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Germany World Health Survey 2003

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General Info
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Geography 
Germany (DEU)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2003 - 12/2003
Series or system 
World Health Survey (WHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Germany WHS focuses on the health system and population health. It covers household demographics, health care services and expenditures, ambulatory services, health insurance coverage, and individual health status. A total of 1,259 men and women 18 years of age and older were interviewed for this WHS. The sample was taken from the de facto population and one individual per household was interviewed. Additional areas covered include: tobacco use, health service responsiveness, women’s cancer screening, oral health problems, noncommunicable conditions, and mental health conditions.

Keywords 
Antihypertensive drugs, Appetite loss, Asthma, Back pain, Child health care, Children, Corrective lenses, Cough, Dental care, Edentulism, Education, Emergency care, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Food expenditures, Gynecology, Health care access, Health care costs, Health care expenditures, Health care services, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Height, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Internet, Ischemic heart disease, Length of stay, Limited mobility, Living conditions, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Nonprofits, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Pap smears, Personal health expenditures, Private health facilities, Prostheses and implants, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Rose Angina Questionnaire, Screening mammography, Sleep, Symptoms, Telephones, Transportation, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vision loss, Weight, Body mass index
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023