Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Self-reported unmet need for medical care

Indicator name Self-reported unmet need for medical care
Code 8
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) NAT
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition Total self-reported unmet need for medical care for the following three reasons: financial barriers + waiting times + too far to travel To be analysed together with information on care utilisation (e.g. the number of visits to a doctor (GP or specialist) during the last 12 months)
Breakdowns Gender, Age (11) groups: 18-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+; 75+; 18-64
Source Eurostat – EU-SILC
Eurostat code tespm110
Eurostat data table Self-reported unmet need for medical care
SPC portfolio section Overarching - indicators
Key dimension Inequalities in access to health care. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (headline indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF
Context of use Inequalities in access to health care. Used in: EPSR scoreboard (headline indicator), SDG indicator framework, SPPM dashboard, JAF

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