
                  
               
                     MD1
                  
                  
                     Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception)
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     MD2
                  
                  
                     Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception)
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Preventive services
                        
                     
                  
               
                     PA1
                  
                  
                     Last time of vaccination against flu
                  
                  
                     Year and month (YYYYMM)
                     Too long ago (before the previous calendar year)
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA2
                  
                  
                     Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 3 years
                     3 to less than 5 years
                     5 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA3
                  
                  
                     Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 3 years
                     3 to less than 5 years
                     5 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA4
                  
                  
                     Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 3 years
                     3 to less than 5 years
                     5 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA5
                  
                  
                     Last time of a faecal occult blood test
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 2 years
                     2 to less than 3 years
                     3 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA6
                  
                  
                     Last time of a colonoscopy
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 5 years
                     5 to less than 10 years
                     10 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PA7
                  
                  
                     Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 2 years
                     2 to less than 3 years
                     3 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If SEX = Female
                  
               
                     PA8
                  
                  
                     Last time of a cervical smear test
                  
                  
                     Within the past 12 months
                     1 to less than 2 years
                     2 to less than 3 years
                     3 years or more
                     Never
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If SEX = Female
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Unmet needs for healthcare
                        
                     
                  
               
                     UN1A
                  
                  
                     Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need for healthcare
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     UN1B
                  
                  
                     Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need for healthcare
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     UN2A
                  
                  
                     Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     UN2B
                  
                  
                     Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     UN2C
                  
                  
                     Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     UN2D
                  
                  
                     Could not afford mental healthcare (by a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     No need
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        Health determinants
                     
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Weight and height
                        
                     
                  
               
                     BM1
                  
                  
                     Height without shoes
                  
                  
                     Number in cm
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     BM2
                  
                  
                     Weight without clothes and shoes
                  
                  
                     Number in kg
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Physical activity
                        
                     
                  
               
                     PE1
                  
                  
                     Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)
                  
                  
                     Mostly sitting or standing
                     Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort
                     Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work
                     Not performing any working tasks
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PE2
                  
                  
                     Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously
                  
                  
                     Number of days
                     I never carry out such physical activities
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PE3
                  
                  
                     Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day
                  
                  
                     10-29 minutes per day
                     30-59 minutes per day
                     1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
                     2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
                     3 hours or more per day
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if PE2 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                  
               
                     PE4
                  
                  
                     Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously.
                  
                  
                     Number of days
                     I never carry out such physical activities
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PE5
                  
                  
                     Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day
                  
                  
                     10-29 minutes per day
                     30-59 minutes per day
                     1 hour to less than 2 hours per day
                     2 hours to less than 3 hours per day
                     3 hours or more per day
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if PE4 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                  
               
                     PE6
                  
                  
                     Number of days in a typical week doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities that cause at least a small increase in breathing or heart rate for at least 10 minutes continuously
                  
                  
                     Number of days
                     I never carry out such physical activities
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PE7
                  
                  
                     Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week
                  
                  
                     Hours and minutes (HHMM)
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if PE6 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities
                  
               
                     PE8
                  
                  
                     Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities
                  
                  
                     Number of days
                     I never carry out such physical activities
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     PE9
                  
                  
                     Time spent sitting on a typical day
                  
                  
                     Hours and minutes (HHMM)
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Dietary habits
                        
                     
                  
               
                     DH1
                  
                  
                     Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice
                  
                  
                     Once or more a day
                     4 to 6 times a week
                     1 to 3 times a week
                     Less than once a week
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     DH2
                  
                  
                     Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if DH1 = Once or more a day
                  
               
                     DH3
                  
                  
                     Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes
                  
                  
                     Once or more a day
                     4 to 6 times a week
                     1 to 3 times a week
                     Less than once a week
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     DH4
                  
                  
                     Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if DH3 = Once or more a day
                  
               
                     DH5
                  
                  
                     Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice
                  
                  
                     Once or more a day
                     4 to 6 times a week
                     1 to 3 times a week
                     Less than once a week
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     DH6
                  
                  
                     Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks
                  
                  
                     Once or more a day
                     4 to 6 times a week
                     1 to 3 times a week
                     Less than once a week
                     Never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Smoking
                        
                     
                  
               
                     SK1
                  
                  
                     Type of current tobacco smoking behaviour
                  
                  
                     Daily smoking
                     Occasional smoking
                     No smoking
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     SK2
                  
                  
                     Average number of cigarettes a day
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if SK1 = Daily smoking
                  
               
                     SK3
                  
                  
                     Former daily tobacco smoking
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if SK1 = Occasional smoking or No smoking or Not stated
                  
               
                     SK4
                  
                  
                     Number of years of daily tobacco smoking
                  
                  
                     Number
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if SK1 = Daily smoking
                     or
                     {(SK1 = Occasional smoking
                     or No smoking
                     or Not stated)
                     and SK3 = Yes}
                  
               
                     SK5
                  
                  
                     Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors
                  
                  
                     Every day, 1 hour or more a day
                     Every day, less than 1 hour per day
                     At least once a week (but not every day)
                     Less than once a week
                     Never or almost never
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     SK6
                  
                  
                     Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices use
                  
                  
                     Daily vaping
                     Occasional vaping
                     Former vaping
                     Never vaping
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Alcohol consumption
                        
                     
                  
               
                     AL1
                  
                  
                     Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol…) in the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Every day or almost
                     5 - 6 days a week
                     3 - 4 days a week
                     1 - 2 days a week
                     2 - 3 days in a month
                     Once a month
                     Less than once a month
                     Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol
                     Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     AL2
                  
                  
                     Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday-Thursday
                  
                  
                     On all 4 days
                     On 3 of the 4 days
                     On 2 of the 4 days
                     On 1 of the 4 days
                     On none of the 4 days
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AL1 =
                     Every day or almost
                     or 5 - 6 days a week
                     or 3 - 4 days a week
                     or 1 - 2 days a week
                  
               
                     AL3
                  
                  
                     Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)
                  
                  
                     16 or more drinks a day
                     10 - 15 drinks a day
                     6 - 9 drinks a day
                     4 - 5 drinks a day
                     3 drinks a day
                     2 drinks a day
                     1 drink a day
                     0 drink a day
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     If (AL1 =
                     Every day or almost
                     or 5 - 6 days a week
                     or 3 - 4 days a week
                     or 1 - 2 days a week)
                     and
                     (AL2 = On all 4 days
                     or On 3 of the 4 days
                     or On 2 of the 4 days
                     or On 1 of the 4 days)
                  
               
                     AL4
                  
                  
                     Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday-Sunday
                  
                  
                     On all 3 days
                     On 2 of the 3 days
                     On 1 of the 3 days
                     On none of the 3 days
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AL1 =
                     Every day or almost
                     or 5 - 6 days a week
                     or 3 - 4 days a week
                     or 1 - 2 days a week
                  
               
                     AL5
                  
                  
                     Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday-Sunday)
                  
                  
                     16 or more drinks a day
                     10 - 15 drinks a day
                     6 - 9 drinks a day
                     4 - 5 drinks a day
                     3 drinks a day
                     2 drinks a day
                     1 drink a day
                     0 drink a day
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if (AL1 =
                     Every day or almost
                     or 5 - 6 days a week
                     or 3 - 4 days a week
                     or 1 - 2 days a week)
                     and
                     (AL4 = On all 3 days
                     or On 2 of the 3 days
                     or On 1 of the 3 days)
                  
               
                     AL6
                  
                  
                     Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months
                  
                  
                     Every day or almost
                     5 - 6 days a week
                     3 - 4 days a week
                     1 - 2 days a week
                     2 - 3 days in a month
                     Once a month
                     Less than once a month
                     Not in the past 12 months
                     Never in my whole life
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if AL1 =
                     Every day or almost
                     or 5 - 6 days a week
                     or 3 - 4 days a week
                     or 1 - 2 days a week
                     or 2 - 3 days in a month
                     or Once a month
                     or Less than once a month
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Social support
                        
                     
                  
               
                     SS1
                  
                  
                     Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems
                  
                  
                     None
                     1 or 2
                     3 to 5
                     6 or more
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     SS2
                  
                  
                     Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing
                  
                  
                     A lot of concern and interest
                     Some concern and interest
                     Uncertain
                     Little concern and interest
                     No concern and interest
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     SS3
                  
                  
                     How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need
                  
                  
                     Very easy
                     Easy
                     Possible
                     Difficult
                     Very difficult
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     
                        
                           Provision of informal care or assistance
                        
                     
                  
               
                     IC1
                  
                  
                     Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from some age problem, chronic health condition or infirmity, at least once a week (professional activities excluded)
                  
                  
                     Yes
                     No
                     Not stated
                  
                  
                     Everybody
                  
               
                     IC2
                  
                  
                     Prevailing relationship of the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age being provided with care or assistance at least once a week from the respondent
                  
                  
                     Member(s) of respondent's family
                     Non-member(s) of respondent's family
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if IC1 = Yes
                  
               
                     IC3
                  
                  
                     Number of hours per week the respondent provides care or assistance to the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age
                  
                  
                     Less than 10 hours per week
                     At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week
                     20 hours per week or more
                     Not stated
                     Not applicable
                  
                  
                     if IC1 = Yes
                  
               
            (1)  AGE refers to age of respondent in completed years.
      
      
         ANNEX II
         
            Precision requirements
         
         
                  
                     1.
                  
                  
                     Precision requirements for all data sets are expressed in standard errors and are defined as continuous functions of the actual estimates and of the size of the statistical population in a country.
                  
               
                  
                     2.
                  
                  The estimated standard error of a particular estimate
                        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
                              
                              
                                 1 200 
                              
                              
                                 2 800 
                              
                           
               
      
         ANNEX III
         
            National territories that are excluded from the survey
         
         
                     Country
                  
                  
                     National territories
                  
               
                     France
                  
                  
                     French Overseas Departments and territories
                  
               
                     Cyprus
                  
                  
                     The non-government-controlled area
                  
               
                     Netherlands
                  
                  
                     Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba)
                  
               
                     Ireland
                  
                  
                     All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia
                  
               
                     United Kingdom
                  
                  
                     Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands