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People having a long-standing illness or health problem: by sex, age and income quintile

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The indicator is a measure of health, specifically addressing long-term (chronic) symptoms, health conditions or diseases.

Retrieved from, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Health_statu... [2], 08.12.14)

Data host: 

Eurostat

Unit of Measurement: 

%

Link to Data: 

http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do [3]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Statistical office [4]

Geographical Coverage: 

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Geographical Level: 

  • National [5]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EU Eurostat SDI Indicators [6]
  • EU Quality of Life Indicators [7]
  • EU SILC (European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) [8]
  • European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) [9]
  • United Nations Development Programme Reports [10]
  • World Development Indicators (World Bank)       [11]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [12]

Temporal Coverage: 

2004 to 2012

Frequency of Updates: 

  • annualy [13]

Link to Methodology: 

Health variables of EU-SILC [14]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Single [15]

Data quality assesment: 

  • Assessed by statistical office [16]

Publishing delay: 

  • 6-12 months [17]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Comparative data report (2010) [18]

Contribution to the green economy: 

Information on long standing illness supports health care decision-making in a nation. The incidence of long-term illness corroborates with the quality of health care services, which is directly relevant to the quality of life dimension of the Green Economy.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [19]
Potential misinterpretation: 
A negative trend may conceal underlying long standing illnesses.This indicator is derived from a subjective opinion lacking medical-level validation. Implications of the individual's physiology are not understood.
Related Indicator: 
Healthy life years and life expectancy at birth, by sex   [20]
Potential misinterpretation: 
The indicator assigns level of disposable income, sex and age as the bases for evaluating long standing illness. Although the latter two can be medically validated, disposable income stands as a corollary variable. Educational attainment must therefore be another potential comparative basis.
Related Indicator: 
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level (%) [21]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the share of people having a long-standing illness decreasing, but the share of people who feel good is decreasing too (due to small illnesses, such as allergies)?
Related Indicator: 
Good State of Health [22]

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation: 

Name of agreement or policy: 

Regulation (EU) No 282/2014

Name of body or organisation: 

European Commission

Link to body or organisation: 

EU Health Programme 2014-2020 [23]

Section or page to find indicator: 

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Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/990
[2] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Health_status_statistics#Methodology_.2F_Metadata
[3] http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_silc_11&lang=en
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/45
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/67
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/68
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/indicator-set/eu-silc-european-union-statistics-income-and-living-conditions
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/73
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/94
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/98
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/17
[14] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/hlth_silc_01_esms.htm
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/27
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/38
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/24
[18] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/1012329/6064601/2010+EU-FQR.pdf/3ccaea2b-7c1f-4b1c-a8e7-7af1a4284307
[19] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[20] https://measuring-progress.eu/healthy-life-years-and-life-expectancy-birth-by%C2%A0sex-%C2%A0
[21] https://measuring-progress.eu/people-having-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-sex-age-and-educational-attainment-level
[22] https://measuring-progress.eu/good-state-health
[23] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/;jsessionid=5Qj3TvyCyBqbhfLZzzBttjDGh3gyXkQWYrjhrt36mChMJJlp02XX!2060916514?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2014.086.01.0001.01.ENG