Survey: The Estonian Health Interview Survey (ETeU) (Estonia)

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Type of database: survey.

Primary purpose: The aim of ETeU is to assess the health status of the Estonian population, the factors influencing it, the restrictions caused by health, the need for assistance, the use of health care services and to compare the results with previous surveys.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: National Institute for Health Development; Statistics Estonia.

Type of information: longitudinal. The questionnaire covers a broad range of health-related topics, such as demographic information and health status, such as age, sex, year, self-perceived health, diagnosis, periodicity of physician consultation, number of drugs; lifestyle and environment: employment status, alcohol consumption, smoking habit; mental health and well-being; functional and physical limitations: explores physical disabilities or difficulties in performing daily tasks; accidents and injuries: medical procedures; chronic conditions: specific questions are dedicated to a range of chronic illnesses and conditions. The data dictionaries can vary according the year. To access all questionnaires, click here to learn more.

Available type of information: sex; age; year; self-perceived health, education, employment status, place of residence, periodicity of physician consultation, number of drugs, smoking habit, alcohol consumption. Click here to learn more.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level

Number of Records: unknown.

Date range: 1996 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access, go to "Health and health behaviour" > "Estonian Health Interview Survey". Data can be downloaded in the formats XLSX; CSV; PX; XML; JPG and JSON. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Data has access costs. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.

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