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United Kingdom Health Survey for England 1997-1998 - UK Data Service

General Info

Original or alternative title 
HSE 1997
Provider 
UK Data Service
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
England
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 1997 - February, 1998
Data type
Survey: Household
Summary 

The 1997 Health Survey for England included both an interview component with a self-completion element, and a nurse visit to take blood samples, blood pressure, and other measurements. Information was obtained for individuals ages 2 years and older. In 1997, the major focus of the survey was on the health of children and young people. In addition to general health, topics included breathing problems, physical activity, and accidents.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Animal injuries, Anthropometry, Assets, Asthma, Birth control pills, Birth place, Birth weight, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breathing difficulty, Burns, Causes of morbidity, Child anthropometry, Contact with venomous animals and plants, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Diet, Dietary supplements, Disability, Drug consumption, Education degrees, Emergency care, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Ethnicity, Falls, Family composition, Family size, Foreign bodies, Fruits and vegetables, Health care personnel, Health care use, Health status, Height, Hemoglobin, Hospitals, Household heat, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Injectable contraceptives, Marital status, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Occupations, Physical activity, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Public social assistance, Respiratory function tests, Respiratory infections, Road and vehicle safety, Road traffic injuries, School enrollment, Social class, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Weight, Antibiotics, Antihypertensive drugs, Catheters, Child health care, Corrective lenses, Dental care, Eczema, Edentulism, Education, Emergency preparedness, Employment benefits, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Hormone replacement therapy, Incontinence, Iron supplements, Limited mobility, Medical equipment, Menopause, Menstruation, Mobility aids, Occupational injuries, Oral conditions, Safety, Skin diseases, Vision loss, Anemia, FFQ

Citation

Contributors 
University College London
Social and Community Planning Research (SCPR)
Funders 
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
Suggested citation 

Joint Health Surveys Unit of Social and Community Planning Research and University College London, Health Survey for England, 1997 [computer file]. 2nd ed. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 4 December 2000. SN: 3979.


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