Table 1.
Overview of the contents of the survey instrument
| Code | EHIS questions | Additional national questions |
|---|---|---|
| EHSM | European Health Status Module | |
| HS | Health Status – Minimum European Health Module | |
| CD | Diseases and chronic conditions; self-reported 12-month-prevalences | Diseases and chronic conditions, ever diagnosed by a medical doctor |
| Additional diseases were included such as heart failure, cancer, osteoporosis, gastro-intestinal diseases, increased blood-lipids | ||
| Module on diabetes care: age of onset, gestational diabetes, recent treatment, preventive measures, consequences of diabetes, family history etc. | ||
| AC | Accidents and injuries | Work-related accidents and injuries |
| AW | Absence form work (due to health problems) | Officially recognized disability |
| PL | Physical and sensory functional limitations | |
| PC | Personal care activities | |
| HA | Household activities | |
| PN | Pain | |
| MH | Mental health | |
| ECHM | European Health Care Module | |
| HO | Use of inpatient and day care | |
| AM | Use of ambulatory and home care | Number of consultations of medical doctors/specialist in the past 12 month |
| MD | Medicine use | |
| PA | Preventive services | Module on vaccinations: influenza vaccination in the last winter seasons, vaccinations against tetanus, measles, pertussis, pneumococcus, knowledge and attitudes on vaccinations etc. |
| Reason for last mammography | ||
| EHDM | European Health Determinants Module | |
| BM | Weight and height | |
| PE | Physical activity / exercise | Questions on stages of change for physical activity (according to transtheoretical model [17]), motivations and barriers for physical activity |
| FV | Consumption of fruit and vegetables | Number of portions per week |
| SK | Smoking | Age of onset, age of cessation, tobacco products, current/never/former smokers |
| AL | Alcohol consumption | |
| SS | Social support | |
| IC | Provision of informal care or assistance | |
| GEDA additional modules | ||
| Health awareness, self-efficacy, addiction problems in the social network, health literacy [15, 19, 20], working conditions, knowledge about stroke symptoms | ||
| Core social variables | ||
| Sex, age, country of residence birth, and citizenship, degree of urbanization, marital status, level of education, labour status, employment status, economic sector in employment, household composition, household income. | Working-related health risks, unemployment, subjective social status, health insurance, country of birth of mother and father |
Adapted from Eurostat 2013, page 8,9 [8]
EHIS European Health Interview Survey, GEDA German Health Update