European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (European Union)
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Eurostat.
Primary purpose: To measure the health status, health determinants, and healthcare access among EU citizens in a harmonized and comparable manner across Member States.
Type of information: Health status: General health status (Minimum European health module): self-perceived health, chronic morbidity and activity limitation; Disease-specific morbidity; Accidents and injuries; Health-related absenteeism from work; Physical and sensory functional limitations (also cognitive limitations in wave 3); Difficulties in personal care activities / activities of daily living and help received/needed; Household activities / Instrumental activities of daily living and help received/needed; Pain; Aspect of mental health (psychological distress and mental well-being in the first wave, depressive symptoms in the second and third waves); Work-related health problems (only in the first wave). Health care: Hospitalisation (in-patient and day care); Consultations with doctors and dentists; Visits to specific health professionals; Use of home care services; Use of medicines; Healthcare preventive actions; Unmet needs for health care; Out-of-pocket payments for medical care (only in the first wave); Satisfaction with services provided by healthcare providers (only in the first wave); Visits to specific categories of alternative medicine practitioners (only in the first wave). Health determinants: Height and weight; Physical activity/exercise; Consumption of fruits, vegetables and juice; Drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks (only in the third wave); Tobacco smoking behaviour and exposure to tobacco smoke; Use of e-cigarettes or similar electronic devices (only in the third wave); Alcohol consumption; Social support; Provision of informal care or assistance (only in the second and third waves); Illicit drug use (only in the first wave); Environment (only in the first wave); Background variables on demography and socio-economic characteristics. Age; Sex; Educational attainment level; Income quintile group; Degree of urbanization; Country of birth; Country of citizenship; Activity limitation.
Data level: Respondent level.
Number of Records: Population aged 15 or over living in private households residing in the territory of the EU countries.
Date Range: 2006-2020.
Cancer Areas of Interest: Malignant neoplasm of the trachea (C33); Malignant neoplasm of the bronchus and lung (C34); Malignant neoplasm of the colon (C18); Malignant neoplasm of the rectosigmoid junction (C19); Malignant neoplasm of the rectum (C20); Malignant neoplasm of the breast (C50); Malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri (C53); Malignant neoplasm of the prostate (C61).
Data access: Partially publicly available [1]. Instructions to request data for restricted content [2].
Contact information: Information [3].
