Data project

BASIC file of Vektis C.V.

BASIC bestand van Vektis C.V.

Summary

Strengths: The registry has (near) completeness and is an official source for calculations for redistributing government subsidies among health insurers.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Data cannot be downloaded directly.

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

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected in 2009; data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future. It is nearly integral observation.

First year of collection
2009

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Almost entire Dutch population, excluding those not obliged to be insured via basic national health insurance.

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Expenditures on health services (within basic national health insurance).

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkable to other person databases through anonymised personal number.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Entry errors within a certain type of health insurers who act as middle-men.

Breaks
None

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Consistent

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
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected annually.