Data Source

Registry

Type of Study

Cross-section, regular

Data gathering method

Registries

Ease

Statistics publicly accessible through www.cbs.nl (StatLine)

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.)

Anonymised microdata

Formats available

SPSS (default)

Language issues

Documentation is only available in Dutch.

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data were collected between 2006 - 2011 (data collected in 2012 will be available from July 2013). Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection

2006

Stratification if applicable

Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Not applicable

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

All defaulters registered in Dutch population (residents).

Age range

Population aged 19 and over

Statistical representativeness

Representative for all defaulters in Health Insurance.

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Detailed study of: Defaulters in Health Insurance.

Standardisation

No

Possibility of linkage among databases

Linkable to other person databases through anonymized personal number.

Breaks

There is a break from 2009 to 2010 due to a change in definition of defaulter.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

There was a change in the definition of defaulter from 2009 to 2010.