Table 2.

Utilization of various types of health care, by source and assessment method, Belgium, 2008 (population aged 15 years and over)

	BCHI sample a (n = 224,903)		BHIS-linked b (n = 8,869)		BHIS-linked b (n =8,869)		BHIS-total c (n = 9,651)
	Register-based information				Self-reported information
	%	95 % CI	%	95 % CI	%	95 % CI	%	95 % CI
GP contact < 12 m	79.4	(79.2–79.5) d	82.7	(81.5–83.8) f	80.4	(79.0–81.4) f	79.5	(78.3–80.8)
Specialist contact < 12 m	60.0	(59.8–60.2)	65.0	(63.5–66.4) f	50.5	(48.9–52.1) f	49.5	(48.0–51.0)
Dentist contact < 12 m	45.0	(44.8–45.2)	48.6	(46.9–50.2) f	58.3	(56.5–60.0) f	58.7	(57.1–60.3)
Dentist contact < 6 m	30.1	(29.9–30.3)	31.7	(30.2–33.3) f	32.4	(30.8–34.0) f	32.5	(31.0–34.0)
Physiotherapist contact < 12 m	15.9	(15.7–16.0) e	17.6	(16.4–18.8) f	17.3	(16.2–18.5) f	17.1	(16.1–18.2)
Inpatient hospitalisation < 12 m	11.9	(11.7–12.0)	11.0	(10.1–12.0)	12.0	(11.0–13.0)	11.8	(10.8–12.7)
Day patient hospitalisation < 12 m	13.0	(12.8–13.1)	13.9	(12.9–14.9)	7.8	(7.1–8.6)	7.5	(6.8–8.3)

<12 m: the exact meaning differs slightly by source; for the BCHI sample: during the 12 months of 2008; for the BHIS sample: during the 12 months prior to the date of the interview

< 6 m: the exact meaning differs slightly by source; for the BCHI sample: during a random period of 6 months in 2008; for the BHIS sample: during the 6 months prior to the date of the interview

^a BCHI : Belgian Compulsory Health Insurance

^b BHIS-linked: Belgian Health Interview Survey Sample for which linkage was possible

^c BHIS-total: Total Belgian Health Interview Survey Sample

^d excluding 1.4 % of the population using a forfait system for reimbursement of GP services

^e excluding 1.2 % of the population using a forfait system for reimbursement of physiotherapist

^f excluding 5.9 % of sample not reimbursed for ambulatory care via the compulsory scheme during the whole study period