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Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) 1996-2003
Appendix B: Topics covered 1996-2003
Wave |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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Mar |
Sept |
Mar |
Sept |
Mar |
Sept |
Mar |
General health
Self-assessed health status |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Long-standing illness |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Self-assessed lifestyle |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Lifestyle change in past year |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Whether change maintained |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Change would like to make |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Change intend to make |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Confidence in ability to maintain change |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Influences on health |
x |
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|
|
|
|
x |
Levels of stress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Mortality and morbidity
Main cause of death in Scotland |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Main risks to own health |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Possibility of reducing risk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Risk factors for coronary heart disease |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Skin cancer |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Hypertension |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Diet
Consumption of: fruit, salad |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Changes made in past year |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Changes maintained |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Reason for change |
x |
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|
|
|
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|
Assessment of diet |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to change |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Portions of fruit, vegetables and salad eaten yesterday |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of 'five a day' recommendation |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Assessment of weight |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Breastfeeding
Attitudes to breasfeeding |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Breastfeeding of child(ren) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits/drawbacks of breastfeeding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Benefits/drawbacks of bottle feeding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical activity
Time spent walking |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Motivation to walk more |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
|
Physical activity level (derived from modified Allied-Dunbar scale) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
International Physical Activity Questions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Self-assessed fitness |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of recommended levels (vigorous/moderate) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Reason for change |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barriers to change |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
Alcohol
Frequency of consumption |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Units consumed in past week (derived) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of recommended limits |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
Binge drinking in past month (16/10 units) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Self-assessed drinking status (heavy/moderate/light) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to change |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
Smoking
Smoking status |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Amount smoked (weekdays/weekends) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Longest non-smoking period in past year |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Attitudes to smoking |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
Exposure to smoking |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
Oral health
How to keep teeth healthy |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Visits to dentist |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to visit dentist |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
Flouride module |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
x |
Accidents and safety
Involvement in serious accidents |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
x |
Risk of accidents |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
x |
Risk prevention behaviour |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Social capital
Perceptions of neighbourhood |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Civic engagement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Voting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Parenting module
Voting |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
Sexual health
Information needs |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
|
Attitudes toward condoms |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Sexual health and relationships module |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
HIV/AIDS transmission |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
Mental health and well-being
GHQ12 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Sense of coherence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Stigma and knowledge module |
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
Affectometer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Drugs
Use (ever/past year) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
Attitudes to drugs |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
Wave |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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|
Mar |
Sept |
Mar |
Sept |
Mar |
Sept |
Self-assessed health status |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Long-standing illness |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Self-assessed lifestyle |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Lifestyle change in past year |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Whether change maintained |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Change would like to make |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Change intend to make |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Confidence in ability to maintain change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Influences on health |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Levels of stress |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Mortality and morbidity
Main cause of death in Scotland |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Main risks to own health |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Possibility of reducing risk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Risk factors for coronary heart disease |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Skin cancer |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Hypertension |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Diet
Consumption of: fruit, salad and vegetables, complex carbohydrates/ sugar and sugary foods, fatty or fried foods, fish |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Changes made in past year |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Changes maintained |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Reason for change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assessment of diet |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to change |
|
|
|
|
x |
x |
Portions of fruit, vegetables and salad eaten yesterday |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of 'five-a-day' recommendation |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Assessment of weight |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Breastfeeding
Attitudes to breastfeeding |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Breastfeeding of child(ren) in past/future |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Benefits/drawbacks of breastfeeding |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Benefits/drawbacks of bottle feeding |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Physical activity
Time spent walking |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Motivation to walk more |
x |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Physical activity level (derived from modified Allied-Dunbar scale) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
International Physical Activity Questions |
|
|
x |
x |
|
|
Self-assessed fitness |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of recommended levels (vigorous/moderate) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Reason for change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barriers to change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alcohol
Frequency of consumption |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Units consumed in past week (derived) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Knowledge of recommended limits |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Binge drinking in past month (16/10 units) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Self-assessed drinking status (heavy/ moderate/light) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smoking
Smoking status |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Amount smoked (weekdays/weekends) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Longest non-smoking period in past year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attitudes to smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exposure to smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work-life balance module
|
|
|
x |
x |
|
|
Oral health
How to keep teeth healthy |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
Visits to dentist |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Barriers to visiting dentist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fluoride module |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accidents and safety
Involvement in serious accidents |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
Risk of accidents |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Risk prevention behaviour |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Social capital
Perceptions of neighbourhood |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Civic engagement |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Voting |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Parenting module
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sexual health
Information needs |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Attitudes toward condoms |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Sexual health and relationships module |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
HIV and AIDS transmission |
x |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Mental health and well-being
GHQ12 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Sense of coherence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stigma and knowledge module |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affectometer |
|
|
x |
x |
|
|
Drugs
Use (ever/past year) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Attitudes to drugs |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |