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EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROSTAT Directorate F: Social statistics Unit F-4: Income and Living conditions; Quality of life

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Version 19 March 2018

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1. INTRODUCTION

The Commission regulation for the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS)1 specifies in article 6 that: “Member States shall transmit the pre-checked microdata (without direct identification and including weighting factors) required by this Regulation in accordance with a data exchange standard set out by the Commission (Eurostat).”. The annex specifies for each variable the code, name, categories and filters.

In addition, the Commission implementing decision on derogations2 specifies for three listed countries a set of variables which have not to be delivered.

This document describes the validation rules to be applied to the standard microdata as defined by the Regulation. Member States should apply this validation on the dataset – specified in the data delivery guidelines - before sending it to Eurostat.

Obviously Member States may need to use different and/or complementary validation rules on their national data if their questionnaire differs from the model questionnaire proposed in the methodological manual.

More information on the EHIS wave 3 methodology and the description of variables and model questions can be found in the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS wave 3) methodological manual3.

2. VALIDATION RULES

Three groups of validation rules are distinguished:

• VC = Checks for allowed codes and values, including allowed ranges; these rules reflect the definitions of the variables in the annex of the EHIS Regulation;

• SC = Skip checks, which follows the filters defined in the annex of the EHIS Regulation;

• CC = Consistency checks (relations between variables from the same sub-module or between variables from different (sub-)modules).

Validation rules result in indicating:

• E = Error: Problems in data that should be solved and should not appear in the final microdata file; or

• W = Warning: Indicating some unusual values or combination of values of variables which may exist but should not be highly prevalent. The validation report will in its summary give for each rule the prevalence for failing. The validation process should not be stopped for warnings but a high prevalence for a warning validation rule might pinpoint to the responsible statistician a possible structural problem.

1 Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255 of 19 February 2018 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the

European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS).

2 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/257 of 19 February 2018 granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the transmission of statistics pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS).

3 https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/932614a0-8445-4e77-b0f0-870f85191a3d

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All rules resulting in a warning for which we have marked in the table below a note ‘The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all’ and the rules resulting in an error should ideally be incorporated as immediate checks during the interview.

Eurostat validation tool will include some of the following logical verifications previously considered to be applied only at national level. Therefore, they will result only in warning, listing records which do not comply with the rule. These rules are:

Reported item Rule

No duplication of PID (unique identifier) Each PID code is unique.

No duplication of HHID for different households (unique household identifier). For one value of HHID only the same combination of SU, PRIMSTRAT, COUNTRY, REGION, DEG_URB, HHNBPERS, HHTYPE, HHINCOME must be recorded.

For all records with the same value (but different from -1) of HHID only unique values of the following variables are possible: SU, PRIMSTRAT, COUNTRY, REGION, DEG_URB, HHNBPERS, HHNBPERS_0_13, HHINCOME

Consistency of household data for people from one household (if more than one person from a household is interviewed). This concerns variables which describe or reflect relations of persons in household, for example marital status or informal care.

The rule is not implemented in the Eurostat validation tool.

Unique link between SU and PRIMSTRAT

Only for records for which (SU ≠ -2 and PRIMSTRAT ≠ -2): for records with the same value of SU the code of PRIMSTRAT is the same.

Running the validation will issue reports. Eurostat validation tool will include some of the additional features in such reporting but we prefer to report and follow those up in the quality reports:

Reported item Reported indicator

Share of interviews which cannot be treated as completed as at least one of the key variables includes the missing value

Percentage of records with at least one value equal to ‘-1’ in at least one of the following variables: PID, HHID, PRIMSTRAT, SU, WGT, WGT_SPEC, PROXY, REFDATE INTMETHOD, SEX and AGE.

Share of incomplete interviews (plain) Percentage of records for which: a) at least one of the following variables include a missing value (NULL or ‘-1’): PID, HHID, PRIMSTRAT, SU, WGT, PROXY, REFDATE, INTMETHOD, SEX and AGE, or: b) more than 50 % of all other variables in the record include missing value (NULL or ‘-1’). The denominator is the same for each record and is equal to the total number of variables – 11 = 154 – 11 = 143.

Share of incomplete interviews (derogation and proxy-adjusted)

Percentage of records for which: a) at least one of the following variables include a missing value (NULL or ‘-1’): PID, HHID, PRIMSTRAT, SU, WGT, PROXY,

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Reported item Reported indicator

REFDATE, INTMETHOD, SEX and AGE, or: b) more than 50 % of all other variables in the record (relevant to the specific interview) include missing value (NULL or ‘-1’). The numerator and denominator need to be adjusted to remove variables for which proxy interviews are not allowed provided that the record include (PROXY = 2 OR 3) and variables for which derogations were granted (see the list of countries and respective variables at the end of this document).

Share of proxy interviews Percentage of records with the values of PROXY variable equal to any of 2 or 3. Records with values ‘-1’ are excluded from denominator.

5th and 6th position of REFDATE is September-December at least for some records (EHIS Regulation, art. 5, par. 2)

Percentage of records with the values of the 5th and 6th position of REFDATE REFMONTH variable equal to any of 09, 10, 11 or 12. Records with values ‘-1’ are excluded from denominator.

Extreme weights (any weight is more than 3-times higher/lower than average weight) (for WGT)

Percentage of records with the value of WGT variable out of the following range: < average value of WGT / 3; 3 * average value of WGT >. Records with values ‘-1’ are excluded from denominator.

Share of missing values (item non-response)

Percentage of records with the value ‘-1’ calculated for each variable.

Frequencies of income quintile groups (HHINCOME) are similar, i.e. each of the categories has frequency of about 20%.

The frequency of each of the five income quintile group categories is between 15 and 25%.

Only records with values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are included in the calculation.

Sum of the individual weights (for ensuring that the weights from the microdata file allow computing indicators in absolute values at the level of the country's population and not the sample)

Sum of the individual weights is not equal to the final sample size (i.e. number of records in the microdata file)

1. Checks for allowed values (VC):

Other codes than stated in the following table are to be treated as errors (E).

Official classifications and standard code lists are available on http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/.

Code Allowed codes / range Note

VC_PID 1 - 9999999999

VC_HHID -1; 1 - 9999999999

VC_PRIMSTRAT -2; 1000 - 9999 Code -1 is allowed but its use would issue an error message

VC_SU -2; 1000 - 9999 Code -1 is allowed but its use would issue an error message

VC_WGT 0.001 – 99999.999 8 digits in total – maximum 5 digits for the integer part and 3 digits for the fractional part

VC_WGT_SPEC -1; 0.001 – 99999.999 8 digits in total – maximum 5 digits for the integer part and 3 digits for the fractional part

VC_PROXY 1; 2; 3

VC_REFDATE YYYYMMDD YYYY (year): 2018 – 2020; MM (month): 01 – 12; DD (day): 01-31 Code -1 is allowed but its use would issue an error message.

VC_INTMETHOD 10; 11; 12; 20; 21; 30; 31; 40; 50 Code -1 is allowed but its use would issue an error message

VC_INTLANG -1; BUL; SPA; CZE; DAN; GER; EST; GRE; ENG; FRE; GLE; ITA; LAV; LIT; HUN; MLT; DUT; POL; POR; RUM; SLO; SLV; FIN; SWE; BAQ; CTL; GLG; LTZ; VAL; WEL; NOR; HRV; ICE; MAC; SRP; TUR; ALB; BEL; BOS; RUS; UKR; ARA; CHI; HIN; IND; JPN; KOR; MON; NEP; VIE; OTH

SCL - Languages

VC_SEX -1; 1; 2 The value ‘-1’ is theoretically possible but such record will be treated as non-response.

VC_YEARBIRTH -1; 1900-2006 The value ‘-1’ is theoretically possible but such record will be

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Code Allowed codes / range Note treated as non-response.

VC_PASSBIRTH -1; 1; 2 The value ‘-1’ is theoretically possible but such record will be treated as non-response.

VC_COUNTRY BE; BG; CZ; DK; DE; EE; IE; EL; ES; FR; HR; IT; CY; LV; LT; LU; HU; MT; NL; AT; PL; PT; RO; SI; SK; FI; SE; UK; IS; LI; NO; CH; ME, MK, AL, RS, TR; ZZ

SCL - Geographical code list (NUTS country level) Only EU 28, EFTA and EU candidate countries in the list; code ZZ for other countries was added (but specific codes for other countries may also be added).

VC_REGION -1; 10 – ZZ

NUTS level 2 of the NUTS classification (Standard Code List): http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=NUTS_33&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC&IntCurrentPage=1 The requested code refers to the 2 digits on the 3rd and 4th position of the NUTS2 code (NUTS 2016 classification). Codes to be used are country-specific (relation to/compatibility with COUNTRY variable should be ensured).

VC_DEG_URB -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_BIRTHPLACE -1; SCL - Geographical code list (NUTS country level)

VC_CITIZEN -1; SCL - Geographical code list (NUTS country level; ZZ

VC_BIRTHPLACEFATH -1; SCL - Geographical code list (NUTS country level)

VC_BIRTHPLACEMOTH -1; SCL - Geographical code list (NUTS country level)

VC_HATLEVEL -1; 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

VC_MAINSTAT -1; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80

VC_FT_PT -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_JOBSTAT -2; -1; 11; 12; 20; 30

VC_JOBISCO -2; -1; 11; 12; 13; 14; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 41; 42; 43; 44; 51; 52; 53; 54; 61; 62; 63; 71; 72; 73; 74;

SCL - International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08). Code 0 used for 'Armed forces occupations'.

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75; 81; 82; 83; 91; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 0 VC_LOCNACE -2; -1;

A - U SCL - Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2) (sections)

VC_PARTNERS -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_MARSTALEGAL -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_HHNBPERS -1; 1 - 98

VC_HHNBPERS_0_13 -1; 0 - 98

VC_HHTYPE -1; 10; 21; 22; 31; 32; 33; 40

VC_HHINCOME -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HS1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HS2 -1; 1; 2

VC_HS3 -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_CD1A -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1B -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1C -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1D -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1E -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1F -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1G -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1H -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1I -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1J -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1K -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1L -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1M -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1N -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1O -1; 1; 2

VC_CD1P -1; 1; 2

VC_CD2 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

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VC_AC1A -1; 1; 2

VC_AC1B -1; 1; 2

VC_AC1C -1; 1; 2

VC_AC2 -2; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_AW1 -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_AW2 -3; -2; -1; 1 - 365

VC_PL1 -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_PL2 -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL3 -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_PL4 -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL5 -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL6 -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL7 -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL8 -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PL9 -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC1A -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC1B -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC1C -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC1D -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC1E -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PC2 -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_PC3 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_HA1A -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1B -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1C -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1D -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1E -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1F -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_HA1G -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

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VC_HA2 -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_HA3 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_PN1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6

VC_PN2 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_MH1A -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1B -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1C -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1D -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1E -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1F -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1G -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_MH1H -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_HO12 -1; 0 - 365

VC_HO34 -1; 0 - 365

VC_AM1 -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_AM2 -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_AM3 -2; -1; 0 - 99

VC_AM4 -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_AM5 -2; -1; 0 - 99

VC_AM6A -1; 1; 2

VC_AM6B -1; 1; 2

VC_AM7 -1; 1; 2

VC_MD1 -3; -1; 1; 2

VC_MD2 -3; -1; 1; 2

VC_PA1 -3; -1; 1; 2; YYYYMM MM (month): 01 – 12; YYYY (year): 2015 – 2020. 4-digit code YYYY (year) is allowed in case MM (month) is missing.

VC_PA2 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PA3 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PA4 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

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VC_PA5 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PA6 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PA7 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PA8 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_UN1A -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_UN1B -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_UN2A -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_UN2B -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_UN2C -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_UN2D -3; -1; 1; 2; 3

VC_BM1 -3; -1; 50 - 250

VC_BM2 -3; -1; 20 – 350

VC_PE1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_PE2 -3; -1; 0 - 7

VC_PE3 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PE4 -3; -1; 0 - 7

VC_PE5 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_PE6 -3; -1; 0 - 7

VC_PE7 -3; -2; -1; HHMM HH (hours): 00 – 99; MM (minutes): 00 – 59. All four digits shall be reported, i.e. 0020 for 20 min or 0900 for 9 hours.

VC_PE8 -3; -1; 0 - 7

VC_PE9 -3; -1; HHMM HH (hours): 00 – 24; MM (minutes): 00 – 59. All four digits shall be reported, i.e. 0020 for 20 min or 0900 for 9 hours.

VC_DH1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_DH2 -3; -2; -1; 1 - 99

VC_DH3 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_DH4 -3; -2; -1; 1 - 99

VC_DH5 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_DH6 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_SK1 -1; 1; 2; 3

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VC_SK2 -2; -1; 0 - 99

VC_SK3 -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_SK4 -2; -1; 0 - 99

VC_SK5 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_SK6 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_AL1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

VC_AL2 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_AL3 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

VC_AL4 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_AL5 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

VC_AL6 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

VC_SS1 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4

VC_SS2 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_SS3 -3; -1; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

VC_IC1 -3; -1; 1; 2

VC_IC2 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2

VC_IC3 -3; -2; -1; 1; 2; 3

Warnings on values

Code Rule (indication of a problem) Type Notes VC_HHNBPERS_W HHNBPERS > 12 W The records marked with the warning are

recommended to be checked all. VC_AM3_W AM3 > 20 W VC_AM5_W AM5 > 20 W VC_BM1_W (BM1 > 0 and BM1 < 70) or (BM1 > 220) W VC_BM2_W BM2 > 150 W VC_FV2_W FV2 > 20 W VC_FV4_W FV4 > 20 W

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2. Skip checks (filters in the questionnaire) (SC)

Code Rule (indication of a problem) Type Description of/comment on the rule

Notes

SC_FT_PT (MAINSTAT ≠ 10) and (FT_PT ≠ -2) E FT_PT should be '-2' or MAINSTAT equal to '10'.

If MAINSTAT is -1, FT_PT should be coded as -2

SC_FT_PT_x (MAINSTAT = 10) and (FT_PT = -2) E SC_JOBSTAT (MAINSTAT ≠ 10) and (JOBSTAT ≠ -2) E JOBSTAT should be '-2' or

MAINSTAT equal to '10'. If MAINSTAT is -1, JOBSTAT should be coded as -2

SC_JOBSTAT_x (MAINSTAT = 10) and (JOBSTAT = -2) E SC_JOBISCO (MAINSTAT ≠ 10) and (JOBISCO ≠ -2) E JOBISCO should be '-2' or

MAINSTAT equal to '10'. If MAINSTAT is -1, JOBISCO should be coded as -2

SC_JOBISCO_x (MAINSTAT = 10) and (JOBISCO = -2) E SC_LOCNACE (MAINSTAT ≠ 10) and (LOCNACE ≠ -2) E LOCNACE should be '-2' or

MAINSTAT equal to '10'. If MAINSTAT is -1, LOCNACE should be coded as -2

SC_LOCNACE_x (MAINSTAT = 10) and (LOCNACE = -2) E SC_AC2 (AC1A ≠ 1 and AC1B ≠ 1 and AC1C ≠ 1) and

(AC2 ≠ -2) E AC2 should be '-2' or (AC1A = 1

or AC1B = 1 or AC1C = 1).

SC_AC2_x (AC1A = 1 or AC1B = 1 or AC1C = 1) and (AC2 = -2)

E AC2 = -2 is not possible when AC1A = 1 or AC1B = 1 or AC1C = 1

SC_AW1 (MAINSTAT ≠ 10) and (AW1 ≠ -2) E AW1 should be '-2' or MAINSTAT equal to '10'.

If MAINSTAT is -1, AW1 should be coded as -2

SC_AW1_x (MAINSTAT = 10) and (AW1 = -2) E AW1 = -2 is not possible when MAINSTAT = 1

SC_AW2 (AW1 ≠ 1) and (AW2 ≠ -2 or -3) E AW1 should be 1 or AW2 '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_AW2_x (AW1 = 1) and (AW2 = -2) E AW2 = -2 is not possible when AW1 = 1

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Notes

SC_PL2 (PL1 = 3) and (PL2 ≠ -2) E PL1 should not be 3 or PL2 equal to '-2'.

SC_PL2_x (PL1 ≠ 3) and (PL2 = -2) E PL2 = -2 is not possible when PL1 ≠ 3





SC_PC2 {(PC1A ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1B ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1C ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1D ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1E ≠ 2 or 3 or 4)} and (PC2 ≠ -2)

E PC2 should be filled in only if at least one of PC1A to PC1E is different from 1, -1 and -2).

SC_PC2_x {(PC1A = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1B = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1C = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1D = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1E = 2 or 3 or 4)} and (PC2 = -2)

E PC2 = -2 is not possible when any of the PC1x = 2 or 3 or 4

SC_PC3 {(PC1A ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1B ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1C ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1D ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (PC1E ≠ 2 or 3 or 4)} and (PC3 ≠ -2 or -3)

E PC3 should be filled in only if at least one of PC1A to PC1E is different from 1.

SC_PC3_x {(PC1A = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1B = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1C = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1D = 2 or 3 or 4) or (PC1E = 2 or 3 or 4)} and (PC3 = -2)

E PC3 = -2 is not possible when any of the PC1x = 2 or 3 or 4

SC_HA2 {(HA1A ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1B ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1C ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1D ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1E ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1F ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1G ≠ 2 or 3 or 4)} and (HA2 ≠ -2)

E HA2 should be filled in only if at least one of HA1A to HA1G is different from 1, 5, -1 and -2.

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Notes

SC_HA2_x {(HA1A = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1B = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1C = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1D = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1E = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1F = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1G = 2 or 3 or 4)} and (HA2 = -2)

E HA2 = -2 is not possible when any of the HA1x = 2 or 3 or 4

SC_HA3 {(HA1A ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1B ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1C ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1D ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1E ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1F ≠ 2 or 3 or 4) and (HA1G ≠ 2 or 3 or 4)} and (HA3 ≠ -2 or -3)

E HA3 should be filled in only if at least one of HA1A to HA1G is different from 1, 5, -1 and -2,.

SC_HA3_x {(HA1A = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1B = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1C = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1D = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1E = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1F = 2 or 3 or 4) or (HA1G = 2 or 3 or 4)} or (HA3 = -2)

E HA3 = -2 is not possible when any of the HA1x = 2 or 3 or 4

SC_AM3 (AM2 ≠ 1) and (AM3 ≠ -2) E AM2 should be 1 or AM3 '-2'. SC_AM3_x (AM2 = 1) and (AM3 = -2) E AM3 = -2 is not possible when

AM2 = 1

SC_AM5 (AM4 ≠ 1) and (AM5 ≠ -2) E AM4 should be 1 or AM5 '-2'. SC_AM5_x (AM4 = 1) and (AM5 = -2) E AM5 = -2 is not possible when

AM4 = 1

SC_PA7 (SEX ≠ 2) and (PA7 ≠ -2 or -3) E SEX should be 2 or PA7 '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_PA7_x (SEX = 2) and (PA7 = -2) E PA7 = -2 is not possible when SEX = 2

SC_PA8 (SEX ≠ 2) and (PA8 ≠ -2 or -3) E SEX should be 2 or PA8 '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_PA8_x (SEX = 2) and (PA8 = -2) E PA8 = -2 is not possible when SEX = 2

SC_PE3 (PE2 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7) and (PE3 ≠ -2 or -3)

E PE2 should be 1 to 7 or PE3 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

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Notes

SC_PE3_x (PE2 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7) and (PE3 = -2)

E PE3 = -2 is not possible when PE2 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7









SC_DH2 (DH1 ≠ 1) and (DH2 ≠ -2 or -3) E DH1 should be 1 or DH2 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_DH2_x (DH1 = 1) and (DH2 = -2) E DH2 = -2 is not possible when DH1 = 1

SC_DH4 (DH3 ≠ 1) and (DH4 ≠ -2 or -3) E DH3 should be 1 or DH4 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_DH4_x (DH3 = 1) and (DH4 ≠ -2) E DH4 = -2 is not possible when DH3 = 1

SC_SK2 (SK1 ≠ 1) and (SK2 ≠ -2) E SK1 should be 1 or SK2 equal to '-2'.

SC_SK2_x (SK1 = 1) and (SK2 = -2) E SK2 = -2 is not possible when SK1 = 1

SC_SK3 (SK1 ≠ 2 or 3 or -1) and (SK3 ≠ -2) E SK1 should be 2 or 3 or -1; or SK3 equal to '-2'.

SC_SK3_x (SK1 = 2 or 3 or -1) and (SK3 = -2) E SK3 = -2 is not possible when SK1 = 2 or 3 or -1

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Notes

SC_SK4 {(SK1 ≠ 1) or [(SK1 ≠ 2 or 3 or -1) and SK3 ≠ 1]} and SK4 ≠ -2

E SK1 should be 1 or SK3 should be 1 or SK4 =-2.

SC_SK4_x {(SK1 = 1) or [(SK1 = 2 or 3 or -1) and SK3 = 1]} and SK4 = -2

E SK4 = -2 is not possible when SK1 = 1 or [(SK1 = 2 or 3 or -1) and SK3 = 1]

SC_AL2 (AL1 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (AL2 ≠ -2 or -3) E AL1 should be 1 to 4 or AL2 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_AL2_x (AL1 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (AL2 = -2) E AL2 = -2 is not possible when AL1 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4

SC_AL3 (AL2 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (AL3 ≠ -2 or -3) E AL2 should be 1 to 4; or AL3 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).


SC_AL4 (AL1 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (AL4 ≠ -2 or -3) E AL1 should be 1 to 4 or AL4 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).


SC_AL5 (AL4 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3) and (AL5 ≠ -2 or -3) E AL4 should be 1 to 3; or AL5 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_AL5_x (AL4 = 1 or 2 or 3) and (AL5 = -2) E AL5 = -2 is not possible when AL4 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4

SC_AL6 (AL1 ≠ 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7) and (AL6 ≠ -2 or -3)

E AL1 should be 1 to 7 or AL6 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_AL6 (AL1 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7) and (AL6 = -2)

E AL6 = -2 is not possible when AL1 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7

SC_IC2 (IC1 ≠ 1) and (IC2 ≠ -2 or -3) E IC1 should be 1 or IC2 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

Deleted: ≠

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Notes

SC_IC2_x (IC1 = 1) and (IC2 = -2) E IC2 = -2 is not possible when IC1 = 1

SC_IC3 (IC1 ≠ 1) and (IC3 ≠ -2 or -3) E IC1 should be 1 or IC3 equal to '-2', resp. '-3' (proxy).

SC_IC3_x (IC1= 1) and (IC3 = -2) E IC3 = -2 is not possible when IC1 = 1

Deleted: 1

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3. Consistency checks (CC)

Code Rule Type Description CC_P_HS1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (HS1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_CD2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (CD2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AW2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AW2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PC3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PC3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_HA3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (HA3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PN1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PN1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PN2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PN2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_MH1A (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1A ≠ -

3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

CC_P_MH1B (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1B ≠ -3)

W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

CC_P_MH1C (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1C ≠ -3)


CC_P_MH1D (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1D ≠ -3)


CC_P_MH1E (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1E ≠ -3)


CC_P_MH1F (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1F ≠ -3)


CC_P_MH1G (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1G ≠ -3)


CC_P_MH1H (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MH1H ≠ -3)


CC_P_MD1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MD1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_MD2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (MD2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

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Code Rule Type Description CC_P_PA4 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA4 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA5 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA5 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA6 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA6 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA7 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA7 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PA8 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PA8 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_UN1A (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN1A ≠ -

3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

CC_P_UN1B (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN1B ≠ -3)


CC_P_UN2A (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN2A ≠ -3)


CC_P_UN2B (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN2B ≠ -3)


CC_P_UN2C (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN2C ≠ -3)


CC_P_UN2D (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (UN2D ≠ -3)


CC_P_BM1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (BM1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_BM2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (BM2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE4 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE4 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE5 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE5 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE6 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE6 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE7 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE7 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE8 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE8 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_PE9 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (PE9 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_DH1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

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Code Rule Type Description CC_P_DH2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_DH3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_DH4 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH4 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_DH5 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH5 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_DH6 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (DH6 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_SK5 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (SK5 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_SK6 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (SK6 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL4 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL4 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL5 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL5 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_AL6 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (AL6 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_SS1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (SS1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_SS2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (SS2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_SS3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (SS3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_IC1 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (IC1 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_IC2 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (IC2 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent. CC_P_IC3 (PROXY = 2 or 3) and (IC3 ≠ -3) W The variable is not recommended to be filled in by a proxy respondent.

Code Rule (indication of problem)

Type Description of the rule Note

CC_HH01 HHNBPERS ≠ -1 and HHNBPERS_0_13 ≠ -1 and (HHNBPERS < HHNBPERS_0_13 )

E The total number of people living in the household is below the number of people aged 13 or younger.

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CC_HH10 {(HHNBPERS = 1) and (HHTYPE ≠ 10)} or {(HHNBPERS ≠ 1) and (HHTYPE = 10)}

E One-person household not properly coded.

CC_HH31 (HHTYPE = 31) and (HHNBPERS = 1)

E Inconsistency between values in HHTYPE and HHNBPERS.







CC_HHMD (HHNBPERS = 1) and (PARTNERS = 1)

E 1-person household but living with a partner.

CC_HS_MAINSTAT

(MAINSTAT = 40) and (HS2 = 2 or HS3 = 3)

W Person unable to work but without activity limitation or long-term health problems.

CC_HS2_CD (HS2 = 2) and {at least one of CD1A to CD1P = 1}

W At least one of the chronic conditions reported but not a long-standing health problem in general.

CC_HS3_PL (HS3 = 3) and (PL1 = 3 or PL2 = 4 or PL3 = 3 or PL4 = 4 or PL5 = 4 or PL6 = 4 or PL7 = 4 or PL8 = 4)

W Severe problems with physical or sensory functions but not activity limitations in general.

CC_HS3_PC (HS3 = 3) and (PC1A = 4 or PC1B = 4 or PC1C = 4 or PC1D = 4 or PC1E = 4)

W Severe problems with personal care activities but not activity limitations in general.

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CC_HS3_HA (HS3 = 3) and (HA1A = 4 or HA1B = 4 or HA1C = 4 or HA1D = 4 or HA1E = 4 or HA1G = 4)

W Severe problems with household activities but not activity limitations in general.

‘Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework’ is not part of the rule.

CC_AC_HC (AC2 = 1 or 2) and {HO12 = 0 and HO34 = 0 and (AM1 ≠ 1 or 2) and AM2 ≠ 1 and AM4 ≠ 1 and AM6A ≠ 1 and AM6B ≠ 1 and AM7 ≠ 1}

W A treatment after an injury reported but use of any health care not reported in the past 12 months.

The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all.

CC_PL4_PL5 (PL4 > PL5) and (PL4 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (PL5 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4)

W PL4 should give lower values than PL5 (less severe conditions for evaluation of hearing)


CC_PA1A {PA1_YYYYMM is blank} and (PA1_YYYYMM > REF_YYYYMM)

E The date of vaccination is not compatible with the date of the interview.

Where: - PA1_YYYYMM is PA1 transformed into YYYYMM (if PA1 is in YYYYMM format and both MM and YYYY have valid values – valid values for MM are 01 – 12 and for YYYY are 2015 – 2020) or blank (if PA1 is -1 or 1 or 2); - REF_YYYYMM is YYYYMM from REFDATE

CC_PA1B {PA1_YYYY is blank} and (PA1_YYYY > REF_YYYY)

E The year of vaccination is not compatible with the year of the interview.

Where: - PA1_YYYY is YYYY from PA1 (if PA1 is in YYYYMM format) or blank (if PA1 is -1 or 1 or 2, or MM does not contain valid values – valid values for MM are 01 – 12 – or is missing); - REF_YYYY is YYYY from REFDATE.

CC_PA2 (PA2 = 1) and {HO12 = 0 and HO34 = 0 and AM2 ≠ 1 and AM4 ≠ 1 and AM7 ≠ 1}

W A blood pressure measurement reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.

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W A blood cholesterol measurement reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.


W A blood sugar measurement reported but no relevant health care treatment in (out of those services included in the survey) the past 12 months.

CC_PA5 (PA5 = 1) and {HO12 = 0 and HO34 = 0 and AM2 ≠ 1 and AM4 ≠ 1}

W A faecal occult blood test reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.


W A colonoscopy reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.


W A mammography reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.


W A cervical smear test reported but no relevant health care treatment (out of those services included in the survey) in the past 12 months.

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CC_BM {none of BM1 or BM2 is -1} and (BMI < 14) or (BMI > 45)

W Possible extreme combination of height and weight

Where BMI is calculated as follows: IF {none of BM1 or BM2 is -1} THEN BMI = [BM2 / (BM1 * BM1/10000)] ELSE: BMI = blank The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all.

CC_AL1_1 (AL1 = 1) and (AL24T < 6) and (AL2 ≠ -1) and (AL4 ≠ -1)

W Numbers of days of alcohol consumption do not correspond between AL1 and AL2/AL4.

Where: - AL2T = 5 - AL2 (if 1<=AL2<=5) or AL2T = 0 (otherwise). - AL4T = 4 – AL4 (if 1<=AL4<=4) or AL4T = 0 (otherwise). - AL24T = AL2T + AL4T. Not (necessarily) '7' as AL1 category 1 refers to 'every day or almost every day'. Skip the check if AL2 or AL4 are missing. The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all.

CC_AL1_2 (AL1 = 2) and {(AL24T < 5) or (AL24T > 6)} and (AL2 ≠ -1) and (AL4 ≠ -1)


Skip the check if AL2 or AL4 are missing. The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all.







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CC_AL6 {AL1 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and AL6 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7} and (AL6 < AL1)

W The number of days of risky alcohol consumption is higher than the usual number of days of alcohol consumption.


CC_AL23 (AL2 = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4) and (AL3 = 8)

W Drinking from Monday to Thursday but 0 drink a day.


CC_AL45 (AL4 = 1 or 2 or 3) and (AL5 = 8)

W Drinking from Friday to Sunday but 0 drink a day.


CC_PE1_W (PE6 = 1) and (PE7M > 480)

W The time spent doing sport is more than 8 hours per day.

Where PE7M is PE7 transformed into minutes: HH(part) * 60 + MM(part). The records marked with the warning are recommended to be checked all.

CC_PE2_W (PE6 = 2) and (PE7M > 960)



CC_PE3_W (PE6 = 3) and (PE7M > 1440)



CC_PE4_W (PE6 = 4) and (PE7M > 1920)



CC_PE5_W (PE6 = 5) and (PE7M > 2400)



CC_PE6_W (PE6 = 6) and (PE7M > 2880)



CC_PE7_W (PE6 = 7) and (PE7M > 3360)



CC_PE1_E (PE6 = 1) and (PE7M > 960)

E The time spent doing sport is more than 16 hours per days.

CC_PE2_E (PE6 = 2) and (PE7M > 1920)

E The time spent doing sport is more than 16 hours per day.

CC_PE3_E (PE6 = 3) and (PE7M > 2880)


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CC_PE4_E (PE6 = 4) and (PE7M > 3840)


CC_PE5_E (PE6 = 5) and (PE7M > 4800)


CC_PE6_E (PE6 = 6) and (PE7M > 5760)


CC_PE7_E (PE6 = 7) and (PE7M > 6720)


CC_PE1_PL (PE1 = 3) and (PL6 = 4 or PL7 = 4)

W Severe problems with physical or sensory functions but performing mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work.

CC_PE1_PC (PE1 = 3) and (PC1A = 4 or PC1B = 4 or PC1C = 4 or PC1D = 4 or PC1E = 4)

W Severe problems with personal care activities but performing mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work.

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Countries which were granted derogations use the same microdata structure as other countries. For variables for which derogations were granted, the code ‘-1’ shall be used. All rules using the variables under derogations should not be applied to these countries.

The countries and variables for which derogations were granted are listed here:

Country Derogation

Belgium

— UN2A, UN2B, UN2C, UN2D on unmet needs

Finland

— PL2 and PL8 on functional limitations

— PE6 on physical activity

— AL1 to AL6 on alcohol consumption

the Netherlands

— CD1P and CD2 on diseases and chronic conditions

— PL8 and PL9 on functional limitations

— PE9 on physical activity

— DH5 and DH6 on dietary habits

— SK3, SK4 and SK6 on smoking

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