Health on equal terms? - Västra Götaland, 2005
The survey “Health on equal terms?” is a national survey, conducted every year since 2004.
The Public Health Agency is responsible for the survey and Statistics Sweden (SCB) is responsible for the distribution, collection and registration. During the data collection in 2005, Region Västra Götaland ordered an additional sample for Västra Götaland County.
The additional sample in 2005 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Västra Götaland County. A total of 16,281 individuals answered the questionnaire, representing a response rate of 62,4 percent.
The questionnaire consisted a total of 131 questions, covering e.g. issues of health, lifestyle, economic conditions, work and employment, and security and social relations. In addition to data collected through the questionnaire, registry data were also included.
Purpose:
The aim of the national survey was to investigate the health in the population and to show changes in the population's health over time as a follow up of the national health politics. The aim of the additional sample in Västra Götaland County was to investigate the health in the population in Västra Götaland County.
Go to data source
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Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 16-84 years living in Västra Götaland County.
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Urvalsramen i denna undersökning har skapats utifrån registret över totalbefolkningen (RTB) och består av samtliga folkbokförda i Västra Götalands län i åldern 16-84 år, antalet individer i ramen var 1 190 785 den 31/12 2004. Det nationella urvalet drogs först genom ett obundet slumpmässigt urval. Därefter drogs ett stratifierat obundet slumpmässigt urval i Västra Götaland så att den bestämda urvalsstorleken per stratum uppnåddes. Mer information finns att läsa i Teknisk rapport.
Time period(s) investigated:
Number of individuals/objects:
16281
Response rate/participation rate:
62.4%
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:
2005-03-31 - 2005-06-14
Source of the data:
- Population group
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Västra Götaland County
Lowest geographic unit:
Municipality
Highest geographic unit:
County (NUTS 3)
