Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Trent Health Lifestyle Survey was carried out among those aged 11-16 years (Young People) and 16-70 years (Adult) in 1992 and 1994 across the Trent region, UK. The surveys aim to provide baseline data about health related behaviours, beliefs and attitudes at regional, district and (in the Young People's survey) school level; to enable change in these factors to be monitored over time; and to provide information of use in establishing priorities for health promotion activities at regional, district, locality and (in the Young People's survey) school level. The 1992 Young People's dataset is not lodged with the Data Archive.
Main Topics:
Adult Survey: Demographic details (including social class); limiting illness; diet; health and physical activity; injuries; stress and feelings; what would make health better (own and public health); social support; tobacco: smoking status, passive smoking; alcohol; health checks: well-woman/man checks, eyesight, hearing, teeth; SF-36 questions (allowing six dimensions to be calculated: health perception, physical functioning, social functioning, mental health, bodily pain, and vitality). Young People's Survey: Gender; age; curriculum year; family car ownership; limiting illness (coded long-term illnesses using GHS as coding frame); diet; activity and fitness; injuries; out-of-school activities; attitudes or feelings (eg. influences on public health, feeling safe, ethnic group); tobacco: smoking status, attitudes, passive smoking; alcohol; drugs and medicines from chemist or shop; illegal or abused drugs: cannabis, solvents and dance drugs; sexual health. Standard Measures The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Ware, J. E. and Sherbourne, C. D., `The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)' <i>Medical Care</i> 8(6), June 1992. Refer to documentation for further details on standard measures used.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Stratified by Health District then by gender and age group (16-34, 35-54, 55-70); Young People's survey: minimum of 6 schools per district chosen at random, whole year groups for Years 7 and 10.
Postal survey
Self-completion
