Data Source

Registry

Type of Study

Cross-section, regular

Data gathering method

Integration of different registrations

Ease

Statistics publicly accessible through www.cbs.nl

Conditions of access

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

Public access

Time elapsed between application and reception of data

Months

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

Aggregated tables

Formats available

Excel

Language issues

Data is only available in Dutch, but an English version will follow later in 2013.

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data were collected between 2005 and 2010 with a nearly integral observation. Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection

2005

Stratification if applicable

Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Not applicable

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

All health care practices

Age range

No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness

Representative for all health care practices.

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Brief overview of: Financial statistics on health care practices, such as general practitioners, dentist, physiotherapist and obstetricians (macroeconomic).

Possibility of linkage among databases

Not applicable

Entry errors if applicable

Non-response

Breaks

No

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

There have not been any revisions.

Strengths: The data source provides high coverage and high quality data.