Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children, Sweden 1993/94

This study is part of the collection Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children, Sweden

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Description:

The survey Schoolchildren's Health Habits is a part of the international research project Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, created on the initiative of the World Health Organization. Sweden participated in the survey since 1985/86.

The study includes a random sample of 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in each country. The survey covers questions about health, lifestyle, the environment at school and at home. The results are used to monitor the children's and young people's health over time and to identify areas requiring action to promote child and adolescent health. School children's health habits is a basis in the follow-up work in the public health policy goal area three, children and young people's living conditions.

The study that was conducted in 1993/94 is based on data from 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds, collected in November and December 1993. The survey was answered by 3,584 students in Sweden, representing a response rate of 85 percent.

Subject area:

HEALTH, EDUCATION (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

Persons, Activities of Daily Living, Health Surveys, Exercise, Population Surveillance, Socioeconomic Factors, Behavior, Diet, Alcohol Drinking, Child, Family, Public Health, Health, Sex, Food Habits, Interpersonal Relations, Mental Health, Tobacco, Smokeless, Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, schools, schoolchildren, Energy Intake

Principal organisation:

Public Health Agency of Sweden

Accessibility status:

Access to data through an external actor
Access to data is restricted

Homepage:

The study homepage

Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Identifiers:

SND-ID: EXT 0181

Purpose:

The purpose with Health Behaviour in School-aged children is partly to increase the knowledge of habits and conditions that are considered to be important for children's health, and partly to monitor progress over time and to make comparisons with other countries.

Description:

The survey Schoolchildren's Health Habits is a part of the international research project Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, created on the initiative of the World Health Organization. Sweden participated in the survey since 1985/86.

The study includes a random sample of 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in each country. The survey covers questions about health, lifestyle, the environment at school and at home. The results are used to monitor the children's and young people's health over time and to identify areas requiring action to promote child and adolescent health. School children's health habits is a basis in the follow-up work in the public health policy goal area three, children and young people's living conditions.

The study that was conducted in 1993/94 is based on data from 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds, collected in November and December 1993. The survey was answered by 3,584 students in Sweden, representing a response rate of 85 percent.

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Unit of analysis:

Population:

School children aged 11,13 and 15 years residing in Sweden.

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Cluster

Subject area:

HEALTH, EDUCATION (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

Persons, Activities of Daily Living, Health Surveys, Exercise, Population Surveillance, Socioeconomic Factors, Behavior, Diet, Alcohol Drinking, Child, Family, Public Health, Health, Sex, Food Habits, Interpersonal Relations, Mental Health, Tobacco, Smokeless, Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, schools, schoolchildren, Energy Intake

Is part of collection at SND:

Available documentation:

Questionnaire 1993/94 (Swedish)

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Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children, Sweden 1993/94

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection: 1993-11 — 1993-12

Source of the data: Population group

Time period(s) investigated:

1993-11 — 1993-12

Number of individuals/objects:

3584

Response rate/participation rate:

85 %