National environment health survey 2015
SND-ID: ext0273-1.
Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)
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Contact
Antonios Georgelis
Associated documentation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Antonios Georgelis - Stockholms läns landsting, Centrum för Arbets- och miljömedicin
Research principal
Public Health Agency of Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine
Description
The environmental health survey is carried out in collaboration between the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and the Statistics Sweden, on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The study has previously been conducted in 1999 and 2007.
The national environment health survey 2015 was sent to 88,091 randomly selected persons in the hole country. The target population were everyone aged 18-84 living in Sweden during the last five years. More than 37,000 people responded to the questionnaire, which represents a response rate of 42 percent.
The questionnaire contains questions about exposure, annoyance, symptoms and diseases related to environmental factors. SCB completed answered questionnaires with register data.
In most cases, the questions are the same as in previous environmental health surveys (2007 and 1999).
Purpose:
The national environment health survey 2015 was sent to 88,091 randomly selected persons in the hole country. The target population were everyone aged 18-84 living in Sweden during the last five years. More than 37,000 people responded to the questionnaire, which represents a response rate of 42 percent.
The questionnaire contains questions about exposure, annoyance, symptoms and diseases related to environmental factors. SCB completed answered questionnaires with register data.
In most cases, the questions are the same as in previous environmental health surveys (2007 and 1999).
Purpose:
The aim was to chart environmental exposure and environmental illness in the adult population. Show less..
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
All individuals aged between 18-84, who have been resident in Sweden for the last five years.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Number of individuals/objects
37133
Response rate/participation rate
42%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
County (NUTS3)
Highest geographic unit
Country
Responsible department/unit
Institute of Environmental Medicine
Research area
Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Occupational health and environmental health (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Keywords
Housing, Medicinal drugs, Smoking, Cardiovascular diseases, Public health, Mental health, Tinnitus, Coughing, Transport, Passive smoking, Environment and public health, Epidemiologic studies, Respiratory tract diseases, Signs and symptoms, Population surveillance, Hearing loss, Risk factors, Diet, Asthma, Noise, Eczema, Emphysema, Surveys and questionnaires, Hypertension, Air pollution, Drug utilization, Nasal obstruction, Smoke, Hypersensitivity, Parks, Housing conditions, Green belt areas, Traffic noise, Bronchitis, Smell, Water infrastructure, Walking ability