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. )
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.
| Variable code | Variable name | Categories | Filter |
|---|---|---|---|
| PID | Identification number of respondent | 10-digit number | Everybody |
| HHID | Identification number of household | Everybody | |
| PRIMSTRAT | Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample | Everybody | |
| SU | Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample | Everybody | |
| WGT | Final individual weight | 8-digit number | Everybody |
| WGT_SPEC | Final special individual weight | Everybody | |
| PROXY | Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview) | Everybody | |
| REFDATE | Reference date of the interview | 8-digit number (YYYYMMDD) | Everybody |
| INTMETHOD | Data collection method used | Everybody | |
| INTLANG | Language used for interview | Everybody | |
| SEX | Sex of respondent | Everybody | |
| YEARBIRTH | Year of birth of respondent | 4-digit number (YYYY) | Everybody |
| PASSBIRTH | Passing of respondent's birthday on the day of the interview | Everybody | |
| COUNTRY | Country of residence | Country code (SCL GEO code) | Everybody |
| REGION | Region of residence | Everybody | |
| DEG_URB | Degree of urbanisation | Everybody | |
| BIRTHPLACE | Country of birth | Everybody | |
| CITIZEN | Country of main citizenship | Everybody | |
| BIRHTPLACEFATH | Country of birth of father | Everybody | |
| BIRTHPLACEMOTH | Country of birth of mother | Everybody | |
| HATLEVEL | Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) | Everybody | |
| MAINSTAT | Main activity status (self-defined) | Everybody | |
| FT_PT | Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) | MAINSTAT = Employed | |
| JOBSTAT | Status in employment in main job | MAINSTAT = Employed | |
| JOBISCO | Occupation in main job | MAINSTAT = Employed | |
| LOCNACE | Economic activity of the local unit for main job (economic sector) | MAINSTAT = Employed | |
| PARTNERS | Partners living in the same household | Everybody | |
| MARSTALEGAL | Legal marital status | Everybody | |
| HHNBPERS | Household size | Everybody | |
| HHNBPERS_0_13 | Number of persons aged 13 or younger | Everybody | |
| HHTYPE | Household type | Everybody | |
| HHINCOME | Net monthly equivalised income of the household | Everybody | |
| HS1 | Self-perceived general health | Everybody | |
| HS2 | Long-standing health problem | Everybody | |
| HS3 | Limitation in activities because of health problems | Everybody | |
| CD1A | Having asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included) | Everybody | |
| CD1B | Having chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1C | Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1D | Having a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1E | Having high blood pressure in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1F | Having a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) or chronic consequences of stroke in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1G | Having arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1H | Having a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1I | Having a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1J | Having diabetes in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1K | Having an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1L | Having cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1M | Having urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1N | Having kidney problems in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1O | Having depression in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD1P | Having high blood lipids in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| CD2 | Self-perceived general oral health | Everybody | |
| AC1A | Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AC1B | Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AC1C | Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AC2 | Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months | ||
| AW1 | Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months | if MAINSTAT = Employed | |
| AW2 | Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months | if AW1 = Yes | |
| PL1 | Wearing glasses or contact lenses | Everybody | |
| PL2 | Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses | If PL1 = Yes or No or Not stated | |
| PL3 | Use of a hearing aid | 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 | 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 | If PL3 = Yes or No or Not stated | |
| PL6 | Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid | Everybody | |
| PL7 | Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps | Everybody | |
| PL8 | Difficulty in remembering or concentrating | Everybody | |
| PL9 | Difficulty biting and chewing on hard foods | if AGE | |
| PC1A | Difficulty in feeding yourself | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| PC1B | Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| PC1C | Difficulty in dressing and undressing | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| PC1D | Difficulty in using toilets | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| PC1E | Difficulty in bathing or showering | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| HA1A | Difficulty in preparing meals | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1B | Difficulty in using the telephone | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1C | Difficulty to do shopping | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1D | Difficulty in managing medication | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1E | Difficulty in doing light housework | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1F | Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework | if AGE ≥ 55 | |
| HA1G | Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| PN1 | Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks | Everybody | |
| PN2 | Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework) | Everybody | |
| MH1A | Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks | Everybody | |
| MH1B | Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks | Everybody | |
| MH1C | Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks | Everybody | |
| MH1D | Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks | Everybody | |
| MH1E | Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks | 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 | Everybody | |
| MH1G | Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks | 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 | Everybody | |
| HO12 | Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| HO34 | Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AM1 | Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist (for personal treatment) | Everybody | |
| AM2 | Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment) | Everybody | |
| AM3 | Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment) | If AM2 = Less than 12 months ago | |
| AM4 | Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment) | Everybody | |
| AM5 | Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment) | If AM4 = Less than 12 months ago | |
| AM6A | Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AM6B | Consultation of a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| AM7 | Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| MD1 | Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception) | Everybody | |
| MD2 | Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks (excluding contraception) | Everybody | |
| PA1 | Last time of vaccination against flu | Everybody | |
| PA2 | Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional | Everybody | |
| PA3 | Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional | Everybody | |
| PA4 | Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional | Everybody | |
| PA5 | Last time of a faecal occult blood test | Everybody | |
| PA6 | Last time of a colonoscopy | Everybody | |
| PA7 | Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray) | If SEX = Female | |
| PA8 | Last time of a cervical smear test | If SEX = Female | |
| UN1A | Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s) | Everybody | |
| UN1B | Unmet need for healthcare in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems | Everybody | |
| UN2A | Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| UN2B | Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| UN2C | Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| UN2D | Could not afford mental healthcare (by a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months | Everybody | |
| BM1 | Height without shoes | Everybody | |
| BM2 | Weight without clothes and shoes | Everybody | |
| PE1 | Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included) | Everybody | |
| PE2 | Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously | Everybody | |
| PE3 | Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day | 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. | Everybody | |
| PE5 | Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day | 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 | Everybody | |
| PE7 | Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week | if PE6 ≠ I never carry out such physical activities | |
| PE8 | Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities | Everybody | |
| PE9 | Time spent sitting on a typical day | Everybody | |
| DH1 | Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice | Everybody | |
| DH2 | Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice | if DH1 = Once or more a day | |
| DH3 | Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes | Everybody | |
| DH4 | Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day | if DH3 = Once or more a day | |
| DH5 | Frequency of drinking pure fruit or vegetable juice | Everybody | |
| DH6 | Frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks | Everybody | |
| SK1 | Type of current tobacco smoking behaviour | Everybody | |
| SK2 | Average number of cigarettes a day | if SK1 = Daily smoking | |
| SK3 | Former daily tobacco smoking | if SK1 = Occasional smoking or No smoking or Not stated | |
| SK4 | Number of years of daily tobacco smoking | ||
| SK5 | Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors | Everybody | |
| SK6 | Type of electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices use | Everybody | |
| 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 | Everybody | |
| AL2 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday-Thursday | ||
| AL3 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday) | ||
| AL4 | Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday-Sunday | ||
| AL5 | Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday-Sunday) | ||
| AL6 | Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months | ||
| SS1 | Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems | Everybody | |
| SS2 | Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing | Everybody | |
| SS3 | How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need | Everybody | |
| 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) | 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 | 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 | if IC1 = Yes |
shall not be bigger than the following amount:
. | 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 |
| 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 |