The Pep-study 2019
https://doi.org/10.48723/c925-ny13
The Pep-study is a nation wide survey with the purpose of investigating children and young adults health in regard to food and physical activity. The Pep-study was conducted in 2019 where 29 000 children and young adults between the ages 4-17 were invited to participate in the study. The study is financially supported by Generation Pep and the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation.
Sample size: 29000
Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 169
The dataset contains three files:
pep19.csv (ca 4.6 MB)
pep19.dta (ca 0.5 MB)
pep19.sav (ca 9.2 MB)
The survey results and documentation are in Swedish.
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Free text answers that may contain indirect identifiers. Parts of the dataset contains information about health.
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Children and young adults between 4-17 years old with a permanent adress in Sweden
Study design:
- Cross-sectional study
- Observational study
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
The survey was sent to a probability sample of children in Sweden who were invited to answer the survey via the web. The sample frame included all Swedish and foreign citizens who are between 4-17 years old. The total sample included 29,000 children.
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
196
Number of individuals/objects:
9035
Response rate/participation rate:
31.3%
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2018-09-06 - 2018-11-06
Data collector:
- The SOM-institutet
Source of the data:
- Research data
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Medicine, Huddinge [H7]
Contributor(s):
- Sophie Cassel - University of Gothenburg - The SOM-institute
- Anders Carlander - University of Gothenburg - The SOM-institute
- Generation Pep
Ethics Review:
Stockholm - 2018/375-31/5
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Generation Pep
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Relations
Relations
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Cassel, Sophie & Anders Carlander (2020). Pep-rapporten 2019. SOM-rapport nr 2020:02. Göteborg: SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.
Citation:
Generation Pep (2020). Pep-rapporten 2020.
