NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Permanent onderzoek naar de leefsituatie (POLS) 2002 Provider Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)Microdata access: Request Geography Netherlands (NLD) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2002 - 12/2002 Series or system Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey (POLS) Data type Survey: IndividualInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representative Summary Conducted continuously since 1997, this survey from Statistics Netherlands collects information on a variety of topics concerning living conditions in the Netherlands. Different modules address topics like health and labor, young people, the environment, law and security, and housing needs. In 2002, for the basic questionnaire, a sample of 38,508 persons yielded 22,259 respondents. Keywords Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Antibiotics, Assets, Asthma, Back pain, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Body mass index, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, Cancers, Catheters, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Congenital anomalies, Corrective lenses, Dental care, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Digestive diseases, Disability, Drug consumption, Eczema, Education, Emergency care, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, General surgery, Gynecology, Headache, Health care access, Health care personnel, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Height, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Incontinence, Influenza vaccines, Insulin, Internet, Ischemic heart disease, Leisure activities, Length of stay, Leukemia, Limited mobility, Live births, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Migraine, Military service, Mobility aids, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Neurosurgery, Obesity, Occupational injuries, Occupations, Oral conditions, Otitis media, Outpatient facilities, Pain, Pap smears, Pediatrics, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Physical therapy, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Prostate cancer, Psoriasis, Public social assistance, Rehabilitation, Skin cancers, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Vomiting, Tobacco smoking, Dermatitis Citation Contributors Statistics Netherlands Suggested citation Statistics Netherlands. Netherlands Permanent Quality of Life Survey 2002. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 31, 2022