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United Kingdom - Welsh Health Survey 2008 - UK Data Service

General Info

Provider 
UK Data Service
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
Wales
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 2008 - December, 2008
Data type
Survey: Household - Individual - Interview
Summary 

The WHS is based on a representative sample of adults aged 16 and over living in private households in Wales. In addition, up to two children aged 0 to 15 were randomly selected from each household. In 2007, more extensive elements were introduced for children.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, Back pain, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Burns, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child anthropometry, Dental care, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dietary supplements, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Environmental tobacco smoke, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Fatigue, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Heart failure, Height, Hospitals, Hypertension, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Limited mobility, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Pain, Personal caregivers, Pharmacies, Physical activity, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Road traffic injuries, SF-36, Sense organ diseases, Skin diseases, Tobacco use, Unintentional injuries, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vision loss, Weight, Hemorrhagic stroke, Stroke, FFQ

Citation

Contributors 
National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)
Funders 
Welsh Government
Suggested citation 

National Centre for Social Research, Welsh Health Survey, 2008 [computer file]. 2nd Edition. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 2011. SN: 6372.


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