Health > Wave 8
Longitudinal Wave
General Information
Title
Wave 8
Project Number
2.8
Abstract
This is the eighth wave of the Health module of the LISS Core Study. This survey focuses on health, health perception and health related to job situation.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
06-07-2015
End date
25-08-2015
Researcher
Miquelle Marchand (CentERdata)
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2015 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata
MESS Project
MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-ze3-5uk9
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 respondent encrypted | preloaded |
| ch15h_m | Year and month of the fieldwork period | constructed |
| ch15h001 | preloaded variable: gender | preloaded |
| ch15h002 | preloaded variable: age | preloaded |
| ch15h003 | preloaded variable: paid job or not | preloaded |
| ch15h004 | How would you describe your health, generally speaking? | directly measured |
| ch15h005 | Can you indicate whether your health is poorer or better, compared to last year? | directly measured |
| ch15h006 | How would you rate your chance of living to be 75 years old or older? | directly measured |
| ch15h007 | How would you rate your chance of living to be 80 years old or older? | directly measured |
| ch15h008 | How would you rate your chance of living to be 85 years old or older? | directly measured |
| ch15h009 | How would you rate your chance of living to be 90 years old or older? | directly measured |
| ch15h010 | How would you rate your chance of living to be 95 years old or older? | directly measured |
| ch15h011 | I felt very anxious | directly measured |
| ch15h012 | I felt so down that nothing could cheer me up | directly measured |
| ch15h013 | I felt calm and peaceful | directly measured |
| ch15h014 | I felt depressed and gloomy | directly measured |
| ch15h015 | I felt happy | directly measured |
| ch15h016 | How tall are you? | directly measured |
| ch15h017 | How much do you weigh, without clothes and shoes? | directly measured |
| ch15h018 | Do you suffer from any kind of long-standing disease, affliction or handicap, or do you suffer from the consequences of an accident? | directly measured |
| ch15h019 | Can you briefly describe what you suffer from? | directly measured |
| ch15h020 | To what extent did your physical health or emotional problems hinder your daily activities over the past month, for instance in going for a walk, walking up stairs, dressing yourself, washing yourself, visiting the toilet? | directly measured |
| ch15h021 | To what extent did your physical health or emotional problems hinder your social activities over the past month, such as visiting friends and acquaintances? | directly measured |
| ch15h022 | To what extent did your physical health or emotional problems hinder your work over the past month, for instance in your job, the housekeeping, or in school? | directly measured |
| ch15h023 | walking 100 meters | directly measured |
| ch15h024 | sitting for around two hours | directly measured |
| ch15h025 | getting up from a chair in which you sat for some time | directly measured |
| ch15h026 | walking several stairs without resting in between | directly measured |
| ch15h027 | walking up a staircase without resting | directly measured |
| ch15h028 | crouching, kneeling, crawling on all fours | directly measured |
| ch15h029 | reaching above shoulder height or stretching your arms above shoulder height | directly measured |
| ch15h030 | moving large objects such as a diningroom chair | directly measured |
| ch15h031 | lifting or carrying a weight of 5 kilos, such as a heavy bag of groceries | directly measured |
| ch15h032 | picking up a small coin lying on the table | directly measured |
| ch15h033 | dressing and undressing, including shoes and socks | directly measured |
| ch15h034 | walking across the room | directly measured |
| ch15h035 | bathing or showering | directly measured |
| ch15h036 | eating, such as cutting your food into small bits | directly measured |
| ch15h037 | getting in and out of bed | directly measured |
| ch15h038 | using the toilet, including sitting down and standing up | directly measured |
| ch15h039 | reading a map to find your way in an unfamiliar area | directly measured |
| ch15h040 | preparing a hot meal | directly measured |
| ch15h041 | shopping | directly measured |
| ch15h042 | telephoning | directly measured |
| ch15h043 | taking medicines | directly measured |
| ch15h044 | performing housekeeping work or maintaining the garden | directly measured |
| ch15h045 | taking care of financial affairs, such as paying bills and keeping track of expenditure | directly measured |
| ch15h070 | back-, knee-, hip-pain or pain in any other joint | directly measured |
| ch15h071 | heart complaints or angina, pain in the chest due to exertion | directly measured |
| ch15h072 | short of breath, problems with breathing | directly measured |
| ch15h073 | coughing, a stuffy nose and/or flu-related complaints | directly measured |
| ch15h074 | stomach or intestinal problems | directly measured |
| ch15h075 | headache | directly measured |
| ch15h076 | fatigue | directly measured |
| ch15h077 | sleeping problems | directly measured |
| ch15h078 | other recurrent complaints | directly measured |
| ch15h079 | no recurrent complaints | directly measured |
| ch15h080 | angina, pain in the chest | directly measured |
| ch15h081 | a heart attack including infarction or coronary thrombosis or another heart problem including heart failure | directly measured |
| ch15h082 | high blood pressure or hypertension | directly measured |
| ch15h083 | high cholesterol content in blood | directly measured |
| ch15h084 | a stroke or brain infarction or a disease affecting the blood vessels in the brain | directly measured |
| ch15h085 | diabetes or a too high blood sugar level | directly measured |
| ch15h086 | chronic lung disease such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema | directly measured |
| ch15h087 | asthma | directly measured |
| ch15h088 | arthritis, including osteoarthritis, or rheumatism, bone decalcification or osteoporosis | directly measured |
| ch15h089 | cancer or malignant tumor, including leukemia or lymphoma, but excluding less serious forms of skin cancer | directly measured |
| ch15h090 | a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer, peptic ulcer | directly measured |
| ch15h091 | Parkinson’s disease | directly measured |
| ch15h092 | cataract | directly measured |
| ch15h093 | a broken hip or thigh bone | directly measured |
| ch15h094 | another fracture | directly measured |
| ch15h095 | Alzheimer, dementia, organic brain syndrome, senility, or another serious memory problem | directly measured |
| ch15h096 | benign tumor (skin tumor, polyps, angioma) | directly measured |
| ch15h097 | other afflictions not yet mentioned | directly measured |
| ch15h098 | no diseases / problems | directly measured |
| ch15h099 | How many days during the last month were you unable to go to work, perform housekeeping work or attend school, due to disease? | directly measured |
| ch15h100 | At this moment, do you go to work as normal, or do you not or only partly go to work on account of your health? | directly measured |
| ch15h101 | For how long have you not been working [fully]? - number of months | directly measured |
| ch15h102 | For how long have you not been working [fully]? - number of weeks | directly measured |
| ch15h103 | For how long have you not been working [fully]? - number of days | directly measured |
| ch15h104 | Can you indicate what kind of health problems or what kind of affliction you are suffering from? | directly measured |
| ch15h105 | To what extent does your health trouble you in performing your work? | directly measured |
| ch15h106 | Is there (other) paid work you could do that would cause you less or no trouble? | directly measured |
| ch15h107 | For how long have you been suffering from your health problems? - number of years | directly measured |
| ch15h108 | For how long have you been suffering from your health problems? - number of months | directly measured |
| ch15h109 | For how long have you been suffering from your health problems? - number of weeks | directly measured |
| ch15h110 | For how long have you been suffering from your health problems? - number of days | directly measured |
| ch15h111 | Were your health problems caused by the type of work activities of your current job, or of your former job, or do your health problems have nothing to do with work? | directly measured |
| ch15h112 | Does your employer take your health problems into account, in any way, so that you can continue working? | directly measured |
| ch15h113 | In what way does your employer help you? - adaptation of my function | directly measured |
| ch15h114 | In what way does your employer help you? - help in performing activities | directly measured |
| ch15h115 | In what way does your employer help you? - adjusted working hours | directly measured |
| ch15h116 | In what way does your employer help you? - more breaks | directly measured |
| ch15h117 | In what way does your employer help you? - (help with) retraining | directly measured |
| ch15h118 | In what way does your employer help you? - acquisition of special equipment | directly measured |
| ch15h119 | In what way does your employer help you? - special means of transportation | directly measured |
| ch15h120 | In what way does your employer help you? - other | directly measured |
| ch15h121 | In what other way does your employer help you? | directly measured |
| ch15h122 | Has your health been reason for your partner to start working, to stop working, or to start working more or less hours? | directly measured |
| ch15h124 | Do you expect that your health problems will be temporary and that, counting from now, it will last for less than three months, or do you expect it will last longer (or you don’t know)? | directly measured |
| ch15h125 | Have you ever smoked? | directly measured |
| ch15h126 | Do you smoke now? | directly measured |
| ch15h127 | cigarettes (including rolling tobacco) | directly measured |
| ch15h128 | pipe | directly measured |
| ch15h129 | cigars or cigarillos | directly measured |
| ch15h265 | e-cigarettes | directly measured |
| ch15h130 | How many cigarettes (including rolling tobacco) [did/do] you smoke on average per day? integer | directly measured |
| ch15h131 | How many pipes [did/do] you smoke on average per day? integer | directly measured |
| ch15h132 | How many cigars or cigarillos [did/do] you smoke on average per day? integer | directly measured |
| ch15h266 | How many e-cigarettes [did/do] you smoke on average per day? | directly measured |
| ch15h133 | Now think of all the sorts of drink that exist. How often did you have a drink containing alcohol over the last 12 months? | directly measured |
| ch15h134 | Did you have a drink containing alcohol during the last seven days (excluding today)? | directly measured |
| ch15h135 | Op hoeveel dagen van de afgelopen zeven dagen hebt u een alcoholische drank gedronken? | directly measured |
| ch15h136 | beer of regular strength with less than 6% alcohol, such as pilsner, white beer, dark beer (no shandy) | directly measured |
| ch15h137 | strong beer with 6% alcohol or more, such as special beers | directly measured |
| ch15h138 | strong spirits or liquors, such as gin, whisky, rum, brandy, vodka or cocktails | directly measured |
| ch15h139 | sherry or martini (including port, vermouth, Cinzano, Dubonnet) | directly measured |
| ch15h140 | wine (including champagne) | directly measured |
| ch15h141 | premixes, alcohol pops, blasters and shooters, such as Bacardi Breezer, Smirnoff Ice | directly measured |
| ch15h142 | other types of drinks containing alcohol | directly measured |
| ch15h143 | other type of alcoholic drink | directly measured |
| ch15h144 | other type of alcoholic drink | directly measured |
| ch15h145 | number of glasses (count large glasses as 2) | directly measured |
| ch15h146 | number of half liter glasses (pints) | directly measured |
| ch15h147 | number of half liter cans or bottles | directly measured |
| ch15h148 | number of small cans or bottles | directly measured |
| ch15h149 | number of glasses (count large glasses as 2) | directly measured |
| ch15h150 | number of half liter glasses (pints) | directly measured |
| ch15h151 | number of half liter cans or bottles | directly measured |
| ch15h152 | number of small cans or bottles | directly measured |
| ch15h153 | strong spirits or liquor, such as gin, whisky, rum, brandy, vodka or cocktails | directly measured |
| ch15h154 | sherry or martini (including port, vermouth, Cinzano, Dubonnet) | directly measured |
| ch15h155 | wine (including champagne) | directly measured |
| ch15h156 | Can you indicate below how many small cans or bottles of premixes, alcohol pops, blasters and shooters (such as Bacardi Breezer, Smirnoff Ice) you drank that day? | directly measured |
| ch15h157 | Can you indicate below how many glasses [ch143] you drank that day? (Count large glasses as 2) | directly measured |
| ch15h158 | Can you indicate below how many glasses [ch144] you drank that day? (Count large glasses as 2) | directly measured |
| ch15h159 | sedatives (such as valium) | directly measured |
| ch15h160 | soft drugs such as hashish, marijuana | directly measured |
| ch15h161 | XTC | directly measured |
| ch15h162 | hallucinogens such as LSD, magic mushrooms | directly measured |
| ch15h163 | hard drugs (stimulants, cocaine, heroine) | directly measured |
| ch15h164 | sedatives (such as valium) | directly measured |
| ch15h165 | soft drugs such as hashish, marijuana | directly measured |
| ch15h166 | XTC | directly measured |
| ch15h167 | hallucinogens such as LSD, magic mushroom | directly measured |
| ch15h168 | hard drugs (stimulants, cocaine, heroine) | directly measured |
| ch15h169 | high blood cholesterol | directly measured |
| ch15h170 | high blood pressure | directly measured |
| ch15h171 | heart or brain infarction | directly measured |
| ch15h172 | other heart diseases | directly measured |
| ch15h173 | asthma | directly measured |
| ch15h174 | diabetes | directly measured |
| ch15h175 | joint pain or joint infection | directly measured |
| ch15h176 | other pains (such as headache, backache, etc.) | directly measured |
| ch15h177 | sleeping problems | directly measured |
| ch15h178 | anxiety or depression | directly measured |
| ch15h179 | osteoporosis (hormonal) | directly measured |
| ch15h180 | osteoporosis (non-hormonal) | directly measured |
| ch15h181 | heartburn | directly measured |
| ch15h182 | chronic bronchitis | directly measured |
| ch15h183 | other complaints or diseases not yet mentioned | directly measured |
| ch15h184 | I do not take any medicine | directly measured |
| ch15h185 | If you look back on the last 7 days, on how many of those days did you perform a strenuous physical activity such as lifting heavy loads, digging, aerobics or cycling? If you did not perform any strenuous physical activity, enter zero (0). | directly measured |
| ch15h186 | number of hours per day | directly measured |
| ch15h187 | number of minutes per day | directly measured |
| ch15h188 | If you think of the past 7 days, on how many of those days did you perform a moderately intensive physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at a normal pace or a doubles game of tennis? | directly measured |
| ch15h189 | number of hours per day | directly measured |
| ch15h190 | number of minutes per day | directly measured |
| ch15h191 | If you look back on the last 7 days, on how many of those days did you spend at least 10 minutes walking? If you did not walk or walked for less than 10 minutes, enter zero (0). | directly measured |
| ch15h192 | number of hours per day | directly measured |
| ch15h193 | number of minutes per day | directly measured |
| ch15h194 | number of hours per day | directly measured |
| ch15h195 | number of minutes per day | directly measured |
| ch15h196 | Do you eat raw or cooked vegetables? | directly measured |
| ch15h197 | Do you eat fruit? | directly measured |
| ch15h198 | Do you eat wholewheat products (rice, grains, dough products, bread)? | directly measured |
| ch15h199 | Do you eat fish or other seafood? | directly measured |
| ch15h200 | Do you eat meat or meat products? | directly measured |
| ch15h201 | What is your target weight? | directly measured |
| ch15h202 | Do you follow a diet to achieve (maintain) this target weight? | directly measured |
| ch15h203 | Did you have a flu vaccination over the past 12 months? | directly measured |
| ch15h204 | Have you had a smear test taken over the past five years? | directly measured |
| ch15h205 | Have you had an X-ray taken of one or both breasts, over the past two years? | directly measured |
| ch15h206 | family physician | directly measured |
| ch15h207 | psychiatrist/psychologist/psychotherapist | directly measured |
| ch15h208 | medical specialist at a hospital | directly measured |
| ch15h209 | physiotherapist | directly measured |
| ch15h210 | dentist | directly measured |
| ch15h211 | homecare | directly measured |
| ch15h212 | homeopath | directly measured |
| ch15h213 | acupuncturist | directly measured |
| ch15h214 | alternative medical practitioner | directly measured |
| ch15h215 | magnetist | directly measured |
| ch15h216 | paranormal healer | directly measured |
| ch15h217 | other alternative healer | directly measured |
| ch15h267 | dental hygienist | directly measured |
| ch15h218 | internist | directly measured |
| ch15h219 | gynaecologist | directly measured |
| ch15h220 | heart specialist (cardiologist) | directly measured |
| ch15h221 | neurologist | directly measured |
| ch15h222 | ophthalmologist | directly measured |
| ch15h223 | throat, nose and ear specialist | directly measured |
| ch15h224 | surgeon | directly measured |
| ch15h225 | orthopedic surgeon | directly measured |
| ch15h226 | psychiatrist | directly measured |
| ch15h227 | other specialist | directly measured |
| ch15h228 | no specialist | directly measured |
| ch15h229 | Did you spend any time in hospital or a clinic over the past 12 months? | directly measured |
| ch15h230 | How long did you spend in hospital the last time? | directly measured |
| ch15h231 | Did you undergo an operation during this hospitalization? | directly measured |
| ch15h232 | Do you usually wear (reading) glasses or contact lenses? | directly measured |
| ch15h233 | Is your eyesight [with (reading)glasses or contact lenses..]? | directly measured |
| ch15h234 | Do you usually wear a hearing aid? | directly measured |
| ch15h235 | Is your hearing [with hearing aid..]... | directly measured |
| ch15h262 | With which health insurer did you take out your basic health insurance per 1 January 2015? | directly measured |
| ch15h237 | With which health insurer did you take out your basic health insurance per 1 January 2015? | directly measured |
| ch15h238 | Did you take out the health insurance individually or collectively (for instance through your employer, an association or trade union)? | directly measured |
| ch15h239 | Did you take out a complementary health insurance in 2015 (for instance for dentistry, physiotherapy or alternative medicine)? | directly measured |
| ch15h260 | How much is your voluntary own risk in 2015? | directly measured |
| ch15h261 | Per what period did you pay premiums for the health insurance in 2015? | directly measured |
| ch15h245 | For whom do you pay the health insurance premiums for the basic policy? - myself | directly measured |
| ch15h246 | For whom do you pay the health insurance premiums for the basic policy? - my partner | directly measured |
| ch15h247 | For whom do you pay the health insurance premiums for the basic policy? - one or more children aged 18 and over | directly measured |
| ch15h248 | For how many children aged 18 and over do you pay the health insurance premiums for the basic policy? | directly measured |
| ch15h249 | How much is the health insurance premium in total? | directly measured |
| ch15h263 | Did you (and your allowance partner) apply for a health care allowance in 2015? | directly measured |
| ch15h264 | How much is the health care allowance per month? Please enter whole numbers (whole euros) only. When you do not know the amount, please enter 0. | directly measured |
| ch15h250 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ch15h251 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ch15h252 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ch15h253 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ch15h254 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ch15h255 | Starting date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ch15h256 | Starting time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ch15h257 | End date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ch15h258 | End time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| ch15h259 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 7,126 (100.0%)Nonresponse: 1,117 (15.7%)
Response: 6,009 (84.3%)
Complete: 5,975 (83.8%)
Incomplete: 34 (0.5%)
Collection Events
Period
06-07-2015 to 28-07-2015
Sample
panel members aged 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Period
03-08-2015 to 25-08-2015
Sample
non-respondents of the first measurement
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents