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Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) 1996-2003

Contents:Summary
1. Introduction
2. Scotland's health
3. Attitudes towards own health
4. Perceptions of mortality, morbidity and risk
5. Physical activity
6. Diet
7. Smoking
8. Alcohol
9. Mental health
10. Oral health
11. Drugs
12. Sexual health
13. Conclusions
References
Appendix 1: Questions analysed in overview
Appendix B: Topics covered 1996-2003
Appendix C: Base sizes
Appendix D: Physical activity levels

Appendix B: Topics covered 1996-2003

Wave

1996

1997

1998

1999

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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
and vegetables, complex
carbohydrates/sugar and
sugary foods, fatty
or fried foods, fish

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Mar

Sept

Mar

Sept

Mar

Sept

General health

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

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