Mental Health and Care Use Survey for Adults in Groningen Province, 2006

Mental health and care use Groningen 2006 describes mental health, lifestyle, and care use and satisfaction for persons aged 19 years and older in the province of Groningen. The dataset is based on regional mortality rates and information from health surveys conducted in 2002 and 2006. It was published by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in mental health based on survey and mortality data mentioned in the description
• Model relationships between lifestyle factors and care satisfaction based on survey variables
• Study trends in healthcare utilization by comparing data from the 2002 and 2006 surveys

Strengths

• Based on two health surveys from 2002 and 2006, providing a temporal comparison point
• Focuses on a specific adult population (19+) in a defined geographic region (Groningen province)
• Combines survey data with regional mortality rates for a multi-source perspective

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific province and survey years

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Regional health surveys and mortality rate data

Time Range

2002 and 2006

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

Groningen province, Netherlands