Population Based Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing Survey of Lifestyles and Health in Three British Cities, 1987-1990

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were: to collect baseline data on health-related behaviours in the general population and to monitor changes over time; to provide a mechanism to inform policy makers and decision takers of up-to-date information on matters of health and behaviour; to allow for the evaluation of health intervention programmes and strategies with regard to the population; to provide a dataset which allows for the investigation of practical, theoretical and methodological issues concerned with health-related behavioural data and health-related behavioural change.

Main Topics: Safety and accidents; exercise and fitness; eating behaviour and dieting; cigarette smoking; alcohol use; perceived health; publicity on health; AIDS/HIV related attitudes, opinions and beliefs; sexual behaviour; respondent details.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Telephone interview

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Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3206-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=483fcf43fe2c5bca475a048eaaddb3e24bd24649bf019abcf814f602a978c69e
Provenance
Creator McQueen, D., University of Edinburgh, Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change; Robertson, B., University of Edinburgh, Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change; Uitenbroek, D., University of Edinburgh, Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1994
Funding Reference Scottish Health Education Group; Economic and Social Research Council; Scottish Office, Department of Home and Health; Health Education Board for Scotland
Rights No information recorded; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p>
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Representation
Discipline Economics; Life Sciences; Medicine; Medicine and Health; Physiology; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Greater London; Lothian Region; Strathclyde; England; Scotland