ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Health and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:2218</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Cox, B.D.<br>University of Cambridge. School of Clinical Medicine<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Data Collector</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Social and Community Planning Research<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Health Promotion Research Trust<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> October 1988 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Cox, B.D., <i> Health and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], October 1988. SN: 2218, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-2218-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 2218 . Health and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985<br> (HALS1) </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Cox, B.D. , University of Cambridge. School of Clinical Medicine</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>Cox, B.D. , University of Cambridge. School of Clinical Medicine</h5> <H3>Data Collector:</H3> <H5>Social and Community Planning Research<br></H5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Health Promotion Research Trust<br> </H5> <h3> Other Acknowledgements: </h3> <h5>Additional members of the research team were: M. Blaxter, A.L.J. Buckle, N. Fenner, J. Golding, J. Nickson, S. Stark, R. Stepney, M.E.J. Wadsworth, M.J. Whichelow, Sir Martin Roth, F.A. Huppert, J. Selby and M. Gore.<br></h5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>Following a number of feasibility studies and pilot surveys carried out in 1978, the first <i>Health and Lifestyle Survey</i> (HALS1) (held at the UKDA under SN 2218), funded by the Health Promotion Research Trust, was carried out in 1984-1985 on a random sample of the population of England, Scotland and Wales. A follow-up survey, HALS2, was conducted in 1991-1992. Ethical approval for the initial pilot studies was obtained locally, and ethical approval for the main HALS surveys was received from the BMA Ethical Committee before the launch of each survey. <br> <br> The first survey, HALS1, was designed as a unique attempt to describe the self-reported health, attitudes to health and beliefs about causes of disease in relation to measurements of health (e.g. blood pressure and lung function) and lifestyle in adults of all ages and circumstances living in their own homes in all parts of Great Britain. It also examined the distribution of, and the relationship between, physical and mental health, health-related behaviour (diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption) and social circumstances. Following completion of HALS1, the respondents were 'flagged' with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) National Health Service register at Southport,so that notification of deaths and copies of death certificates of respondents were provided to the HALS1 team. (Note that at the time of HALS1 and 2, ONS was known as the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS).)<br> <br> At the time of HALS1, a repeat survey was not foreseen, so no attempt was made to retain contact with the respondents to HALS1. However, when funding again became available from the Health Promotion Research Trust, as many of the respondents to HALS1 were traced as possible, and re-surveyed for HALS2 (held under SN 3279), which was conducted in 1991-1992. The principal aims of HALS2 were to examine the changes over seven years in the health and circumstances of the surviving respondents of HALS1. <br> <br> A further HALS dataset is held under SN 6339, which includes deaths and causes of death, and registrations of cancer morbidity and mortality for HALS respondents, currently up to June 2009.</h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>Demographic, working and social circumstances; self-reported health; physiological measures (anthropometry, blood pressure, respiratory function, environmental and exhaled carbon monoxide); tests of cognitive functioning (reaction time, memory and reasoning); personality and psychiatric status; dietary habits; exercise, work and leisure; alcohol consumption; smoking; beliefs about disease and health, and health related attitudes.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> September 1984 - July 1985 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Great Britain <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Standard regions <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Adults, aged 18 and over, living in private households in Great Britain in 1984-1985. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Longitudinal/panel/cohort <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Addresses were randomly selected from electoral registers using a three- stage design, and individuals were randomly selected from households. See documentation for further details. <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> Interviews: target 2,672, obtained 9,003. Clinical measurements: 7,414 obtained. Self-completion: 6,572 obtained. <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Psychological measurements; Clinical measurements <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> No weighting used </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 13 October 1988<br></h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>11 October 2011</h5> </body></html>