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.
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 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
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
Cause of non response
Reason:
Respondent unable to participate
Size:
227
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Administrative information
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
- Generation Pep
Commissioning organisation:
- Generation Pep
Ethics Review:
Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 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
Related research data:
Publications
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.
