Health and health care; personal characteristics

Health and health care; personal characteristics

Characteristics Margins Periods Self-perceived health: good/very good (%) Anxiety, 12 years or older Anxious period, ever had (%) Anxiety, 12 years or older Anxious period, in the last 12 months (%) Chronic disorders 1 or more chronic disorders (%) Functional limitations GALI limitation, 4 years or older (%) Medical contacts Contact with GP Persons with at least 1 contact (%)
Total persons Value 2023 77.5 31.8 16.5 31.2 30.4 66.6
Total persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 76.6 30.8 15.7 30.3 29.4 65.6
Total persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 78.4 32.9 17.4 32.2 31.4 67.6
Sex: Male Value 2023 79.9 26.4 13.2 28.9 26.5 61.3
Sex: Male Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 78.7 25.0 12.1 27.6 25.2 59.8
Sex: Male Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 81.1 27.9 14.4 30.3 27.9 62.8
Sex: Female Value 2023 75.1 37.2 19.8 33.5 34.2 71.9
Sex: Female Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 73.9 35.7 18.6 32.2 32.8 70.6
Sex: Female Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 76.4 38.7 21.1 34.9 35.6 73.2
Age: 0 to 3 years Value 2023 96.8 . . 6.4 . 71.4
Age: 0 to 3 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 94.3 . . 4.3 . 66.4
Age: 0 to 3 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 98.2 . . 9.5 . 75.9
Age: 4 to 11 years Value 2023 97.3 . . 11.3 8.7 55.3
Age: 4 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 95.8 . . 9.2 6.8 51.8
Age: 4 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 98.3 . . 13.7 10.9 58.8
Age: 12 to 15 years Value 2023 93.2 16.3 10.5 10.9 9.4 47.4
Age: 12 to 15 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 90.4 13.2 8.0 8.3 7.0 42.8
Age: 12 to 15 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 95.2 20.0 13.7 14.1 12.5 52.0
Age: 16 to 19 years Value 2023 86.7 24.0 17.8 14.1 15.4 59.6
Age: 16 to 19 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 83.0 20.1 14.4 11.0 12.2 54.8
Age: 16 to 19 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 89.7 28.4 21.8 17.8 19.3 64.2
Age: 20 to 29 years Value 2023 82.2 37.0 22.9 21.8 18.7 64.9
Age: 20 to 29 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.6 34.0 20.3 19.3 16.4 61.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 84.5 40.1 25.7 24.5 21.3 67.8
Age: 30 to 39 years Value 2023 81.9 35.8 17.2 23.6 21.8 63.4
Age: 30 to 39 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.4 32.9 15.1 21.1 19.4 60.4
Age: 30 to 39 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 84.2 38.8 19.7 26.3 24.5 66.3
Age: 40 to 49 years Value 2023 76.9 38.6 18.2 31.7 30.1 65.6
Age: 40 to 49 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 74.0 35.6 15.9 28.8 27.2 62.6
Age: 40 to 49 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.5 41.7 20.9 34.7 33.1 68.5
Age: 50 to 54 years Value 2023 70.5 36.7 19.2 38.6 34.6 69.8
Age: 50 to 54 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 66.7 32.9 16.2 34.8 30.9 66.0
Age: 50 to 54 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 74.1 40.6 22.6 42.6 38.5 73.3
Age: 55 to 64 years Value 2023 67.6 32.8 16.1 45.1 41.5 70.5
Age: 55 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 64.9 30.3 14.1 42.3 38.8 67.9
Age: 55 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 70.1 35.5 18.3 47.8 44.2 72.9
Age: 65 to 74 years Value 2023 67.5 27.1 11.8 51.0 48.6 73.1
Age: 65 to 74 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 64.7 24.7 10.1 48.1 45.8 70.6
Age: 65 to 74 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 70.1 29.8 13.8 53.8 51.5 75.6
Age: 75 years or older Value 2023 58.9 21.6 10.5 52.5 55.8 80.6
Age: 75 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 55.7 19.1 8.7 49.3 52.7 78.0
Age: 75 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 62.0 24.3 12.6 55.6 58.9 83.0
Age: 0 to 11 years Value 2023 97.2 . . 9.7 8.7 60.5
Age: 0 to 11 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 95.9 . . 8.1 6.8 57.6
Age: 0 to 11 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 98.0 . . 11.6 10.9 63.3
Age: 12 to 17 years Value 2023 92.0 18.0 12.6 10.4 10.2 52.0
Age: 12 to 17 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 89.7 15.3 10.3 8.3 8.1 48.2
Age: 12 to 17 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 93.9 21.1 15.3 13.0 12.7 55.7
Age: 18 years or older Value 2023 73.3 33.0 16.9 36.2 34.3 68.8
Age: 18 years or older Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 72.3 31.9 16.0 35.1 33.2 67.7
Age: 18 years or older Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 74.3 34.2 17.8 37.4 35.4 69.9
The Netherlands Value 2023 78.9 31.0 15.3 31.7 30.9 67.1
The Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 77.9 29.9 14.4 30.6 29.8 66.0
The Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.8 32.2 16.2 32.8 32.0 68.2
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Value 2023 75.2 35.7 21.3 29.4 29.0 66.8
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 71.8 31.8 18.1 26.1 25.6 63.1
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 78.4 39.8 25.0 33.0 32.6 70.3
Outside Europe Value 2023 73.3 33.4 19.3 30.2 29.1 64.8
Outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 70.8 30.7 17.0 27.7 26.6 62.1
Outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 75.7 36.3 21.9 32.8 31.8 67.4
Origin: born in the Netherlands Value 2023 79.2 31.0 15.5 30.7 29.8 66.9
Origin: born in the Netherlands Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 78.3 29.9 14.6 29.7 28.8 65.8
Origin: born in the Netherlands Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 80.1 32.1 16.4 31.7 30.8 67.9
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Value 2023 78.9 31.0 15.3 31.7 30.9 67.1
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 77.9 29.9 14.4 30.6 29.8 66.0
Origin: born in NL, parents in NL Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 79.8 32.2 16.2 32.8 32.0 68.2
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Value 2023 81.4 31.0 16.8 25.2 23.7 65.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 78.8 27.8 14.2 22.6 21.1 62.7
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 83.7 34.5 19.7 27.9 26.5 68.6
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Value 2023 77.4 30.2 17.7 30.7 29.5 67.5
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 72.7 24.9 13.5 26.0 24.8 62.3
Origin: born in NL, parent(s) in Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 81.6 36.1 22.9 35.8 34.7 72.3
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Value 2023 83.2 31.4 16.4 22.7 20.9 64.9
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 80.0 27.5 13.3 19.6 17.9 61.2
Origin: born NL, parent(s) out. Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 85.9 35.7 20.0 26.0 24.4 68.4
Origin: born abroad Value 2023 67.0 36.5 22.3 34.4 33.7 65.1
Origin: born abroad Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 63.9 33.4 19.7 31.4 30.7 62.0
Origin: born abroad Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 70.0 39.8 25.3 37.5 36.8 68.1
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Value 2023 73.1 40.1 24.3 28.2 28.5 66.1
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 68.0 34.7 19.6 23.6 23.8 60.8
Origin: born in Europe (excl. NL) Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 77.7 45.9 29.6 33.4 33.7 71.1
Origin: born outside Europe Value 2023 64.4 34.9 21.5 37.1 35.9 64.7
Origin: born outside Europe Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 60.5 31.2 18.3 33.4 32.2 60.9
Origin: born outside Europe Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 68.1 38.9 25.1 41.0 39.8 68.4
Position: single; < 40 year Value 2023 78.8 43.0 25.5 23.5 23.9 60.1
Position: single; < 40 year Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 74.8 38.5 21.7 19.9 20.2 55.6
Position: single; < 40 year Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 82.4 47.5 29.8 27.6 28.0 64.5
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Value 2023 57.7 45.1 25.4 50.1 47.2 72.6
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 53.0 40.5 21.5 45.5 42.6 68.4
Position: single; 40 to 64 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 62.2 49.7 29.8 54.7 51.8 76.4
Position: single; >= 65 years Value 2023 55.0 28.5 13.6 55.9 58.9 80.6
Position: single; >= 65 years Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 51.1 25.1 11.1 52.0 55.0 77.4
Position: single; >= 65 years Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 58.8 32.1 16.5 59.7 62.7 83.5
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Value 2023 90.8 22.3 18.1 14.1 15.5 62.0
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 86.2 15.3 11.8 10.2 11.0 55.6
Position: child<18 yrs one-parent Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 93.9 31.3 26.7 19.2 21.2 68.0
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Value 2023 . . . . . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . . . . . .
Positon: child of age, one-parent househ Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2023 . . . . . .
Position: child < 18 yrs, two-parents Value 2023 96.5 16.1 10.9 9.2 8.0 56.5
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains data on the perceived state of health and on contacts with providers of medical care of the Dutch population from 0 years on in private households. These data can be grouped by several personal characteristics. For several topics a different age demarcation applies. The age boundaries are listed at the relevant topics.

Data available from: 2014

Status of the data: final.

Changes by March 12, 2024:
The year 2023 have been added.

When will new data be published?
Data on reporting year 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025.

Description topics

Self-perceived health: good/very good
Percentage of persons who answered ꞌgoodꞌ or ꞌvery goodꞌ to the question: ꞌHow do you assess your general state of health?ꞌ / ꞌHow does your child assess his, her general state of health?ꞌ. Parents or caretakers answer this question on behalf of children under the age of 12 years.
Anxiety, 12 years or older
Anxious period, ever had
The percentage of people aged 12 years or older who answered ‘yes’ to the question, “Have you ever had a period when you were very anxious or worried, for at least 2 weeks in a row?”
Anxious period, in the last 12 months
The percentage of people aged 12 years or older who answered 'yes' to the question 'Have you ever had a period when you were very anxious or worried, for at least 2 weeks in a row?' and 'yes' to the follow-up question 'Have you had this in the past 12 months?'.
Chronic disorders
All respondents are asked: ꞌDo you /Does your child have one or more chronic disorders?ꞌ Chronic means (in anticipation) 6 months or longer. Next, 23 disorders and a remainder category 'other disorders' are presented and persons are asked if they had this disorder during the last 12 months. Persons are asked after 3 of these disorders if they ever suffered from it. Besides (more elaborately) is asked after diabetes. Most questions on specific chronic disorders are being asked to persons of all ages. Questions on disorders that do not occur amongst youngsters are posed to persons of 12 years or older.
1 or more chronic disorders
Percentage of persons who answered ꞌyesꞌ to the question: ꞌDo you / Does your child suffer from one or more chronic illnesses or disorders?ꞌ Chronic is (in anticipation) 6 months or longer.
Functional limitations
Functional limitations (physical) are observed by means of 3 groups of questions:
a. The OECD indicator for persons in the age category of 12 years or older.
b. The ADL (Activities of Daily Living) indicator for persons in the age category of 55 years or older.
c. Temporary activity limitations and bed-days for persons of all ages.
Besides, a general question about the functional limitations (GALI-indicator) is asked.
GALI limitation, 4 years or older
Percentage of persons that for at least the past 6 months are limited because of a health problem in activities people/children usually do. This internationally used and adjusted indicator for health limitations is called the GALI, which stands for Global Activity Limitation Indicator. This indicator is calculated for all persons 4 years and older.
In 2014, this indicator was calculated by use of 2 questions, in 2015 both questions are combined in 1 question. This had no effect on the outcome.
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. For children up to 12 years old, these questions are answered by the parent/guardian. 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.
Contact with GP
From 2021, the introductory text for the question about GP contacts has been changed to: Now something about contacts with the GP. This includes visits to the GP practice, home visits, telephone consultations, video calling, contacts via email or other e-consultations. Contacts with a replacement GP or with the GP post must also be included. Contacts with the practice assistant and the practice nurse should not be included.
Until 2021, the introductory text was 'Contacts with the GP include visits to the GP practice, home visits and telephone consultations. Contacts with a replacement GP or with the GP post also count. Contacts with the practice assistant and the practice nurse do not count.'
Contacts in the 12 months prior to the survey date are asked in the questionnaire. The questions are asked to respondents of all ages.
Persons with at least 1 contact
Percentage of persons in the population who contacted a GP at least once in the 12 months preceding the interview.