Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed to:estimate the prevalence of particular health conditions in Scotland;estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these health conditions and to document the pattern of related health behaviours;look at differences between regions and between subgroups of the population in the extent of their having these particular health conditions or risk factors, and to make comparisons with other national statistics for Scotland and England;monitor trends in the population's health over time;make a major contribution to monitoring progress towards health targets.Each survey in the series includes a set of core questions and measurements (height and weight and, if applicable, blood pressure, waist circumference, urine and saliva samples), plus modules of questions on specific health conditions that vary from year to year. Each year the core sample has also been augmented by an additional boosted sample for children. Since 2008 NHS Health Boards have also had the opportunity to boost the number of adult interviews carried out in their area. The Scottish Government Scottish Health Survey webpages contain further information about the series, including latest news and publications.
Scottish Health Survey, 2021: Special Licence AccessThe drug and alcohol use questions in the SHeS 2021 young adult and adult self-completions (paper and web) are available under a Special Licence (SL). Most of the variables and derived variables relate to drug use, with a few relating to whether alcohol has been a problem. The rest of the variables relating to alcohol use are available in the Scottish Health Survey, 2021 EUL dataset (available from the UK Data Archive under SN 9048). User are advised to consult the EUL version first before applying for the SL data.
Main Topics:
Illegal drug use and alcohol abuse.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
