NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Belgium Health Interview Survey (HIS) 2008 Provider EurostatMicrodata access: Request Geography Belgium (BEL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 05/2008 - 06/2009 Series or system European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) - Eurostat Belgium Health Interview Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalIndividualInterview Summary The Belgium Health Interview Survey 2008 collected health information from about 10,000 individuals across Belgium. The survey was subnationally representative for all three regions and their provinces, with the sample split nearly equally between regions: Flanders (3,500 participants), Brussels (3,000 participants), and Wallonia (3,500 participants). Two questionnaires were used: a face-to-face interview questionnaire, and a self-completed questionnaire; household information was also collected at the time of the face-to-face interview. The sample was drawn from the National Population Register; all households were eligible except for those living in institutions. Keywords Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Antibiotics, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, Back pain, Birth control pills, Blood pressure, Cancers, Chemotherapy, Cholesterol tests, Cirrhosis of the liver, Corrective lenses, Dental care, Diabetes, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Family composition, Family size, Fruits, Glucose tests, Health aid, Hearing aids, Height, Home care, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Hypertension, Illicit drug use, Income, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Laboratories, Length of stay, Marital status, Medicines, Migraine, Mobility aids, Occupation codes, Occupational injuries, Occupational risk factors, Osteoarthritis, Pap smears, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal caregivers, Personal health expenditures, Physical activity, Physical therapy, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Rheumatoid arthritis, Road traffic injuries, Screening mammography, Stool tests, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Unemployment, Unipolar depressive disorders, Upper respiratory infections, Vegetables, Violence, Weight Citation Contributors Eurostat Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP) (Belgium) Statistics Belgium Suggested citation Eurostat, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP) (Belgium), Statistics Belgium. Belgium Health Interview Survey 2008 - Eurostat. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 6, 2021