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Title:
Health Survey for England, 2002: Teaching Dataset

Subject Categories:
Health Survey for England - Major studies
General - Health
Teaching packages and test datasets - Reference and instructional resources

Depositor(s):
University of Manchester. Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research. ESDS Government

Principal Investigator(s):
University of Manchester. Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research. ESDS Government

Original Producer(s):
National Centre for Social Research
University College London. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council
Higher Education Funding Councils. Joint Information Systems Committee
Department of Health

Other Acknowledgements:
The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) were funded to compile this teaching dataset by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).

The Department of Health funded the main Health Survey for England, 2002, from which this dataset has been compiled.

Abstract:
The Health Survey for England (HSE), 2002: Teaching Dataset has been prepared by ESDS Government solely for the purpose of teaching and student use. The dataset will help class tutors to incorporate empirical data into their courses and thus to develop students’ skills in quantitative methods of analysis.

All the variables and value labels are those used in the original HSE files, with one exception (New-wt) which is a new weighting variable derived by ESDS Government.

Users may be interested in the Guide to using SPSS for Windows available from Online statistical guides and which explores this dataset.

The original HSE 2002 dataset is held at the UK Data Archive under SN: 4912.


Main Topics:
The HSE, 2002 : Teaching Dataset includes 60 variables, and only the 9,281 cases from the general population sample; the boost sample cases of young people aged 0-24 and mothers of children aged under one year are excluded. Most of the variables contained within the dataset are individual ones, and require individual based analysis. However, there are a number of household-level variables included such as ‘TenureB’ and ‘Hhsize’. The dataset contains a mix of discrete and continuous variables and all, apart from the weighting variable 'New_wt', are taken directly from the HSE 2002 dataset deposited at UKDA. The variable names on the Teaching Dataset correspond directly to those on the 2002 HSE dataset.

Topics covered include demographic characteristics, illness and general health, recent periods of sickness, medication used, contraception, smoking, alcohol use, consumption of fruit and vegetables, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) score, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio and blood pressure measurement.

Standard Measures
The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12), which has 12 items, is used widely to screen for psycho-social disorders. It asks questions about general level of happiness, depression, anxiety and self-confidence. A score of four or more has been used to identify potential psychological disorder.

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: January 2002-March 2002
Country: England
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs);Health Authorities (England)
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2002.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
The main Health Survey for England is a repeated cross-sectional series, conducted annually. This study includes variables from the 2002 HSE.
Sampling Procedures: See documentation for details
Number of Units: 9281 (obtained). The study includes only the cases from the general population sample.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Clinical measurements; Physical measurements; - original data; transcription of existing materials - teaching dataset
Weighting: Weighting used (variable new-wt). See documentation for details.
Data Sources: The dataset contains data from the 2002 HSE (see under SN: 4912).

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: 19 October 2004

Copyright:
Crown copyright held jointly with the Economic and Social Data Service. Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.

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