Table 2.
EMR data and self-reports concerning prescriptions across the ethnic groups*
| Dutch | Morocco | Turkey | Netherlands Antilles | Surinam | |
| N | 6363 | 189 | 230 | 89 | 141 |
| self- reported data | |||||
| receipt of prescribed medication during the past 14 days (%) | 15.1 | 23.8 | 29.4 | 24.7 | 31.9 |
| use of prescribed medication during the past 14 days (%) | 48.2 | 38.1 | 39.1 | 41.6 | 53.9 |
| use of OTC medication during the past 14 days (%) | 37.4 | 30.3 | 26.1 | 32.6 | 34.3 |
| retrieved medication in country of origin (%) | not applicable | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | |
| EMR data | |||||
| prescribed medication during the past year (%) | 76.1 | 85.2 | 84.3 | 77.5 | 81.6 |
* significant difference with the Dutch population are printed in bold (p < 0.05)