The Pep-study 2020
SND-ID: 2024-78. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48723/5z7k-6853
Is part of collection at SND: The Pep-study
Associated documentation
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Marie Löf
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition
Research principal
Karolinska Institutet
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition
Description
The Pep report is a national survey on the eating habits and physical activity of children and young people. The purpose of the survey is to increase knowledge about what the health situation looks like for children and young people in Sweden. The Karolinska Institutet, the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg and the organization Generation Pep have jointly carried out the Pep report 2020. The Pep report was carried out for the first time in autumn 2020 where 29,000 children aged 4-17 were invited to participate. The survey is financed by Generation Pep together with Hjärt-Lungfonden.
Sample size: 29000
Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 227
The dataset contains three files:
pep18.csv (ca 5 MB)
pep18.dta (ca 31.5 MB)
pep18.sav (ca 7 MB)
Sample size: 29000
Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 227
The dataset contains three files:
pep18.csv (ca 5 MB)
pep18.dta (ca 31.5 MB)
pep18.sav (ca 7 MB)
The survey results and documentation are in Swedish. Show less..
Data contains personal data
Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Free text answers that may contain indirect identifiers. Parts of the dataset contains information about health.
Language
Unit of analysis
Population
Children and young adults 4-17 years old, with a permanent adress in Sweden
Time Method
Study design
Cross-sectional study
Sampling procedure
The Swedish Tax Agency's population registration register and included all children and young people, both Swedish and foreign citizens, between the ages of 4 and 17 who at the beginning of August 2020 had their primary address in Sweden.
A total of 29,000 children and young people were invited to answer the survey.
Time period(s) investigated
2020-09-11 – 2020-12-06
Variables
233
Number of individuals/objects
8320
Response rate/participation rate
29%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Responsible department/unit
Department of Biosciences and Nutrition
Other research principals
Contributor(s)
Sophie Cassel - University of Gothenburg, The SOM Institute
Anders Carlander - University of Gothenburg, The SOM Institute
Generation Pep
University of Gothenburg, The SOM Institute
Commissioning organisation
Generation Pep
Ethics Review
Swedish Ethical Review Authority - Ref. 2018/375-31/5
Research area
Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Sport and fitness sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Other health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Psychology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Social sciences interdisciplinary (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Cassel, Sophie & Anders Carlander (2021). Pep-rapporten 2020. SOM-rapport nr 2021:5. Göteborg: SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet.
Generation Pep (2021). Pep-rapporten 2021.
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