SN 4379 -Scottish Health Survey, 1998

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Title:
Scottish Health Survey, 1998

Subject Categories:
Scottish Health Survey - Major studies
Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking - Health
General - Health
Nutrition - Health
Physical fitness and exercise - Health
Specific diseases and medical conditions - Health

Depositor(s):
National Centre for Social Research

Principal Investigator(s):
Joint Health Surveys Unit of Social and Community Planning Research and University College London

Sponsor(s):
Scottish Executive

Project Number: P ; 1731

Abstract:
The Scottish Health Survey series was established as a result of the publication in 1992 of Scotland's health: a challenge to us all. The first survey in the series, in 1995 (SN 3807) was commissioned by the then Scottish Office Department of Health.
It is planned that a Scottish Health Survey will be carried out once every three years, and the aims of the series are:

to provide data about the nation's health

to estimate the prevalence of particular health conditions

to estimate the prevalence of risk factors associated with these conditions

to examine differences between population subgroups; and between Scotland and England

to contribute towards monitoring progress towards selected health targets

to monitor trends in the population's health over time

The 1998 Scottish Health Survey was designed to provide data at both national and regional level about the population aged 2 and over living in private households in Scotland. The sample for the 1998 survey, as in 1995, was drawn from the Postcode Address File (PAF). Sampled addresses were selected from 312 postal sectors, with 26 sectors covered each month. Each sector was covered by an interviewer/nurse team.
Up to three households per address were eligible for inclusion. Where there were 4 or more households, 3 were selected at random. Within each household all persons aged 2-74 were eligible for inclusion in the survey. Where there was more than one adult aged 16-74, one was selected at random. Where there were three or more children aged 2-15, two we re selected at random. Information was obtained directly from those aged 13 or over. Information about children aged 2-12 was obtained from a parent, with the child present. An interview with each eligible person (Stage 1) was followed by a visit by a nurse (Stage 2), who made a number of measurements and requested permission to obtain a sample of blood from those aged 11 and over. Saliva samples were also collected from those aged 4 and over. Blood and saliva samples were sent to a laboratory for analysis.
Interviewing was conducted throughout the year to take account of seasonal differences.
Computer-assisted interviewing was used by both interviewers and nurses.
Main Topics:
Topics covered in the interviewer visit in the 1998 survey were general health, cardiovascular disease and use of services, asthma, accidents, eating habits, physical activity, eating habits, psychosocial health, smoking, alcohol consumption and standard classification questions.
The nurse visit covered prescribed medicines, food poisoning, mid-upper arm circumference (2-15 year olds), blood pressure (5-74), demi-span (65-74), waist and hip (16-74), lung function (7-74), blood sample (11-74) and saliva sample (2-74).

Standard Measures
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12)
Rose Angina questionnaire
MRC Respiratory questionnaire

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: April 1998-March 1999
Country: Scotland
Spatial Units: Health Authority Regions/Districts
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:People aged 2-74 years living in private households in Scotland between April 1998 and March 1999

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: For information on weighting see Technical Report
(A) 15332 (target) Households
(B) 9093 (obtained) Productive households
(C) 12939 (obtained) Productive individuals
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Clinical measurements; Physical measurements; CAPI

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 16 July 2001

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

Documentation:

Format	Name	Size in Kilobytes	Description
PDF	a4379uab.pdf	122	User Guide
PDF	a4379ubb.pdf	507	Interviewing Documents - Questionnaires and Showcards
PDF	a4379ucb.pdf	339	Data - Derived Variable Specifications
PDF	a4379udb.pdf	1281	Supporting Documents - Interviewer/Nurse and Edit Instructions
PDF	in4379.pdf	9	User Guide Index File
HTML	UKDA_Study_4379_Information.htm	18	Study information and citation

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12 February 2008

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