Data Dictionary: European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) - Czech Republic

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Variables Description
PID Personal identifier
PWGT Personal weight
PROXY Was the selected person interviewed or someone of his/her household (proxy interview)
INSTIT If the person is living in an institution
AGE Age of the person at the moment of interview
SEX Sex
IP01 Country
IP02 Region of residence
IP03 Degree of urbanisation
IP04 Date of interview
HH03 What is your country of birth?
HH04 What is your citizenship?
HH05 What is your legal marital status?
HH06 May I just check, are you living with someone in this household as a couple?
HH07 What is the highest education leaving certificate, diploma or education degree you have obtained? Please include any vocational training
HH08 How would you define your current labour status?
HH09 Have you ever worked for pay or profit?
HH10 Are (Were) you an employee, self-employed or working without payment as a family worker?
HH11 What type of work contract do (did) you have?
HH12 In your (main) job do (did) you work full-time or part-time?
HH13 What is (was) your occupation in this job?
HH14 What does (did) the business/organisation mainly produce or do at the place where you work (worked) (e.g. chemical, fishing, hotel/restaurant, health and social work, etc.)?
HS01 How is your health in general?
HS02 Do you have any longstanding illness or [longstanding] health problem? [By longstanding I mean illnesses or health problems which have lasted, or are expected to last, for 6 months or more].
HS03 For at least the past 6 months, to what extent have you been limited because of a health problem in activities people usually do?
HS04A Do you have or have you ever had asthma (allergic asthma included)?
HS04B Do you have or have you ever had chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema?
HS04C Do you have or have you ever had myocardial infarction?
HS04D Do you have or have you ever had coronary heart disease (angina pectoris)?
HS04E Do you have or have you ever had high blood pressure (hypertension)?
HS04F Do you have or have you ever had stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis)?
HS04G Do you have or have you ever had rheumatoid arthritis (inflammation of the joints)?
HS04H Do you have or have you ever had osteoarthritis (arthrosis, joint degeneration)?
HS04I Do you have or have you ever had low back disorder or other chronic back defect?
HS04J Do you have or have you ever had neck disorder or other chronic neck defect?
HS04K Do you have or have you ever had diabetes?
HS04L Do you have or have you ever had allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded)?
HS04M Do you have or have you ever had stomach ulcer (gastric or duodenal ulcer)?
HS04N Do you have or have you ever had cirrhosis of the liver, liver dysfunction?
HS04O Do you have or have you ever had cancer (malignant tumour, also including leukaemia and lymphoma)?
HS04P Do you have or have you ever had severe headache such as migraine?
HS04Q Do you have or have you ever had urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder?
HS04R Do you have or have you ever had chronic anxiety?
HS04S Do you have or have you ever had chronic depression?
HS04T Do you have or have you ever had other mental health problems?
HS04U Do you have or have you ever had permanent injury or defect caused by an accident?
{HS07A-HS07D} In the past 12 months, have you had any of the following type of accidents resulting in injury (external or internal)?
HS08A Did you visit a doctor, a nurse or an emergency department of a hospital as a result of road traffic accident?
HS08B Did you visit a doctor, a nurse or an emergency department of a hospital as a result of accident at work?
HS08C Did you visit a doctor, a nurse or an emergency department of a hospital as a result of accident at school?
HS08D Did you visit a doctor, a nurse or an emergency department of a hospital as a result of home and leisure accident?
HS09 Are any of the diseases you had in the past 12 months caused or made worse by your job or by work you have done in the past?
HS10 In the past 12 months, have you been absent from work for reasons of health problems? Take into account all kind of diseases, injuries and other health problems that you had and which resulted in your absence from work.
HS11 In the past 12 months, how many days in total were you absent from work for reasons of health problems?
PL01 Do you wear glasses or contact lenses?
PL02 Can you see newspaper print?
PL03 Can you see the face of someone 4 metres away (across a road)?
PL04 Do you wear a hearing aid?
PL05 Can you hear what is said in a conversation with several people?
PL06 Can you walk 500 metres on a flat terrain without a stick or other walking aid or assistance?
PL07 Can you walk up and down a flight of stairs without a stick, other walking aid, assistance or using the banister?
PL08 Can you bend and kneel down without any aid or assistance?
PL09 Using your arms, can you carry a shopping bag weighing 5 kilos for at least 10 metres without any aid or assistance?
PL10 Can you use your fingers to grasp or handle a small object like a pen without any aids?
PL11 Can you bite and chew on hard foods such as a firm apple without any aid (for example, denture)?
PC01A Do you usually have difficulty feeding yourself?
PC01B Do you usually have difficulty getting in and out of a bed or chair by yourself?
PC01C Do you usually have difficulty dressing and undressing by yourself?
PC01D Do you usually have difficulty using toilets by yourself?
PC01E Do you usually have difficulty bathing or showering by yourself?
PC02 Do you usually have help?
PC02A What type of help? Personal assistance
PC02B What type of help? Technical aids
PC02C What type of help? Housing adaptation
PC03 Do you have enough help?
PC03A What type of help you don't have enough? Personal assistance
PC03B What type of help you don't have enough? Technical aids
PC03C What type of help you don't have enough? Housing adaptation
PC04 Would you need help?
PC04A What type of help you would need? Personal assistance
PC04B What type of help you would need? Technical aids
PC04C What type of help you would need? Housing adaptation
HA01A Do you usually have difficulty preparing meals by yourself?
HA01B Do you usually have difficulty using the telephone by yourself?
HA01C Do you usually have difficulty shopping by yourself?
HA01D Do you usually have difficulty managing medication by yourself?
HA01E Do you usually have difficulty light housework by yourself?
HA01F Do you usually have difficulty occasional heavy housework by yourself?
HA01G Do you usually have difficulty taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks by yourself?
{HA02A-HA02G} Why?
HA03 Do you usually have help?
HA03A What type of help? Personal assistance
HA03B What type of help? Technical aids
HA03C What type of help? Housing adaptation
HA04 Do you have enough help?
H04A What type of help you don't have enough? Personal assistance
H04B What type of help you don't have enough? Technical aids
H04C What type of help you don't have enough? Housing adaptation
HA05 Would you need help?
HA05A What type of help you would need? Personal assistance
HA05B What type of help you would need? Technical aids
HA05C What type of help you would need? Housing adaptation
SF01 Overall during the past four weeks, how much physical pain or physical discomfort did you have?
SF02 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks did you feel full of life?
SF03 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks have you been very nervous?
SF04 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?
SF05 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks have you felt calm and peaceful?
SF06 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks did you have a lot of energy?
SF07 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks have you felt downhearted and depressed?
SF08 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks did you feel worn out?
SF09 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks have you been happy?
SF10 How much of the time, during the past 4 weeks did you feel tired?
HC01 During the past 12 months, that is since (date one year ago), have you been in hospital as an inpatient, that is overnight or longer?
HC02 How many separate stays in hospital as an inpatient have you had since (date one year ago)? Count all the stays that ended in this period.
HC03 Thinking of this/these inpatient stay(s), how many nights in total did you spend in hospital?
HC04 During the past 12 months, that is since (date one year ago), have you been admitted to hospital as a day patient, that is admitted to a hospital bed, but not required to remain overnight?
HC05 How many days have you been admitted as a day patient since (date one year ago)?
HC06 During the past 12 months, was there any time when you really needed to be hospitalised following a recommendation from a doctor, either as an inpatient or a day patient, but did not?
HC07 What was the main reason for not being hospitalised?
HC08 When was the last time you visited a dentist or orthodontist on your own behalf (that is, not while only accompanying a child, spouse, etc.)?
HC09 During the past four weeks ending yesterday, that is since (date), how many times did you visit a dentist or orthodontist on your own behalf?
HC10 When was the last time you consulted a GP (general practitioner) or family doctor on your own behalf?
HC11 During the past four weeks ending yesterday, that is since (date), how many times did you consult a GP (general practitioner) or family doctor on your own behalf?
HC12 When was the last time you consulted a medical or surgical specialist on your own behalf?
HC13 During the past four weeks ending yesterday, that is since (date), how many times did you consult a specialist on your own behalf?
HC14 Was there any time during the past 12 months when you really needed to consult a specialist but did not?
HC15 What was the main reason for not consulting a specialist?
HC16A During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a medical laboratory, radiology centre
HC16B During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a physiotherapist / kinesitherapist
HC16C During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a nurse, midwife (excluding when being hospitalised, for home care services or in a medical laboratory or radiology centre)
HC16D During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a dietician
HC16E During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a speech therapist
HC16F During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a chiropractor, manual therapist
HC16G During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a occupational therapist
HC16H During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a psychologist or psychotherapist
HC16I During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf other paramedics
HC17A During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a homeopath
HC17B During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a acupuncturist
HC17C During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf a phytotherapist / herbalist
HC17D During the past 12 months, that is since (date on year ago), have you visited on your own behalf other alternative medicine practitioner
HC18A During the past 12 months, have you yourself used home care service provided by a nurse or midwife care services?
HC18B During the past 12 months, have you yourself used home help for the housework or for elderly people care services?
HC18C During the past 12 months, have you yourself used "Meals on wheels" care services?
HC18D During the past 12 months, have you yourself used transport service care services?
HC18E During the past 12 months, have you yourself used other home care services?
MD01 During the past two weeks, have you used any medicines (including dietary supplements such as herbal medicines or vitamins) that were prescribed or recommended for you by a doctor – (for women, please also state: include also contraceptive pills or other hormones)?
MD02A Were they medicines for asthma
MD02B Were they medicines for chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema
MD02C Were they medicines for high blood pressure
MD02D Were they medicines for lowering the blood cholesterol level
MD02E Were they medicines for other cardiovascular disease, such as stroke and heart attack
MD02F Were they medicines for pain in the joints (arthrosis, arthritis)
MD02G Were they medicines for pain in the neck or back
MD02H Were they medicines for headache or migraine
MD02I Were they medicines for other pain
MD02J Were they medicines for diabetes
MD02K Were they medicines for allergic symptoms (eczema, rhinitis, hay fever)
MD02L Were they medicines for stomach troubles
MD02M Were they medicines for cancer (chemotherapy)
MD02N Were they medicines for depression
MD02O Were they medicines for tension or anxiety
MD02P Were they medicines for sleeping tablets
MD02Q Were they medicines for antibiotics such as penicillin (or any other national relevant example)
MD02R Were they medicines for (for women in fertile age – assumed 50 years or younger) contraceptive pills
MD02S Were they medicines for (for women in or after menopausal age – assumed 45 years or older) hormones for menopause
MD02T Were they some other medicines prescribed by a doctor
MD03 During the past two weeks, have you used any medicines or dietary supplement or herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed or recommended by a doctor?
MD04A Were they medicines or supplements for pain in the joints (arthrosis, arthritis)
MD04B Were they medicines or supplements for headache or migraine
MD04C Were they medicines or supplements for other pain
MD04D Were they medicines or supplements for cold, flu or sore throat
MD04E Were they medicines or supplements for allergic symptoms (eczema, rhinitis, hay fever)
MD04F Were they medicines or supplements for stomach trouble
MD04G Were they vitamins, minerals or tonics
MD04H Were they some other type or medicine or supplement
PA01 Have you ever been vaccinated against flu?
PA02 When were you last time vaccinated against flu?
PA03 Can I just check, what month was that?
PA04 Has your blood pressure ever been measured by a health professional?
PA05 When was the last time that your blood pressure was measured by a health professional?
PA06 Has your blood cholesterol ever been measured?
PA07 When was the last time that your blood cholesterol was measured?
PA08 Has your blood sugar ever been measured?
PA09 When was the last time that your blood sugar was measured?
PA10 Have you ever had a mammography, which is an X-ray of one or both of your breasts?
PA11 When was the last time you had a mammography (breast X-ray)?
PA12 What was the reason for this last mammography?
PA12A Myself or my GP/family doctor or a specialist noticed something not quite right in my breast (e.g. a lump)
PA12B My GP/family doctor or a specialist advised me to have it without there being something wrong
PA12C Because of breast cancer in my family
PA12D Invitation from a national or local screening programme
PA12E Other reason
PA13 Have you ever had a cervical smear test?
PA14 When was the last time you had a cervical smear test?
PA15 What was the reason for this last cervical smear test?
PA16 Have you ever had a faecal occult blood test?
PA17 When was the last time you had a faecal occult blood test?
SA01A Level of satisfaction with the hospitals (including emergency departments) services provided by the country
SA01B Level of satisfaction with the dentists, orthodontists and other dental care specialists services provided by the country
SA01C Level of satisfaction with the medical or surgical specialists services provided by the country
SA01D Level of satisfaction with the family doctors or GPs services provided by the country
SA01E Level of satisfaction with the home care services provided by the country
OP01A-OP01B For the dental care on your own behalf during the past four weeks at the date of the interview, about how much did you pay out-of-pocket?
OP02A-OP02B For the visits to GPs, family doctors or medical or surgical specialists on your own behalf during the past four weeks at the date of the interview, about how much did you pay out-of-pocket?
OP03A-OP03B For the medicines prescribed to you by a doctor, that you used during the past two weeks at the date of the interview, about how much did you pay out-of-pocket?
BMI01 How tall are you without shoes?
BMI02 How much do you weigh without clothes and shoes?
PE01 During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do vigorous physical activities?
PE02 During the past 7 days, how much time did you spend doing vigorous physical activities?
PE03 During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do moderate physical activities?
PE04 During the past 7 days, how much time did you spend doing moderate physical activities?
PE05 During the past 7 days, on how many days did you walk for at least 10 minutes at a time?
PE06 During the past 7 days, how much time did you spend walking?
FV01 How often do you eat fruits (excluding juice)?
FV02 How often do you eat vegetables or salad (excluding juice and potatoes)?
FV03 How often do you drink fruit- or vegetable - juice?
EN01A Thinking about the past 12 months, when you were at home, to what extent were you exposed to any of the following conditions? Noise (as road traffic, train traffic, airplane traffic, factories, neighbours, animals, restaurant / bars /disco)
EN01B Thinking about the past 12 months, when you were at home, to what extent were you exposed to any of the following conditions? Air pollution (fine dust, grime, dust, fume, ozone)
EN01C Thinking about the past 12 months, when you were at home, to what extent were you exposed to any of the following conditions? Bad smells (from the industry, from the agriculture, sewer, waste)
EN02 Thinking about the past 12 months, to what extent were you exposed to crime, violence or vandalism at home or in the area where you live?
EN03A At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to harassment or bullying
EN03B At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to discrimination
EN03C At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to violence or threat of violence
EN03D At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to time pressure or overload of work
EN03E At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to chemicals, dust, fumes, smoke or gases
EN03F At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to noise or vibration
EN03G At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to difficult work postures, work movements or handling of heavy loads
EN03H At your workplace, to what extent are you exposed to risk of accident
EN04 How many people are so close to you that you can count on them if you have serious personal problem?
SK01 Do you smoke at all nowadays?
SK02A What tobacco product do you smoke each day? Manufactured cigarettes
SK02B What tobacco product do you smoke each day? Hand-rolled cigarettes
SK02C What tobacco product do you smoke each day? Cigars
SK02D What tobacco product do you smoke each day? Pipefuls of tobacco
SK02E What tobacco product do you smoke each day? Other
SK03A On average, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipefuls do you smoke each day? Manufactured cigarettes
SK03B On average, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipefuls do you smoke each day? Hand-rolled cigarettes
SK03C On average, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipefuls do you smoke each day? Cigars
SK03D On average, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipefuls do you smoke each day? Pipefuls of tobacco
SK03E On average, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipefuls do you smoke each day? Other
SK04 Have you ever smoked (cigarettes, cigars, pipes) daily, or almost daily, for at least one year?
SK05 For how many years have you smoked daily? Count all separate periods of smoking daily. If you don't remember the exact number of years, please give an estimate.
SK06 How often are you exposed to tobacco smoke indoors at home?
SK07 How often are you exposed to tobacco smoke indoors in public places and transport (bars, restaurants, shopping malls, arenas, bingo halls, bowling alleys, trains, metro, bus)?
SK08 How often are you exposed to tobacco smoke indoors at your workplace?
AL01 During the past 12 months, how often have you had an alcoholic drink of any kind (that is beer, wine, spirits, liqueurs or other alcoholic beverages)?
{AL02A-AL02G} How many drinks containing alcohol do you have each day in a typical week when you are drinking?
AL03 During the past 12 months, how often did you have 6 or more drinks on one occasion?
CN01 Do you personally know people who take cannabis (or term best understood by respondent)?
CN02 During the past 12 months, have you taken any cannabis?
CN03 Do you personally know people who take other drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy or other similar substances?
CN04 During the past 12 months, have you taken any other drug, such as cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy or other similar substances?
Household Characteristics
Variables Description
HHID Household identifier
HHWGT Household weight
IN01A Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Income from work (as employee or self-employed)
IN01B Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Unemployment benefits
IN01C Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Old-age or survivor's benefits
IN01D Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Sickness or disability benefits
IN01E Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Family/children related allowances
IN01F Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Housing allowances
IN01G Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Education-related allowance
IN01H Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? Other regular benefits
IN01I Which kinds of income you and the other members of your household receive? No source of income
IN04 Perhaps you can provide the approximate range instead. Would you (please look at this card and) tell me which group represents your household's total net monthly income from all these sources after deductions for income tax, National Insurance etc
IN05 Midpoint of the income interval indicated in IN04
HHSIZE0 Total number of persons in household
HHSIZE1 Number of children aged less than or equal to 4
HHSIZE2 Number of children aged from 5 to 13
HHSIZE3 Number of children aged from 14 to 15
HHSIZE4 Number of dependent children aged from 16 to 24
HHSIZE5 Number of other members aged 16 to 24
HHSIZE6 Number of persons aged from 25 to 64
HHSIZE7 Number of persons aged more than or equal to 65
HHTYPE Household type
HHACT Number of persons aged 16-64 in household who are at work
HHINACT Number of persons aged 16-64 in household who are unemployed or are inactive
BI01 [Do/Does] [you/he/she] wear glasses or contact lenses?
BI02 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have in clearly seeing someone's face across a room? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI03 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have clearly seeing printed text in a newspaper? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI04 [Do/Does] [you/he/she] wear a hearing aid?
BI05 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisy room where there are several other conversations going on? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI06 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI07 [Do/Does] [you/he/she] use any aids or equipment for walking or moving around?
BI08A [Do/does] [you/he/she] use cane or walking stick?
BI08B [Do/does] [you/he/she] use walker?
BI08C [Do/does] [you/he/she] use crutches?
BI08D [Do/does] [you/he/she] use wheelchair?
BI08E [Do/does] [you/he/she] use someone's assistance?
BI08F [Do/does] [you/he/she] use other (specify)
BI09 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have walking 500 metres on level ground? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI10 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have walking 100 metres on level ground? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI11 How much difficulty [do/does] [you/he/she] have walking up and down a flight of stairs, (if yes above) without using [your/his/her] [your/his/her] ______ [mention the aid from 1b]? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI12 Overall, during the past week, how much physical pain or physical discomfort did you have? Would you say: none at all, a little, moderate, a lot, or extreme physical pain or physical discomfort?
BI13 How much difficulty [do/does] you have remembering important things? Would you say: no difficulty, a little difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or are you unable to do this?
BI14 Overall, during the past week, how worried, nervous, or anxious did you [he/she] feel? Would you say: not at all, slightly, moderately, a lot, or extremely worried, nervous, or anxious?
BI15 Overall, during the past week, how sad, low, or depressed did you [he/she] feel? Would you say: not at all, slightly, moderately, a lot, or extremely worried, nervous, or anxious?