Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey Northern Ireland was commissioned by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) carried out the survey on their behalf. This survey series has been running on a continuous basis since April 2010 with separate modules for different policy areas included in different financial years. It covers a range of health topics that are important to the lives of people in Northern Ireland today, and replaces the Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey (available from the UK Data Service under SNs 4589, 4590, 5710). Further information is available from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and the Department of Health (Northern Ireland) survey webpages.

The Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2018-2019 provides a source of information on a wide range of health issues relevant to Northern Ireland. The information collected is pursuing the development of policies aimed at improving the health and well-being of the Northern Ireland population.

Main Topics:

The 2018-2019 questionnaire covered to following topics:General health and conditionsRestriction of activitiesExperience of Health and Social CareVisits to hospitalGP ModuleMedicines moduleCaring responsibilitiesAntibioticsAttitudes to e-Health servicesHealth literacySocial care and social work workforceWellbeingHealth and lifestylePhysical activityDietary information - 5 a dayFood securityChild healthWarwick-Edinburgh mental wellbeing scaleGHQ12Mental healthStressLonelinessSmokingDrinkingSexual HealthReligion, ethnicity, country of birth, sexual orientationPhysical measurements

Simple random sample

Face-to-face interview

Self-completion

Physical measurements

Height and weight measurements were recorded but are not included on the archived dataset.