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United Kingdom - Scottish Health Survey 2014 - Scottish Government

General Info

Provider 
Scottish Government
Tabulations only
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
Scotland
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 2014 - December, 2014
Series or system 
United Kingdom - Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview
Summary 

The Scottish Government utilizes the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) to evaluate and monitor the health of its citizens. First conducted in 1995, the SHeS has been carried out continuously since 2008. In the first stage of each survey, data are collected through face-to-face interviews with adults ages 16+ and children ages 0-15 in private households. A set of core questions is used every year in the adult questionnaire, though rotating modules of additional questions are used for different sub-samples of this population. The same questions are used each year for the child interview. Biological samples (saliva, urine) and physical measurements are collected in the survey's second stage.

Keywords 
Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Secondhand smoke

Citation

Contributors 
Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen)
University of Glasgow
Funders 
Scottish Government
Suggested citation 
Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen), University of Glasgow. United Kingdom - Scottish Health Survey 2014 - Scottish Government.

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