Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Public Health Agency of Sweden
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 2005, Region Västra Götaland ordered an additional sample for Västra Götaland County.
The additional sample in 2005 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Västra Götaland County. A total of 16,281 individuals answered the questionnaire, representing a response rate of 62,4 percent.
The questionnaire consisted a total of 131 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 questionnaire, 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 the population's health over time as a follow up of the national health politics. The aim of the additional sample in Västra Götaland County was to investigate t
Research principal
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 16-84 years living in Västra Götaland County.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Västra Götaland County
Geographic description: Västra Götaland County
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
County (NUTS3)
Research area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
health services, physical examination, dental care, hearing, life style, medicine, exercise, population surveillance, hearing loss, socioeconomic factors, tinnitus, urinary incontinence, anxiety, overweight, diet, alcohol drinking, occupational health, work, job satisfaction, 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
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Time period(s) investigated
2005-03-31 – 2005-06-14
Number of individuals/objects
16281
Response rate/participation rate
62.4%