Health on equal terms? - Västra Götaland, 2010

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 2010, the City of Gothenburg ordered an additional sample for Gothenburg. The additional sample in 2010 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Gothenburg. The questionnaire were answered by 3,014 individuals from the sample in Gothenburg, representing a response rate of 45 percent. Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 4,211 individuals participated from Västra Götaland County. The questionnaire was printed in two versions. Addition to the national public health questionnaire, a similar questionnaire was conducted including the EQ-5D instrument. The questionnaire with the EQ-5D instrument was sent to the additional sample in Gothenburg. The questionnaire with the EQ-5D instrument consisted of 143 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.