Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Description
The survey “Health on equal terms?” is a national survey, conducted every year since 2004. The Public Health Agency is responsible for the survey and Statistics Sweden (SCB) is responsible for the distribution, collection and registration. During the data collection in 2004, Region Västra Götaland ordered an additional sample for Västra Götaland County.
The additional sample in 2004 included all individuals aged 18-84 years living in Ale, Kungälv, Tjörn, Öckerö, Härryda, Mölndal, Partille and Gothenburg. The questionnaire were answered by 3,923 individuals from the additional sample.
Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 5,047 individuals participated from Västra Götaland County.
The questionnaire consisted a total of 143 questions covering e.g. issues of health, lifestyle, economic conditions, work and employment, and security and social relations. In addition to data collected through the questionnaires, registry data were also included.
Purpose:
The aim of the national survey was to investigate the health in the population and to show changes in
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Region Västra GötalandData contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-84 years, living in Västra Götaland County.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Västra Götaland County
Geographic description: Västra Götaland County
Research area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
health services, physical examination, body constitution, dental care, hearing, life style, medicine, exercise, population surveillance, hearing loss, socioeconomic factors, tinnitus, urinary incontinence, anxiety, overweight, diet, alcohol drinking, work, asthma, diabetes mellitus, eczema, public health, leisure activities, cardiovascular diseases, headache, health, health status, hypertension, body weight, drug utilization, gastrointestinal diseases, food habits, migraine disorders, oral health, depression, interpersonal relations, mental health, registries, smoking, disease, pain, tobacco, smokeless, social support, stress, psychological, vision, ocular, sleep, sleep wake disorders, fatigue, occupations, occupational exposure, hypersensitivity
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Associated documentation
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Time period(s) investigated
2004-03-26 – 2004-06-15
Number of individuals/objects
5047
Response rate/participation rate
60.8%