Joint Programming Initiative

Governance
Type of Data
Access to Data
Coverage
Linkage
Data Quality
Applicability

Register from CAK; organisation that executes the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ).
CAK-registratie van zorg (waarvoor eigen bijdrage is betaald) in het kader van de AWBZ.

Topic	Health and Performance
Relevance for this Topic
Country	Netherlands
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Governance

Contact information

Department of Health and Health Care
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag
Netherlands
Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl

Timeliness, transparency

Data is collected annually. Preliminary data is released 12 months after collection. Final database is published 24 months after collection.

Type of data

Data Source

Registry

Type of Study

Cross-section, regular

Data gathering method

Registries

Access to data

Ease

Data cannot be downloaded directly.

Conditions of access

Formal agreements (e.g. fees, research contracts, institutional agreements, etc.)

Access to data requires: (1) access fee; (2) official authorization (CCS); (3) authorization of register holder.

Time elapsed between application and reception of data

Months

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)

Anonymised microdata

Formats available

SPSS (default)

Language issues

Documentation is only available in Dutch.

Coverage

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data was first collected between 2004 and 2011; data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future. It is an integral observation.

First year of collection

2004

Stratification if applicable

Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Not applicable

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

Dutch population (only recipients with AWBZ/WMO funding are included)

Age range

Population aged 18 and over

Statistical representativeness

Representative for recipients with AWBZ/WMO funding.

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Detailed study of: Long-term care.

Linkage

Possibility of linkage among databases

Linkable to other person databases through anonymized personal number.

Data quality

Applicability

Strengths: The data source provides long time series and high quality data.

The information about this dataset was compiled by the author:
Frank P. Pijpers
(see Partners)

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Register from CAK; organisation that executes the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ). CAK-registratie van zorg (waarvoor eigen bijdrage is betaald) in het kader van de AWBZ.