Healthcare costs
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Healthcare costs
Project Number
159
Abstract
The goal of this questionnaire is to understand the desired spending on long-term care for the elderly (and the content and arrangement thereof).
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-01-2016
End date
26-01-2016
Topics
Researcher
Raun van Ooijen; c.s. Jochem de Bresser, Marike Knoef, Mart van Megen
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
Netspar
Netspar
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zwy-4kwn
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| mu16a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| mu16a001 | extra information about home care | constructed |
| mu16a002 | which block was shown | constructed |
| mu16a003 | The head of household lives together with a partner (married or unmarried) | preloaded |
| mu16a004 | preloaded gross household income (with maximum and minimum) used to determine the price. | preloaded |
| mu16a005 | Which feature was shown second | constructed |
| mu16a006 | Which feature was shown third | constructed |
| mu16a007 | Which feature was shown fourth | constructed |
| mu16a008 | Which feature was shown fifth | constructed |
| mu16a009 | Which feature was shown sixth | constructed |
| mu16a010 | Which vignette was shown first | constructed |
| mu16a011 | Which vignette was shown second | constructed |
| mu16a012 | Which vignette was shown third | constructed |
| mu16a013 | Which vignette was shown fourth | constructed |
| mu16a014 | Which vignette was shown fifth | constructed |
| mu16a015 | Which vignette was shown sixth | constructed |
| mu16a016 | Which vignette was shown seventh | constructed |
| mu16a017 | Which vignette was shown eighth | constructed |
| mu16a018 | Which vignette was shown ninth | constructed |
| mu16a019 | Which vignette was shown tenth | constructed |
| mu16a020 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a021 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a022 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a023 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a024 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a025 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a026 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a027 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a028 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a029 | Package A: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a030 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a031 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a032 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a033 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a034 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a035 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a036 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a037 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a038 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a039 | Package A: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a040 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a041 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a042 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a043 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a044 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a045 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a046 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a047 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a048 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a049 | Package A: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a050 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a051 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a052 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a053 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a054 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a055 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a056 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a057 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a058 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a059 | Package A: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a060 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a061 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a062 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a063 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a064 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a065 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a066 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a067 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a068 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a069 | Package A: Budget for facilities per month for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a070 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a071 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a072 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a073 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a074 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a075 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a076 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a077 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a078 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a079 | Package A: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a080 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a081 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a082 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a083 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a084 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a085 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a086 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a087 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a088 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a089 | Package B: Factor used to calculate the price per month for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a090 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a091 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a092 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a093 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a094 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a095 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a096 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a097 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a098 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a099 | Package B: Hours of domestic help per week for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a100 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a101 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a102 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a103 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a104 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a105 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a106 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a107 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a108 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a109 | Package B: Minutes of personal care per day for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a110 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a111 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a112 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a113 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a114 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a115 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a116 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a117 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a118 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a119 | Package B: Hours of personal supervision and social company per week for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a120 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a121 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a122 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a123 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a124 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a125 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a126 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a127 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a128 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a129 | Package B: Budget for facilities per month for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a130 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a131 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a132 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a133 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a134 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a135 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a136 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a137 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a138 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a139 | Package B: Once-only budget for housing adjustments for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a140 | Choice situation number for vignette1. | preloaded |
| mu16a141 | Choice situation number for vignette2. | preloaded |
| mu16a142 | Choice situation number for vignette3. | preloaded |
| mu16a143 | Choice situation number for vignette4. | preloaded |
| mu16a144 | Choice situation number for vignette5. | preloaded |
| mu16a145 | Choice situation number for vignette6. | preloaded |
| mu16a146 | Choice situation number for vignette7. | preloaded |
| mu16a147 | Choice situation number for vignette8. | preloaded |
| mu16a148 | Choice situation number for vignette9. | preloaded |
| mu16a149 | Choice situation number for vignette10. | preloaded |
| mu16a150 | It is good that the government expects people to look after each other when someone needs care. People should be entitled to call on government assistance only when this is not an option. | directly measured |
| mu16a151 | It is good for people to assume more responsibility for long-term care. People should be entitled to call on government assistance only if they cannot pay for this care themselves. | directly measured |
| mu16a152 | Required nursing and care | directly measured |
| mu16a153 | Recreational activities with supervision | directly measured |
| mu16a154 | Domestic help | directly measured |
| mu16a155 | Housing (e.g. adjustments to the home) | directly measured |
| mu16a156 | How is your health situation at present? | directly measured |
| mu16a157 | Do you think that, in your own life, you will need home care (by professionals or informal care providers) for a (much) shorter period, or for roughly as long, or for a (much) longer period, than other people of your age and sex? | directly measured |
| mu16a158 | Do you think that your partner, during his/her own life, will need home care (by professionals or informal care providers) for a (much) shorter period, or for roughly as long, or for a (much) longer period, than other people? | directly measured |
| mu16a159 | How likely do you think it is that you will need more than 1 year of home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a160 | How likely do you think it is that you will need more than 3 year of home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a161 | How likely do you think it is that you will need more than 5 year of home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a162 | How likely do you think it is that you will need more than 7 year of home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a163 | How likely do you think it is that you will need more than 9 year of home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a164 | How likely do you think it is that you and your partner will need more than 1 year of home care, simultaneously? | directly measured |
| mu16a165 | How likely do you think it is that you and your partner will need more than 3 years of home care, simultaneously? | directly measured |
| mu16a166 | How likely do you think it is that you and your partner will need more than 5 years of home care, simultaneously? | directly measured |
| mu16a167 | Do you expect that [if mu16a003=1: (aside from your partner)] a family member (or someone in the direct vicinity) will be prepared to care for you for an extended period? Think about domestic help, supervision and/or personal care). | directly measured |
| mu16a168 | If your health deteriorates and you find yourself in a situation that you need home care, do you think that your monthly expenditure (medical and non-medical) will increase or decrease, on balance? | directly measured |
| mu16a169 | Yes, [I am/we are] putting aside money for this or have done so already. | directly measured |
| mu16a170 | Yes, [I/we] have paid off (part of) our house and [am/are] prepared to convert this into cash. | directly measured |
| mu16a171 | No, but [I am/we are] planning to set aside money in the future. | directly measured |
| mu16a172 | No, [I/we] expect that [my/our] pension money will be enough. | directly measured |
| mu16a173 | No, [I am/we are] not planning to set aside money and have not done so either. | directly measured |
| mu16a174 | Are you using paid domestic help at present? | directly measured |
| mu16a175 | Overall, are you someone who is prepared to take risks or someone who tries to avoid taking risks? | directly measured |
| mu16a176 | Overall, are you an impatient person or someone who always has a lot of patience? | directly measured |
| mu16a177 | Overall, are you an impulsive person or someone who always acts with caution? | directly measured |
| mu16a178 | Choice 1 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a179 | Choice 2 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a180 | Choice 3 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a181 | Choice 4 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a182 | Choice 5 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a183 | Choice 6 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a184 | Choice 7 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a185 | Choice 8 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a186 | Choice 9 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a187 | Choice 10 of 10. Which of the two packages below would you prefer? | directly measured |
| mu16a188 | Would you consider taking out a home care insurance for care by professionals if you were personally responsible for long-term home care? | directly measured |
| mu16a189 | How would you divide the sum of 100,000 euros across the two safes? ... thousand euros in the inheritance safe | directly measured |
| mu16a190 | How would you divide the sum of 100,000 euros across the two safes? ... thousand euros in the long-term care safe | directly measured |
| mu16a191 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Partner | directly measured |
| mu16a192 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Children | directly measured |
| mu16a193 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Charity goals/institutions | directly measured |
| mu16a194 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Siblings | directly measured |
| mu16a195 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Other family member | directly measured |
| mu16a196 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Friends / acquaintances | directly measured |
| mu16a197 | How would you want to divide the [mu16a189] thousand euros in the inheritance safe across your heirs? Other | directly measured |
| mu16a198 | I would want to leave more money to... my child/children who will look after me when I get old. | directly measured |
| mu16a199 | I would want to leave more money to... another particular person who will look after me when I get old. | directly measured |
| mu16a200 | I would want to leave more money to... to my child/children who needs/need it most. | directly measured |
| mu16a201 | I would want to leave more money to... another particular person who needs it most. | directly measured |
| mu16a202 | I would want to leave more money to... I don’t want to attach any conditions to the inheritance (leave the same amount to all children) | directly measured |
| mu16a203 | I would want to leave more money to... other | directly measured |
| mu16a204 | I do not intend to make gifts. | directly measured |
| mu16a205 | I intend to make gifts to my child/children who takes/take care of me or will do so when I get old, or I have done so already. | directly measured |
| mu16a206 | I intend to make gifts to another particular person who takes care of me or will take care of me when I get old, or I have done so already. | directly measured |
| mu16a207 | I intend to make gifts to my child/children or another particular person who will need this most later, or I have done so already. | directly measured |
| mu16a208 | I intend to make gifts, but do not want to set any conditions. | directly measured |
| mu16a209 | Please choose the answer that best describes your current situation. | directly measured |
| mu16a210 | [if mu16a209=1: How much were the total costs for these modifications to, in or around the dwelling (in the past five years)?/ if mu16a209=2: How much did you budget for this?] | directly measured |
| mu16a211 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| mu16a212 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| mu16a213 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| mu16a214 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| mu16a215 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| mu16a216 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| mu16a217 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| mu16a218 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| mu16a219 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| mu16a220 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,812 (100%)Non-response: 368 (13.1%)
Response: 2,444 (86.9%)
Complete: 2,412 (85.8%)
Incomplete: 32 (1.1%)
Collection Events
Period
04-01-2016 to 26-01-2016
Sample
LISS panel members of 40 years and older (head of household and partner)
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Preferences for long-term care services: Bequests, informal care and health expectations Working paper, first published online January, 2019; van Ooijen, R.,
et al.
Preferences for in-kind and in-cash home care insurance Journal of Health Economics, 84, 1-26; de Bresser J.,
et al.