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 2008, Region Västra Götaland ordered an additional sample for Västra Götaland County.
The additional sample in 2008 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Västra Götaland County. A total of 18,846 individuals answered the questionnaire, representing a response rate of 53 percent.
The questionnaire was printed in two versions. Addition to the national public health questionnaire, a similar questionnaire was conducted including the EQ-5D instrument. The questionnaire with the EQ-5D instrument were sent to the additional sample in Västra Götaland County. The national questionnaire consisted a total of 135 questions and the questionnaire with the EQ-5D instrument consisted a total of 138 questions. Both questionnaires covered issues of health, lifestyle, economic conditions, work and employment, and security and s
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
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, 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
2008-03-25 – 2008-06-09
Number of individuals/objects
18846
Response rate/participation rate
ca 53%