Mikrocensus 1983, 4. quarter: Questions on Health

In the field of health statistics there are numerous data records available but for coping with the increasing tasks of health policies additional information is required. Mikrozensus provides representative data records which make targeted measures in the field of health policies possible. It is surprising that simple basic data such as body height and weight of the population are not available except for the body height and weight of schoolchildren, apprentices and members of the Austrian Armed Forces. Moreover, it is not known how many people are sick at a certain date and how often and how long these people stay away from school or work or their accustomed occupation due to sickness or injury. Statistics conducted by health insurances or hospitals provide this information only to some extent. Another important aspect of this survey - like in all other Mikrozensus special surveys - is structuring the results according to social groups and various characteristics of the interviewees, something that is not possible with an administrative statistic. A similar survey had been conducted in 1973 (Mikrozensus MZ7303); by comparing the new data with the one from ten years ago an interpretation of the changes in this field is made possible. Important questions of health policies, which are now exceedingly discussed, for instance consumption of drugs as well as certain labour conditions were included in the program. This survey on the connection of health and labour conditions is especially important in view of the publicly discussed efforts to humanise the world of employment and the topic of premature pension

健康统计领域虽已积累海量数据记录，但为应对日益增长的卫生政策履职需求，仍需补充更多针对性信息。微观普查（Mikrozensus）可提供具有全国代表性的数据记录，为卫生政策领域的精准施策提供支撑。令人意外的是，除学龄儿童、学徒及奥地利武装部队成员的身高体重数据外，全人群的身高体重这类基础民生数据仍付之阙如。此外，目前尚无数据可明确特定日期的患病总人数，也无从得知此类人群因疾病或受伤而缺课、缺勤或无法从事惯常职业的频次与持续时长。由健康保险机构与医疗机构开展的统计调查，仅能部分覆盖此类信息需求。与所有微观普查专项调研一致，本次调查的另一核心亮点，是按社会群体与受访者的多元特征对结果进行结构化分类，而行政统计难以实现这一精细化处理。1973年曾开展过同类调研（编号MZ7303的微观普查）；通过将本次新数据与十年前的历史数据进行对比，可对该领域的发展变化作出科学解读。当前广受热议的多项卫生政策核心议题，例如药品消费行为与特定劳动环境状况等，均已纳入本次调研框架。鉴于公众持续热议的就业环境人性化改革举措及提前退休议题，本次聚焦健康与劳动条件关联的调研，其现实意义尤为凸显。