NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Ministry of Health (New Zealand)Microdata access: Request Geography New Zealand (NZL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 07/2015 - 06/2016 Series or system New Zealand Health Survey Data type Survey: HouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representative Summary The purpose of the survey was to collect data in order to develop national health policies and services. Data was collected on access to health services, oral health, and health conditions, behaviors and risk factors. A total of 13,781 adults and 4,721 children participated in the survey, 80% of the original sample size. In addition to an interview, anthropometry and blood pressure measurements were collected. Keywords Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Ambulances, Amphetamine use disorders, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Asperger's syndrome, Asthma, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth place, Blood pressure, Breastfeeding, Cannabis use disorders, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Children, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Cocaine use disorders, Community health clinics, Dental care, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Drug consumption, Eczema, Edentulism, Education, Education degrees, Emergency care, Employment, Ethnicity, FFQ, Family composition, Family size, Fruits, Glucose tests, Gout, Health care access, Health care prices, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Housing conditions, Illicit drug use, Immunization, Income, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Insulin, Ischemic heart disease, Languages, Leisure activities, Mass media, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Oral hygiene, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Periodontal diseases, Pervasive developmental disorders, Pharmacies, Physical activity, Physical therapy, Prescriptions, Private health facilities, Processed foods, Public health facilities, Rehabilitation, Rheumatic heart disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, SF-12, Siblings, Smokeless tobacco use, Sore throat, Stroke, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vegetables, Weight Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (New Zealand) CBG Health Research Ltd. Publisher Ministry of Health (New Zealand) Suggested citation CBG Health Research Ltd., Ministry of Health (New Zealand). New Zealand Health Survey 2015-2016. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health (New Zealand). GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 24, 2023