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 Distribution of resident population (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Distribution of resident population (%) by Place of residence, Sex, Age group and Size class of medical consultations in the 3 months preceding the interview; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, National health survey - 2005
First available period 2005 / 2006
Last available period 2005 / 2006
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS I)
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Size class of medical consultations in the 3 months preceding the interview
Concepts
  • MEDICAL APPOINTMENT:  Care provided by a medical doctor to an individual. It may consist of clinical observation, diagnosis, therapeutic prescription, counselling or checking of developments in his/her health conditions.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 31/12/2008


information presented in 6/7/2024