Public health in Scania 2012

SND-ID: EXT 0090

This study is part of the collection Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Mathias Grahn - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Maria Rosvall - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Birgit Modén - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Description

Region Skåne regularly carries out public health surveys to examine the health and living conditions of living and living conditions. Previous surveys have been carried out in 2008, 2004 and 2000.

In 2012, a sample was drawn from the population registry among persons aged 18-80 years and living in Region Scania. The sample was stratified after sex and geographic area. An additional sample was drawn from 17 different parts of Malmö, Helsingborg and Kristianstad. Two versions of the survey was sent out; one to younger (18-64 years) and one to older individuals (65-80 years). In total 28,029 persons answered the questionnaire, corresponding to 51,7 percent of the total sample (n= 54,250).

The survey included questions related to background, health, medicine, sleep and well-being, dental health, living habits, social relations, threats and violence, trust in social institutions, work, employment and economics, occupational health, homes, housing and housing, quality of life and healthcare.

In addition to data collected from surveys, registry data were used from Statistics Sweden.

Purpose:

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Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Region Skåne

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Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-80 years who were registered in Skåne County during the investigation period

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Stratified

Time period(s) investigated

2012-10 – 2013-03

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic description: Scania

Publications

Fridh M, Modén B, Lindström M, Grahn M, Rosvall M. Folkhälsorapport Skåne 2013 - en undersökning om vuxnas livsvillkor, levnadsvanor och hälsa. Region Skåne, oktober 2013.
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Dataset 1
Survey 1 - Younger (aged 18-64 years)

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Mathias Grahn - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Maria Rosvall - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Birgit Modén - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Time period(s) investigated

2012-10 – 2013-03

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Web-based interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2012-10–2013-03
  • Data collector: Region Skåne
  • Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2012-10–2013-03
  • Data collector: Region Skåne
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

287

Number of individuals/objects

20592

Response rate/participation rate

46.6%

Dataset 2
Survey 2 - Elderly (aged 65-80 years)

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Mathias Grahn - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Maria Rosvall - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Birgit Modén - Region Scania, Samhällsanalys

Time period(s) investigated

2012-10 – 2013-03

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Web-based interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2012-10–2013-03
  • Data collector: Region Skåne
  • Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2012-10–2013-03
  • Data collector: Region Skåne
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

252

Number of individuals/objects

7437

Response rate/participation rate

73.8%

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Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

Published: 2014-01-20
Last updated: 2021-04-09