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Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey 1997

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Permanent onderzoek naar de leefsituatie (POLS) 1997
Provider 
Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)
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Geography 
Netherlands (NLD)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1997 - 12/1997
Series or system 
Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey (POLS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The 1997 Permanent Quality of Life Survey (POLS) is the first survey in the continuous series. The survey includes 9 modules, each of which targets a different segment of the Dutch population. For the baseline module, a total of 34,439 adults ages 18 and over were successfully interviewed out of a sample of 55,675 people. The Health and Labor module was administered to 10,898 people of all ages, covering health status, use of medical services, and preventive behaviors.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Analgesics, Antibiotics, Antihypertensive drugs, Assets, Asthma, Birth weight, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Cancers, Child health care, Chronic kidney diseases, Clinical breast exams, Congestion, Corrective lenses, Cough, Dental care, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disability, Drug consumption, Education, Employment, Endocrine disorders, Epilepsy, Family composition, Family size, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, General surgery, Genital prolapse, Gynecology, Headache, Health care access, Health care personnel, Health care use, Health education, Health status, Hearing aids, Heart disease, Height, Home care, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Influenza vaccines, Insulin, Leisure activities, Length of stay, Limited mobility, Living conditions, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Migraine, Military service, Neurosurgery, Noncommunicable diseases, Obesity, Occupational injuries, Occupations, Oral conditions, Osteoarthritis, Outpatient facilities, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Public social assistance, Rehabilitation, Religion, Rheumatoid arthritis, Road traffic injuries, Screening mammography, Skilled birth attendants, Skin diseases, Stroke, Teachers, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Unintentional injuries, Weight, Working conditions
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021