SN 5202 -Health Education Population Survey, 2004

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Title:
Health Education Population Survey, 2004
(HEPS)

Subject Categories:
Accidents and injuries - Health
Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking - Health
General - Health
Nutrition - Health
Physical fitness and exercise - Health

Depositor(s):
NHS Health Scotland

Principal Investigator(s):
NHS Health Scotland

Data Collector(s):
BMRB. Social Research

Abstract:
NHS Health Scotland is the national agency for health education in Scotland, providing leadership for health promotion in Scotland. Its remit includes:

educational action to strengthen individuals' knowledge, skills and capabilities
building the capacities of systems which shape the social, environmental and economic conditions which create and sustain health

NHS Health Scotland is also committed to measuring the effectiveness of its activities and commissions research to provide reliable evaluation evidence and to inform the development of programmes. As part of this research programme, BMRB Social Research were commissioned to conduct the first Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) every March and September from March 1996 until March 1999 (seven waves in total). The resulting data, covering all three years, are held at the UK Data Archive as a single study under SN 4949. The second and following HEPS surveys were then conducted every March and September until September 2005 (ten waves in total), with two waves comprising each yearly dataset (see SNs 4950-4952, 5202 and 5470). Fieldwork was then commissioned for a further four waves, with waves eleven and twelve (conducted January-April and August-December 2006) comprising the 2006 dataset, held under SN 5713. These were followed by waves thirteen and fourteen (conducted January-April and August-November 2007) and are held under SN 6023.

The main objectives of HEPS are as follows:

to monitor trends in health-related attitudes, knowledge, beliefs and behaviours, and to assess the impacts of specific activities
contribute to planning and development of health promotion initiatives through the inclusion of more detailed modules on topical issues

In the longer term, HEPS aims to develop a strategic view of how and where health promotion activity may be most effective. This can be achieved in the following ways:

identifying levels of knowledge regarding the main causes of ill-health
identifying salient attitudes with respect to health and means of improving health
identifying levels of motivation with respect to behaviour change to improve health
developing an understanding of how such indicators may be expected to vary between different population groups
developing an understanding of individual patterns of health-related attitudes and behaviour and their relationship to the broader socio-cultural environment
developing an understanding of specific areas of interest

Further information and links to publications based on HEPS may be found by search on the healthscotland.com web site.

Main Topics:
This dataset contains the data collected during HEPS waves 7 and 8, comprising the 2004 HEPS. The following topics were covered in the questionnaire: general health (including GHQ12); diseases; nutrition; breastfeeding; physical activity; alcohol; smoking (including attitudes to smoking in public places); oral health; accidents and safety; social capital; sexual health and relationships; HIV/AIDS; and drugs (including legislation of cannabis).

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: Wave 7: 2 March - 6 June 2004; Wave 8: 1 September - 7 December 2004
Country: Scotland
Spatial Units: Health Boards
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults aged 16-74 in Scotland (mainland only)

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: One-stage cluster sample
Number of Units: Target 1584 at each of waves 7 and 8; Obtained 899 at wave 7 and 885 at wave 8
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

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 Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 11 July 2005

Copyright:
Copyright NHS Health Scotland

Documentation:

Format	Name	Size in Kilobytes	Description
EXCEL	map_of_spss_to_questionnaire.xls	297	-
PDF	5202userguide.pdf	600	User guide
HTML	UKDA_Study_5202_Information.htm	18	Study information and citation

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Catalogue record last updated:
12 January 2009

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