National Health Survey 2000: Preliminary Report
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I. HIGHLIGHTS
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One quarter of all middle-aged adults and half of the elderly population were permanently restricted by health problems to take part in social activities. (In the Preliminary Report we use the term 'young' for the 18-34 age group 'middle aged' for the 35-64 age group and 'elderly' to refer to adults aged 65 and over.)
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1 out of 10 elderly persons was dependent on other people for performing everyday activities. 1 out of 4 of these elderly persons needed help for getting out of bed.
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1 out of 6 women and 1 out of 11 men had mental health problems during the 2 weeks before the interview that restricted them in their everyday activities and/or to take part in social activities.
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1 out of 6 adults thought his/her health was bad or very bad. However more than 40% of the population thought his/her health was good/very good.
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Some 40% of the middle-aged population three quarters of elderly women and two thirds of elderly men were affected by cardiovascular diseases.
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Two thirds of women and half of men had complaints of pains in the neck back or lower back.
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Half of the adult population was overweight or obese.
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During the 12 months prior to the interviews 1 out of 10 adult suffered injury or poisoning that required medical care. Most of these accidents happened at home.
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Almost 1 out of 4 women thought that they could do nothing or very little to improve their health and 1 out of 5 men shared this opinion too.
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Almost 1 out of 4 women and more than 1 out of 3 men smoked tobacco every day.
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Three quarters of women and one third of men drank never or only occasionally alcohol. 1 out of 5 women and almost half of men were moderate drinkers. One woman out of 20 and one man out of 5 was a heavy drinker.
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10% of the elderly population did not use any form of health service during the 12 months prior to the survey.
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1 out of 5 middle-aged women and two thirds of elderly women didn't visit a gynecologist within the 5 years prior the survey.
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28% of young women of childbearing age hadhad at least one artificial abortion.
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Almost two thirds of the adult population didn't visit a dentist within the 12 months prior to the survey.
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Some 80% of the adult population had his/her blood pressure checked at least once within the 12 months prior to the survey.
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The proportion of the population using alternative medicine was negligible.
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