Discrimination

• Pages: 59-115

59

4.1. Health

ASK ALL

Introduction I would now like to talk about your h ealth.

DHE01 Subjective assessment of own health condition

ASK ALL

How is your health in gene ral? Is it…

READ OUT

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Very good

2Good

3Fair

4Bad

5Very b ad

96 Refused (DO NOT READ OUT )

97 Doesn’t understand the question (DO NOT READ OU T)

99 Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT )

DHE02 Longstanding illness or health problem

ASK ALL

Do you have any longstand ing illness or health problem?

LONGSTANDING MEA NS ONE THAT LASTS (OR WILL LAST) 6 M ONTHS OR MORE,

OR THAT IT REGULARLY REAP PEARS

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Yes

2No

96 Refused

97 Doesn’t understand the question

99 Don’t know

Section 

Discrimination

Second European U nion Minorities andD iscrimination Survey – Q uestionnaire – 2016

60

DHE03 Limitations in daily activities in past 6 month

ASK ALL

For at least the past six m onths, to what extent have you been limited beca use of a

health problem in ac tivities people usually do? Would you say you have been …?

READ OUT, IF NO HEA LTH PROBLEM CODE AS ‘NOT LI MITED AT ALL’

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Severely limited

2Limited but not severely

3Not limited at all

96 Refused (DO NOT READ OUT )

97 Doesn’t understand the question (DO NOT READ OU T)

99 Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT )

DHE04 Health insurance coverage

ASK ALL

Does the [NATIONAL BA SIC HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEM E]

currently cover your health care e xpenses?

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Yes

2No

96 Refused

97 Doesn’t understand the question

99 Don’t know

DHE04_01 Additional health insurance coverage

ASK ALL

Do you have any additional h ealth insurance?

COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH COVERAGE, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Yes

2No

96 Refused

97 Doesn’t understand the question

99 Don’t know

DHE05 Need of medical examination or treatment in past 12 months

ASK ALL

Was there any time during t he past 12 months when you really

needed a medical e xamination or treatment for yourself?

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Yes (I really needed a medical exa mination or treatment at least on one occasion)

2No (I did not need any med ical examination or treatment)

96 Refused

97 Doesn’t understand the question

99 Don’t know

Discrimination

61

DHE06 Unmet need for medical examination or treatment in past 12 months

ASK IF DHE05=1

(Ask if the responde nt really needed a m edical examination or

treatment for him-/herself in the past 12 months)

Did you have a medical exam ination or treatment each time

you really needed it du ring the past 12 months?

SINGLE RESPONSE

1Yes (I had a medical examinatio n or treatment each time I needed)

2No (there was at least one occasion w hen I did not have

a medical examination or treatment)

96 Refused

97 Doesn’t understand the question

99 Don’t know

DHE07 Main reason for unmet need in access to health

ASK IF DHE06=2

(Ask if the responde nt did not need any medical examination o r

treatment at least in one occasi on in the past 12 months)

What was the main reason why you d id not have a medical examination or treatment?

READ OUT

SINGLE RESPONSE

1I could not afford to (too expensive a nd/or not covered by the insurance)

2The waiting list o r waiting time for an appointment was too l ong

3I could not take time off be cause of work or had to take care for children/others

4It was too far to travel/I had no mean s of transportation

5Fear of doctor, hospitals, e xamination, treatment

6Didn’t know any good do ctor or specialist

7Wanted to wait and see if the p roblem got bet ter

8Because of language diff‌iculties with [MAIN COUNTRY LANG UAGE]

9

I was refused treatment/I was u nfairly treated because of my:

[TAILORED TO TARGET GROUP CATEGOR IES

ethnic or immigrant background / Roma background / ethnic minority background]

10 It was not possible to cho ose a male or female doctor

11 Other (DO NOT READ O UT)

96 Refused (DO NOT READ OUT )

97 Doesn’t understand the question (DO NOT READ OU T)

99 Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT )

DHE08 Use of healthcare services in past 5 years

ASK IF DHE06=2 OR 96-99

(Ask if the responde nt did not have a medical examination or treatment ea ch

time it was really need ed during the past 12 months OR if the resp ondent

refused/did not understan d/did not know how to answer the q uestion)

In the past 5 years, have you used a ny healthcare services? For example, have you seen

a doctor, nurse, dentist , visited a hospital, an emergency clin ic or medical centre?

BY ‘HEALTH CARE SERVIC ES’ WE MEAN: HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENT RES,

DOCTOR’S OFFICE (GEN ERAL PRACTITIONER OR A SPECI ALIST, DENTIST),

LABS, MEDIC AL IMAGING EXAMIN ATIONS (X-RAYS, SCANNER), ETC.