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Title: Welsh Health Survey, 2011
Keywords: ILL HEALTH
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EAR DISEASES
PASSIVE SMOKING
VEGETABLES
EPILEPSY
PAIN
SMOKING CESSATION
QUALIFICATIONS
SMOKING
SKIN DISEASES
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
AGE
DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS
EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES
INJURIES
DENTAL EXAMINATIONS
PHYSICAL MOBILITY
GENDER
CHILDREN
HEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)
EYE DISEASES
INFORMAL CARE
CARE OF DEPENDANTS
WEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)
ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA
CHRONIC ILLNESS
ACCIDENTS
ASTHMA
DISEASES
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
PHYSIOTHERAPY
HEALTH CONSULTATIONS
HOUSING TENURE
HEALTH
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
EMOTIONAL STATES
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
CLINICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS
OPTICIANS
MEDICAL CARE
HOSPITAL SERVICES
DENTAL HEALTH
TELEPHONE HELP LINES
RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES
ALCOHOL USE
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES
EXERCISE (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
FRUIT
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
IMMUNIZATION
PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS
MENTAL DISORDERS
HOUSEHOLDS
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
DIABETES
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
NURSES
CHIROPODY
PHARMACISTS
INFLUENZA
MEDICINAL DRUGS
VASCULAR DISEASES
CANCER
DEPRESSION
ANXIETY
ARTHRITIS
BACK PAIN
SIGHT
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
DIET AND EXERCISE
BREAST-FEEDING
BOTTLE-FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD BEHAVIOUR
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS
PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENTS
OSTEOPATHY
HERBAL MEDICINE
NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
VITAMINS
HEART DISEASES
STOMACH DISORDERS
DIARRHOEA
HEARING AIDS
TEETH
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
LEGUMES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
SPEECH THERAPY
CONFECTIONERY
SAVOURY SNACKS
MILK
SOFT DRINKS
OBESITY
HOMEOPATHY
BRONCHITIS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
FATIGUE (PHYSIOLOGY)
STATE HEALTH SERVICES
SYMPTOMS
INFANTS
2011
Wales
Description: <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>
The <i>Welsh Health Survey</i> (WHS) collects information about the health of people living in Wales, the way they use health services, and the factors that can affect their health. The current WHS series was commissioned by the Welsh Government (formerly the Welsh Assembly Government), and was carried out in both 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 by a consortium comprising NatCen Social Research (NatCen) (formerly the National Centre for Social Research), Beaufort Research Limited, and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London. In 2005-2006, NatCen had sole responsibility for conducting the survey and this has from the 2007 surveys onwards. <br> <br> The new WHS replaces two previous study series: the previous WHS, conducted in 1995 and 1998 (the 1998 WHS is held at the Archive under SN 4176), and the Health in Wales Survey which was conducted five times in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1996 (not currently held at the Archive). Users should note that results from the new WHS survey are not comparable with those from the previous surveys, because of differences in the questionnaires and survey methodology.<br> <br> The new WHS is designed to:<ul><li>provide national estimates of health and health-related lifestyle</li><li>examine differences between population subgroups and local areas;</li><li>provide evidence to inform and monitor policies and strategies for promoting better health;</li><li>provide data for setting and monitoring targets and indicators;</li><li>provide local authority level information for development of joint local health, social care and well-being strategies.</li></ul>The WHS is based on a representative sample of adults aged 16 and over living in private households in Wales. In addition, up to two children aged 0 to 15 were randomly selected from each household. From 2007, more extensive survey elements for children were introduced than had been used for previous years of the WHS. Three age-specific questionnaires were used for children selected to participate in the survey. Two questionnaires were given to parents to complete on behalf of selected children aged 0 to 3, and selected children aged 4 to 12; a third questionnaire was given to selected children aged 13 to 15 to complete on their own behalf. In addition, interviewers were asked to take height and weight measurements of selected children aged between 2 and 15 years, if children and parents consented. Results from this survey are not comparable with those from the previous surveys because of differences in the questionnaires and survey methodology. <br> <br> Further information about the WHS, including links to publications, may be found on the Welsh Government's <a href="http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/theme/health/health-survey/?lang=en" title ="Welsh Health Survey">Welsh Health Survey</a> web pages.<br> <br>
<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>
The main topics covered for adults are: general health and wellbeing; health service use; medicines and illnesses; untreated problems or symptoms; alcohol consumption and smoking; fruit and vegetable consumption; exercise; carers; height and weight; demographics; infant feeding.<br> <br> The main topics covered for children are: health status; health service use; accidents; illnesses and other health problems; eating habits; physical activity and strengths and difficulties (SDQ).<br>
URI: https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/62845
Other Identifiers: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-7188-1
7188
http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7188-1
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