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The Pep-study 2022

https://doi.org/10.48723/110j-sn42
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: 149 The dataset contains three files: pep22.csv (ca 3 MB) pep22.dta (ca 16 MB) pep22.sav (ca 4 MB) The survey results and documentation are in Swedish.

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 2022 survey included 29,000 children

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

201

Number of individuals/objects:

6039

Response rate/participation rate:

21%

Data format/data structure:

Data collection Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Mode of collection:

Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Time period(s) for data collection:

2022-09-15 - 2022-12-20

Data collector:

  • The SOM institute

Sample size:

29000

Number of responses:

6039

Non response size:

149

Source of the data:

  • Research data

Cause of non response

Reason:

No contact/refusal

Size:

149

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

Ethics Review 1:

Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 2021–03931

Ethics Review 2:

Stockholm - 2018/1461–32

Ethics Review 3:

Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 2019–03798

Ethics Review 4:

Stockholm - 2018/375-31/5

Ethics Review 5:

Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 2020–03853

Funding

Funding agency:

  • Generation Pep

Funding agency:

  • The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation

Topic and keywords

Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

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Publications

Citation:

Generation Pep (2023). Pep-rapporten 2023.

Citation:

Cassel, Sophie & Anders Carlander (2023). Pep-rapporten 2022. SOM-rapport nr 2023:11. Göteborg: SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.

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.15850Opens in a new tab

SwePub:

oai:gup.ub.gu.se/302943Opens in a new tab

Contact

Metadata

Versions

Version:

2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48723/110j-sn42Opens in a new tab

  • Variable(s) removed:

    Removal of open ended questions

Published:

Version:

1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48723/czcz-0379Opens in a new tab

Published:

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