NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Ministry of Health (New Zealand)Microdata access: Request Geography New Zealand (NZL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 07/2014 - 06/2015 Series or system New Zealand Health Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representative Summary The purpose of the New Zealand Health Survey was to update results from the 2014/2015 survey through the collection of health information on adults and children. In addition to the interview, the data collection involved height/weight measurements and waist circumference. For adults, blood pressure was also taken. The survey did not include people living in institutions or prisons, homeless individuals, short-term visitors, or tourists. A sample size of 13,497 adults and 4,754 children participated in the survey, and included European, Māori, Pacific and Asian ethnic groups. For the area-based sample, meshblocks were used as the primary sampling units. Keywords Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Anogenital herpes, Anthropometry, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth control pills, Birth place, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child development, Child health care, Child labor, Childhood sexual violence, Chlamydia, Chronic kidney diseases, Circumcision, Community health clinics, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Dental care, Diabetes, Diaphragms, Domestic violence, Drug consumption, Eczema, Edentulism, Education, Emergency care, Emergency contraception, Employment, Endometriosis, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Fever, Folic acid supplements, Fruits, General surgery, Genital prolapse, Gonococcal infections, Gout, HPV vaccines, Health care access, Health care prices, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Heart disease, Height, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hormone replacement therapy, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Illicit drug use, Income, Incontinence, Injectable contraceptives, International migration, Ischemic heart disease, Languages, Live births, Lupus, Mass media, Maternal age, Menopause, Menstruation, Mental and behavioral disorders, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Pap smears, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Periodontal diseases, Pharmacies, Physical activity, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Poverty, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Private health facilities, Psoriasis, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Rheumatic heart disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, STDs, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sexual violence, Sore throat, Spermicides, Stillbirths, Stroke, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Summary birth history, Syphilis, Thoracic surgery, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Trichomoniasis, Unipolar depressive disorders, Urinary tract infections, Uterine fibroids, 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 2014-2015. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health (New Zealand). GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 24, 2023