Health and health care; personal characteristics, 2014-2021

Table explanation

Description topics

Medical contacts

Persons are asked if they had contact with their GP, specialist, dentist, dental hygienist, orthodontist, physiotherapist, exercise therapist, psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist, and if he or she is treated by alternative healer. Also, if there were hospital admissions or day care admissions, if people have home care and if they had care abroad. Most questions after medical contacts are asked to persons of all ages. Contacts that do not often occur in the case of children are posed from an older age.

Hospital admissions in last 12 months

Hospital admissions are divided into:
- day admissions (without overnight stay)
- admission with at least one overnight stay
Hospital admissions in connection with delivery or birth are excluded.

Admissions with overnight stays

Admissions in a hospital or a clinic for at least one night.

Admissions per 100 patients

The average number of admissions with at least 1 overnight stay in hospital per 100 patients during the 12 months preceding the interview. Patients are persons who are admitted in the hospital at least once, for at least 1 night during 12 months preceding the interview.
From 2021, the number of times a person has spent one night or more in hospital will no longer be asked.

Day admission

Day admissions are hospital admissions without overnight stay e.g. for planned minor surgery, exploratory/keyhole surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment.

Day admissions per 100 patients

The average number of day admissions per 100 persons with at least 1 day admission in hospital during the 12 months preceding the interview.
From 2021, the number of times a respondent had a day admission was no longer asked.