Health on equal terms? Västra Götaland, 2012
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 2012, the City of Gothenburg ordered an additional sample for Gothenburg. The additional sample in 2012 included all individuals aged 16-84 years living in Gothenburg and consisted of 3,050 individuals. The total sample of Gothenburg, including the national sample, was 4,149 individuals. The questionnaire was answered by 1,801 individuals from Gothenburg, representing a response rate of 43,5 percent. Including the national sample produced by Statistics Sweden (SCB), a total of 2,971 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 for the sample in Gothenburg including some extra questions. The national questionnaire consisted a total of 144 questions and the questionnaire for the sample in Gothenburg consisted a total of 189 questions. Both questionnaires covered issues of health, lifestyle, economic conditions, work and employment, and security and social relations. 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.
