New Zealand Health Survey 2017-2018
General Info
Original or alternative title
The New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) 2017/18
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
July, 2017 - June, 2018
Data type
Survey:
Nationally representative
Summary
The goal of the continuous NZHS is to support the formulation and evaluation of health policy by providing timely, reliable and relevant health information. This information covers population health; health risk and protective factors; and health service utilization. The NZHS comprises a set of core questions combined with a flexible program of rotating topic modules. The questionnaire is administered (face to face and computer assisted) to adults aged 15 years and older, as well as to children aged 0–14 years, generally through their primary caregiver, who acts as a proxy respondent.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Amphetamine use disorders, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Bipolar affective disorder, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Cannabis use disorders, Children, Cholesterol, Cocaine use disorders, Counseling, Dental care, Diabetes, ENDS use, Eczema, Edentulism, Education, Emergency care, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Fatigue, Fruits, Headache, Health care access, Health insurance, Health literacy, Heart failure, Height, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Illicit drug use, Income, Insulin, Ischemic heart disease, Languages, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Obesity, Opioid use disorders, Pain, Physical activity, Race, SF-12, Stroke, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vegetables, Weight
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Publisher
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). New Zealand Health Survey 2017-2018. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health (New Zealand).