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The Pep-study 2021

https://doi.org/10.48723/btv0-6093
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 for the first time in 2018 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 Hjärt-Lungfonden.. Sample size: 29000 Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 171 The dataset contains three files: pep21.csv (ca 4.5 MB) pep21.dta (ca 21 MB) pep21.sav (ca 5 MB) The survey results and documentation are in Swedish.
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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:

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Children and young adults between 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 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 in the 2021 survey included 29,000 children

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

251

Number of individuals/​objects:

7045

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:

2021-09-15 - 2022-01-18

Data collector:

  • The SOM institute

Sample size:

29000

Number of responses:

7045

Non response size:

171

Source of the data:

  • Research data

Cause of non response

Reason:

No contact/refusal

Size:

171

Instrument

Name:

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25-P & RCADS-25-C)

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Medicine, Huddinge [H7]

Contributor(s):

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

Ethical Review

Reviewer:

  • Stockholm Ethical Review Board

Registration number:

2018/375-31/5

Reviewer:

Registration number:

2021-03931

Funding

Funding agency:

  • Generation Pep

Topic and keywords

Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:

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Publications

Citation:

Cassel, Sophie & Anders Carlander (2021). Pep-rapporten 2021. SOM-rapport nr 2022:07. Göteborg: SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.

Citation:

Generation Pep (2022). Pep-rapporten 2022.

Citation:

Carlander, A., Cassel, S., J‐Son Höök, M., Lundgren, O., & Löf, M. (2024). Validation and normative data on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale RCADS‐25 in a Swedish national probability sample of children and adolescents aged 4-17 years. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, e2007. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.2007

Citation:

Rosell, M., Carlander, A., Cassel, S., Henriksson, P., J-son Höök, M., & Löf, M. (n.d.). Generation Pep Study: A population‐based survey on diet and physical activity in 12,000 Swedish children and adolescents. In Acta Paediatrica (Vol. 110, Issue 9, pp. 2597–2606). https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15850

SwePub:

oai:gup.ub.gu.se/302943

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