Definition: Self-perceived health

Category: Public health

Auto-evaluation of the general health state (i.e. any temporary health problem is not considered) by respondents using a scale from "very good" to "very bad". http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/Annexes/hlth_status_silc_esms_an2.pdf Eurostat, Site dedicated to the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) instrument