Prepared by: Sonja Tomšič 
Date of last change: March 2021

Purpose and justification of the indicator

Self-assessment of health is an established measure of the general health status of the population, which well reflects and predicts the reduced capacity, functional capacity, morbidity and mortality of the population. Self-assessment of health covers the physical and mental components of health as well as general satisfaction with life. Personal perception of health should reflect the biological, socio-economic and psychosocial dimensions of an individual's health, such as gender, age, education, employment status, material conditions, working conditions, social inclusion, general life attitude and others.
Measures to improve various aspects of life, such as physical health, psychological well-being, social inclusion and connection, cultural engagement and general satisfaction, are possible both at the level of the individual and the immediate and wider society.

Definition of indicator

The proportion of people who rate their health as good describes the number of adults aged 15 and over who rated their health as good or very good in a survey.

Unit of measure

Calculation of the indicator

Self-rated health is the ratio between the number of adults included in the survey who answered the question "What is your general state of health?" with the answer "good" or "very good" and the number of all people who answered this question, multiplied by 100.
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The indicator for the municipality is calculated on the basis of a model that takes into account the prevalence of self-assessment of good health at the level of the administrative unit and demographic data of the municipality

Data sources for Slovenia

Health and Healthcare Survey (EHIS), National Institute of Public Health.

Time availability

The data is collected periodically, according to the regulation of the European Commission, the implementation of the survey is planned in five-year periods. So far, the survey has been conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2019.

Men in literature

<ol>
<li>Idler E, Benyamini Y. Self-rated health and mortality: a review of twenty-seven community studies. J Health Soc Behav 1997; 38: 21-37.</li>
<li>Tom&scaron;ič S, Orožen K. Self-assessment of health. In: Artnik B et al. Health and behavioral style of the inhabitants of Slovenia: trends in CINDI surveys 2001-2004-2008. Ljubljana: Institute for Health Protection of the Republic of Slovenia, 2012.</li>
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Notes

The survey includes people aged 15 and over. The survey does not cover the population residing in the institution at the time of the survey. EHIS data are not age standardized.

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