Table 1 Characteristics of the European Health Interview Survey population, by countrya, 2007-2010
From: Assessing the validity of the Global Activity Limitation Indicator in fourteen European countries
Belgium | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Czech Republic | France | Greece | Hungary | Latvia | Malta | Poland | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data collection year | 2008-9 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2007 | 2009-10 | |
Sample size (N) | 9,651 | 5,661 | 6,931 | 1,955 | 24,689 | 6,172 | 5,051 | 6,458 | 3,669 | 35,100 | 18,172 | 4,972 | 2,118 | 22,188 | |
response rate (%) | 60.0 | 73.8 | 81.6 | 56.0 | - | 95.5 | 80.6 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 89.0 | 66.0 | - | 74.0 | |
Mean age (yrs) | 47.1 | 46.6 | 43.3 | 44.4 | 46.3 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 45.3 | 46.8 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 46.0 | 46.5 | |
% Male | 48.1 | 47.9 | 49.2 | 48.6 | 47.8 | 48.8 | 46.6 | 45.3 | 46.4 | 47.6 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 49.1 | 49.0 | |
GALI | % limited | 20.8 | 24.1 | 18.1 | 27.8 | 25.2 | 22.8 | 41.0 | 43.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 22.5 | 38.2 | 36.3 | 24.4 |
ADL | % having difficulty with 1 or more activity | 10.1 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
IADL | % having difficulty with 1 or more activity | - | 23.1 | 13.0 | 14.2 | - | 18.2 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 18.3 | 14.3 |
Functioning % limited | 26.2 | 28.2 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 32.7 | 33.8 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 30.3 | 26.9 | |