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> Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey, 2005-2006 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:5710</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> October 2007 </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> Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit, <i> Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey, 2005-2006</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], October 2007. SN: 5710, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5710-1. </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> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <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'> 5710 . Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey, 2005-2006<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)<br> </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey</i> is sponsored by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, to provide information on and monitor trends in the health of the Northern Ireland population over time. <br> <br> The regional strategy for Northern Ireland health and personal social services, published in 1991, set out key health targets in a number of areas. The aim in setting these targets is to increase life expectancy among the population and to improve the quality of people's lives. Good quality information is vital for the formulation of health policies. The <i>Health and Social Wellbeing Survey</i> provides this information and plays a key role in ensuring that health planning is based on reliable information, as well as monitoring the effectiveness of government policies and the extent to which targets are achieved. The survey will be used to help plan health services to meet the needs of the population.<br> <br> Further information about the survey, including links to online publications, may be found on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) <a href="http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk/survey.asp5.htm" title="Health and Social Wellbeing Survey "><i>Health and Social Wellbeing Survey</i></a> web pages.<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The dataset contains information from the complete and proxy interviews achieved from the 2005-2006 survey. Topics covered include basic household demographic information; general health; specific medical conditions; adult allergies; physical activity; information on carers; dietary information; dental health questions; work- and non-work-related illness; child's weight perceptions; child health; breast feeding; social environment; stress; General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) (self-completion); social support (self-completion); smoking and drinking; education; employment; income and benefits; religion. Physical measurements (such as height and weight) were also collected.<br> <br> Standard Measures:<br> GHQ12 standard psychological measurement tool.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> February 2005 - February 2006 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Northern Ireland <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Health and Social Services Boards <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Adults aged 16 years and over in Northern Ireland. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Repeated cross-sectional study<br> The survey is repeated once every 3-4 years. <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> One-stage stratified or systematic random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 1,077 cases in the adult data file and 1,077 cases in the child file. <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Psychological measurements; Physical measurements <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Weighting used. See documentation for details. </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. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage. <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> 2 October 2007<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5>Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>