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Greenland Population Health Survey 2014

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland 2014 (B2014)
Geography 
Greenland (GRL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2014 - 11/2014
Series or system 
Greenland Population Health Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Exam
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

This population health survey of Greenland, also called Population Investigation in Greenland: Living Conditions, Lifestyle, and Health, is a follow-up to the population surveys done in 1993-1994, 1999-2001, and 2005-2010. The purpose was to gather information on health, morbidity, living conditions, and lifestyle, to analyze and compare with previous survey results. Data were collected with interviews, self-completed questionnaires, clinical studies, anthropometric measurements, and blood tests. The following data collection instruments were included in the data collection process: CAGE, long IPAQ, revised Food Frequency Questionnaire, and GHQ-12.  Diet, smoking, alcohol, and physical activity were given special focus as subjects included in Inuuneritta II, the Greenland Public Health Program 2013-2019. There were a total of 2,122 participants.