Health on equal terms? - Västra Götaland, 2009

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 2009, the City of Gothenburg ordered an additional sample for Gothenburg. The additional sample in 2009 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Gothenburg. The questionnaire were answered by 2,098 individuals from the sample in Gothenburg, representing a response rate of 50 percent. Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 3,332 individuals participated from Västra Götaland County. The questionnaire consisted a total of 135 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 questionnaires, 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 Gothenburg was to investigate the health in the population living in Gothenburg.