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The Pep-study 2020

https://doi.org/10.48723/5z7k-6853
The Pep report is a national survey on the eating habits and physical activity of children and young people. The purpose of the survey is to increase knowledge about what the health situation looks like for children and young people in Sweden. The Karolinska Institutet, the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg and the organization Generation Pep have jointly carried out the Pep report 2020. The Pep report was carried out for the first time in autumn 2020 where 29,000 children aged 4-17 were invited to participate. The survey is financed by Generation Pep together with Hjärt-Lungfonden. Sample size: 29000 Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 227 The dataset contains three files: pep18.csv (ca 5 MB) pep18.dta (ca 31.5 MB) pep18.sav (ca 7 MB) The survey results and documentation are in Swedish.
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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

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Children and young adults 4-17 years old, with a permanent adress in Sweden

Time method:

Study design:

  • Cross-sectional study
  • Observational study

Sampling procedure:

Description of sampling:

The survey used an unattached random sample. The selection frame consisted of The Swedish Tax Agency's population registration register and included all children and young people, both Swedish and foreign citizens, between the ages of 4 and 17 who at the beginning of August 2020 had their primary address in Sweden. A total of 29,000 children and young people were invited to answer the survey.

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

233

Number of individuals/​objects:

8320

Response rate/​participation rate:

29%

Data format/​data structure:

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection:

2020-09-21 - 2020-12-06

Data collector:

  • The SOM institute

Sample size:

29000

Non response size:

227

Cause of non response

Reason:

Respondent unable to participate

Size:

227

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Medicine, Huddinge [H7]

Other research principals:

Contributor(s):

  • Sophie Cassel - University of Gothenburg - The SOM Institute
  • Anders Carlander - University of Gothenburg - The SOM Institute

Commissioning organisation:

  • Generation Pep

Ethical Review

Reviewer:

Registration number:

2018/375-31/5

Funding

Funding agency:

  • Generation Pep

Topic and keywords

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

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Publications

Citation:

Generation Pep (2021). Pep-rapporten 2021.

Citation:

Cassel, Sophie & Anders Carlander (2021). Pep-rapporten 2020. SOM-rapport nr 2021:5. Göteborg: SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.

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