In the spring of 2016, public health survey "Barn och Unga i Skåne 2016" was conducted among school children in grade 6, grade 9 and high school grade 2, in all 33 municipalities in Skåne. Almost 27,500 students answered the questionnaire.

The study was conducted by Region Skåne in cooperation with the Municipality association of Skåne. The students answered the questionnaires anonymously, and questions were asked about school, family, health, leisure habits, diet, alcohol and tobacco. A number of the questions are also included in various national surveys, allowing for national comparisons with similar age students.

Purpose:
The purpose of the Public Health Survey "Children and Youth in Scania" is to get a current picture of the living conditions, lifestyles, social factors and health among children and adolescents in southern Sweden today. How our children and young people are doing and living are also important for the future of public health in Scania. Knowledge of health determinants, distribution of health in the population and the current state of health of our children and young p

Data contains personal data

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Time period(s) investigated

2016 – 2016

Response rate/participation rate

Åk 6: 83%
Åk 9: 77%
Gy åk 2: 73%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2016-01-25 – 2016-01-29
Number of responses: 9143
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2016-01-25 – 2016-01-29
Number of responses: 7949
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 3

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2016-01-25 – 2016-01-29
Number of responses: 10303
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Scania Province

Administrative information

Topic and keywords

Research area

Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Living conditions, Drinking behaviour, Alcoholism, Smoking, Social security, Sexual behavior, Physical activities, Television viewing, Sleep, Contraceptive devices, Obesity, Public health, Mental health, Demography, Accidents, Epidemiologic studies, Population surveillance, Hearing loss, Risk factors, Overweight, Diet, Asthma, Eczema, Surveys and questionnaires, Narcotics, Interpersonal relations, Tobacco, smokeless, Social support, Nicotiana, Hypersensitivity, Teachers, Schools, Social participation, Truancy, Leisure time activities, Underage drinking, Feeding behavior, Crime and security, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne

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