Health on equal terms? - Västra Götaland, 2013

This study is part of the collection Health on equal terms? - Västra Götaland

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

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 2013, the City of Gothenburg ordered an additional sample for Gothenburg.

The additional sample in 2013 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Gothenburg and consisted of 2,648 individuals. The total sample of Gothenburg, including the national sample, was 3,740 individuals. The questionnaire was answered by 1,687 individuals from Gothenburg, representing a response rate of 45,2 percent.

Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 2,810 individuals participated from Västra Götaland County.

The national questionnaire 2013 consisted a total of 145 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.

Subject 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 Disorders, Fatigue, Occupations, Occupational Exposure, Hypersensitivity

Principal organisation:

City of Gothenburg

Accessibility status:

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

Homepage:

Databas - Health on equal terms, Region Västra Götaland

Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Identifiers:

SND-ID: EXT 0193

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 Gothenburg was to investigate the health in the population living in Gothenburg.

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 2013, the City of Gothenburg ordered an additional sample for Gothenburg.

The additional sample in 2013 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Gothenburg and consisted of 2,648 individuals. The total sample of Gothenburg, including the national sample, was 3,740 individuals. The questionnaire was answered by 1,687 individuals from Gothenburg, representing a response rate of 45,2 percent.

Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 2,810 individuals participated from Västra Götaland County.

The national questionnaire 2013 consisted a total of 145 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.

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description: Gothenburg

Lowest geographic unit:

Municipality

Unit of analysis:

Population:

All individuals aged 16-84 years and living in Gothenburg.

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Simple random
Probability: Stratified

Subject 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 Disorders, Fatigue, Occupations, Occupational Exposure, Hypersensitivity

Contact person for questions about the data:

Barbara Rubinstein

Is part of collection at SND:

Available documentation:

Technical report with appendices, 2013 (Swedish)

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Health on equal terms, Västra Götaland - 2013

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection: 2013-05-15 — 2013-08-13

Source of the data: Population group

Time period(s) investigated:

2013-05-15 — 2013-08-13

Number of individuals/objects:

1687

Response rate/participation rate:

ca 45 %