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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98note, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:
(1)The European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) is a general population survey in the health domain providing statistical information on health status, health determinants and healthcare activities in the Union. It is a major Union reference source for evidence-based, health-related policies including those on social inclusion and protection, healthy lifestyles, healthy ageing and well-being, health inequalities, healthcare access and quality of healthcare services.
(2)To cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, the Commission should specify the number and the titles of variables for the dataset in the EHIS.
(3)In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the number of variables in this Delegated Regulation is not to exceed, by more than 5 %, the number of variables for the health domain of those already required, on a mandatory basis, by the Commission (Eurostat) on 3 November 2019,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
The number and titles of the variables for the data set in the health domain are set out in the Annex.
Article 2#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Number and titles of the variables for the health domain
| Topic | Detailed topic | Variable identifier | Variables name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical items12 technical variables | Data collection information | PRIMSTRAT | Stratum |
| PSU | Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) | ||
| Identification | HHID | Identification number of household | |
| PID | Identification number of respondent | ||
| Weights | WGT | Final individual weight | |
| Interview characteristics | PROXY | Nature of participation in the survey | |
| REFDATE | Reference date of the interview | ||
| INTMETHOD | Interviewing mode used | ||
| INTLANG | Language used for interview | ||
| Localisation | REGION | Region of residence | |
| COUNTRY | Country of residence | ||
| DEG_URB | Degree of urbanisation | ||
| Person and household characteristics11 collected variables1 derived variable | Demography | SEX | Sex |
| AGE | Age in completed years | ||
| YEARBIRTH | Year of birth | ||
| PASSBIRTH | Passing of birthday | ||
| Citizenship and migrant background | BIRTHPLACE | Country of birth | |
| CITIZEN | Country of main citizenship | ||
| BIRTHPLACEFATH | Country of birth of the father | ||
| BIRTHPLACEMOTH | Country of birth of the mother | ||
| Household composition | PARTNERS | Partners living in the same household | |
| HHNBPERS | Household size | ||
| HHNBPERS_0_13 | Number of persons aged 13 or younger | ||
| HHTYPE | Household type | ||
| Labour market participation5 collected variables | Main activity status (self-defined) | MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) |
| Elementary job characteristics | JOBISCO | Occupation in main job | |
| LOCNACE | Economic activity of the local unit for main job | ||
| FT_PT | Full or part-time main job (self-defined) | ||
| JOBSTAT | Status in employment in main job | ||
| Educational attainment and background1 collected variable | Educational attainment level | HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
| Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts1 collected variable | Total household monthly income | HHINCOME | Net current monthly household income |
| Health status and disability, access to and availability and use of healthcare and health determinants128 collected variables4 collected optional variables | Minimum European Health Module | HS1 | Self-perceived general health |
| HS2 | Long-standing health problem | ||
| HS3 | Limitation in activities because of health problems | ||
| Diseases and chronic conditions | CD1A | Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included) | |
| CD1B | Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1C | Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1D | Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1E | Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1F | Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1G | Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1H | Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1I | Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1J | Having diabetes in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1K | Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1M | Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1N | Having kidney problems in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1O | Having depression in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1P | Having high blood lipids in the past 12 months | ||
| CD1R | Having cancer (i.e. received cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, living with cancer) in the past 12 months | ||
| CD2 | Self-perceived general oral health | ||
| Accidents and injuries | AC1 | Occurrence of a home or leisure accident in the past 12 months | |
| Pain | PN1 | Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks | |
| PN2 | Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework) | ||
| Mental health, including addictions | MH1A | Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks | |
| MH1B | Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH1C | Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH1D | Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH1E | Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH1F | Extent of respondent feeling negative about themselves, or feeling that they are a failure or have let themselves or their family down over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH1G | Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks | ||
| 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 | ||
| MH2A | Feeling cheerful and in good spirits over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH2B | Feeling calm and relaxed over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH2C | Feeling active and vigorous over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH2D | Waking up feeling fresh and rested over the last 2 weeks | ||
| MH2E | Feeling that daily life has been filled with things that interest over the last 2 weeks | ||
| Functional limitations | PL1 | Wearing glasses or contact lenses | |
| PL2 | Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses | ||
| PL3 | Use of a hearing aid | ||
| PL4 | Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid | ||
| PL5 | Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid | ||
| PL6 | Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid | ||
| PL7 | Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps | ||
| PL8 | Difficulty in remembering or concentrating | ||
| PL8A | Difficulty in communicating (using usual language, for example understanding or being understood by others) | ||
| PL9 | Difficulty in biting and chewing on hard foods | ||
| Difficulties in personal care activities | PC1A | Difficulty in feeding yourself | |
| PC1B | Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair | ||
| PC1C | Difficulty in dressing and undressing | ||
| PC1D | Difficulty in using toilets | ||
| PC1E | Difficulty in bathing or showering | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Difficulties in household activities | HA1A | Difficulty in preparing meals | |
| HA1B | Difficulty in using the telephone | ||
| HA1C | Difficulty to do shopping | ||
| HA1D | Difficulty in managing medication | ||
| HA1E | Difficulty in doing light housework | ||
| HA1F | Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework | ||
| HA1G | Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Temporary limitation in activity (due to health problems) | AW2 | Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months | |
| Barriers to participation in specific life domains | BA1 | Difficulty leaving home due to long-standing health problems (chronic conditions or impairments) | |
| BA2 | Difficulty using various forms of transportation due to longstanding health problems | ||
| BA3 | Difficulty accessing public buildings, including moving about once inside and using indoor building facilities due to longstanding health problems | ||
| BA4 (optional) | Main reason contributing to the difficulty experienced (other than long-standing health problems) | ||
| BA5 | Difficulty attending social activities such as getting together with family or friends, going to dinner, going to social events due to longstanding health problems | ||
| BA6 (optional) | Main reason contributing to the difficulty experienced attending social activities (other than long-standing health problems) | ||
| BA7 | Difficulty using internet due to long-standing health problems | ||
| Use of health and long-term care | HO12 | Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months | |
| HO34 | Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months | ||
| AM1 | Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist (for personal treatment) | ||
| AM2 | Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment) | ||
| AM3 | Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment) | ||
| AM4 | Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment) | ||
| AM5 | Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment) | ||
| AM6A | Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months | ||
| AM6B | Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months | ||
| LT1 | Receiving regularly (at least once a week) informal care or assistance due to a chronic health condition or infirmity or due to old age | ||
| LT2 | Receiving regularly (at least once a week) any (formal) home care services due to a chronic health condition or infirmity or due to old age | ||
| LT3 | Number of hours per week regularly receiving (formal) home care services for personal needs | ||
| Medicine use | MD1 | Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception) | |
| MD2 | Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception) | ||
| Preventive care | PA1 | Last time of vaccination against flu | |
| PA2 | Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional | ||
| PA3 | Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional | ||
| PA4 | Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional | ||
| PA5 | Last time of a faecal occult blood test | ||
| PA6 | Last time of a colonoscopy | ||
| PA7 | Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray) | ||
| PA8 | Last time of a cervical smear test | ||
| Access to healthcare | UN1A | Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s) | |
| UN2A | Unmet need for mental healthcare | ||
| UN2B | Main reason for unmet need for mental healthcare | ||
| Height and weight | BM1 | Height without shoes | |
| BM2 | Weight without clothes and shoes | ||
| Physical activity | PE1 | Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included) | |
| PE2 | Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously | ||
| PE3 | Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day | ||
| PE4 | Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously | ||
| PE5 | Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day | ||
| 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 | ||
| PE7 | Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week | ||
| PE8 | Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities | ||
| PE9 | Time spent sitting on a typical day | ||
| Nutritional habits | DH1 | Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice | |
| DH2 | Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice | ||
| DH3 | Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes | ||
| DH4 | Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day | ||
| DH5 | Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice | ||
| DH6 | Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks | ||
| DH7 | Frequency of eating red meat | ||
| DH8 | Frequency of eating processed meat products | ||
| Smoking | SK1 | Type of tobacco smoking behaviour | |
| SK2 | Average number of cigarettes a day | ||
| SK3 | Former daily tobacco smoking | ||
| SK4 | Number of years of daily tobacco smoking | ||
| SK5 | Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors | ||
| SK6A | Type of heated tobacco products use behaviour | ||
| SK6B | Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices behaviour | ||
| 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 | |
| AL2 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink from Monday to Thursday | ||
| AL3 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days from Monday to Thursday | ||
| AL4 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink from Friday to Sunday | ||
| AL5 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days from Friday to Sunday | ||
| AL6 | Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months | ||
| Social and environmental factors | SS1 | Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems | |
| SS2 | Degree of concern shown by other people in what the respondent is doing | ||
| SS3 | How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need | ||
| IC12 | Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from any chronic health condition or infirmity or due to old age, at least once a week | ||
| 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 | ||
| Suicide (optional) | SU1 | Having had thoughts about committing suicide | |
| SU2 | Having ever made a suicide attempt |
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