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Description
The Scottish Health Survey aims to provide reliable and representative information on the health of people living in Scotland that cannot be obtained from other sources. The principal focus of the survey is cardiovascular disease and related risk factors. The survey first ran in 1995, then again in 1998, 2003 and continuously since 2008. Currently, approximately 4,800 adults and 1,800 children participate in the survey each year. The survey is designed to produce national estimates every year and NHS Board level estimates every four years.
The topics covered by the survey include: general health, mental wellbeing, alcohol consumption, smoking, diet patterns, obesity, long-term conditions, respiratory health, problem gambling, dental health and physical activity. The survey includes physical and biological measurements, including height, weight and waist circumference measurements (used to detect risk of obesity related disease), a saliva sample (used to detect salivary cotinine levels), a urine sample (used to detect dietary salt intake) and blood pressure (used to detect undiagnosed hypertension Biological measurements are taken from a sub-sample of approximately 1,000 adults per year, while physical (height and weight) measurements cover the full sample. Data from the survey are linked to medical health records for consenting participants.
Further information on the survey is available online: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey
Details
Confidentiality Policy
Survey results are not released in a form that reveals the identity of individual participants. Participants are provided assurances that their information will only be used for statistical and research purposes in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998) and the Scottish Government's corporate policy on confidentiality.
Statistical Disclosure Control procedures, including variable removal, top coding and recoding and used to ensure that survey microdata, available via the UK Data Service, does not reveal the identity of individuals.
Survey participants who provide their written consent may be asked to take part in follow-up research projects. Data for participants who provide their written consent are linked to medical health records to enable further analysis.
Quality Management
A detailed description of the Data Quality Control processes applied in the collection, data entry, data cleaning and documentation of Scottish Health Survey data is published on the following webpage: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp
Accuracy and Reliability
The survey is currently designed to yield a representative sample of the general population living in private households in Scotland every year. Estimates at NHS Health Board level are available over a four year reporting period. Those living in institutions, who are likely to be older and, on average, in poorer health than those in private households, were outwith the scope of the survey. This should be borne in mind when interpreting the survey findings.
The survey uses a clustered, stratified multi-stage sample design. In addition, weights are applied when obtaining survey estimates.
Coherence and Comparability
Key changes to the survey methodology taking effect from 2012 are described in the 2014 Technical Report: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00485587.pdf
These include changes in sample size, the introduction of interviewer administered biological modules, the inclusion of a set of harmonised core survey questions aligned with other Scottish Government population surveys and changes over time to the sampling and weighting methodology.
The National Statistician commissioned a piece of work to examine comparability and coherency between official statistics published by the four nations of the UK with the aim of ensuring there was clarity on the suitability of comparability across the UK. The review was carried out by a Government Statistical Service (GSS) Task and Finish Group on Comparability (TFG). The findings include guidance on comparing statistics on three of the topics covered by SHeS: alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity.
Accessibility and Clarity
Detailed survey documentation is available on the Scottish Health Survey webpages at the following address: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp
Users may also submit a special dataset request for their own analysis following the guidance and proforma at the following web address: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSDatasets
Disclosure controlled survey microdata are available to registered researchers via the UK Data Service.
Relevance
The Scottish Health Survey is used to monitor indicators on general health, physical activity, mental wellbeing and the proportion of healthy weight children in the Scottish Government's National Performance Framework (NPF). It is also one of the sources used to monitor estimates of healthy life expectancy in the NPF. The survey is used to monitor, evaluate and develop Scottish Government health policy strategies and is used to support NHS Boards plan services. Survey data linked to medical health records are used in wider academic research exploring various health risk factors.
Timeliness and Punctuality
SHeS was first run in 1995, then 1998, 2003 and has been in the field continuously since 2008. Annual statistics publications presenting nationally representative results are published, typically in September the following year. The latest NHS Board estimates refer to survey years 2008-2011 with the next update expected in 2016 (for survey years 2012-2015).
Revisions
Revisions and corrections to previously published Scottish Health Survey data are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy on revisions and corrections. We undertake to publish any corrections to the published data as soon as they become available.
Details of previous revisions are published on the following Scottish Health Survey webpage: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/Publications#a2
URI
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Dimensions Linked Data
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| Dimension | Locked Value |
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Indicator (S He S)
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/indicator(shes)
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Reference Area
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refArea
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(not locked to a value) |
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Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
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(not locked to a value) |
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Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
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(not locked to a value) |
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The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/scottish-health-survey
The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/scottish-health-survey
All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/scottish-health-survey/metadata
Linked Data Resources
A breakdown by type of the 87 resources in this dataset's data graph.
| Resource type | Number of resources |
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| Collection | 2 |
| Component specification | 6 |
| Data structure definition | 1 |
| Observation | 78 |
All metadata
- Accessibility and Clarity http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accessibility-and-clarity
- Detailed survey documentation is available on the Scottish Health Survey webpages at the following address: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp) Users may also submit a special dataset request for their own analysis following the guidance and proforma at the following web address: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSDatasets](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSDatasets) Disclosure controlled survey microdata are available to registered researchers via the UK Data Service. xsd:string
- Accuracy and Reliability http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accuracy-and-reliability
- The survey is currently designed to yield a representative sample of the general population living in private households in Scotland every year. Estimates at NHS Health Board level are available over a four year reporting period. Those living in institutions, who are likely to be older and, on average, in poorer health than those in private households, were outwith the scope of the survey. This should be borne in mind when interpreting the survey findings. The survey uses a clustered, stratified multi-stage sample design. In addition, weights are applied when obtaining survey estimates. xsd:string
- Comment rdfs:comment http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment
- Indicators of population health and related risk factors from the Scottish Health Survey. xsd:string
- Comparability and Coherence http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/comparability-and-coherence
- Key changes to the survey methodology taking effect from 2012 are described in the 2014 Technical Report: [http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00485587.pdf](http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00485587.pdf) These include changes in sample size, the introduction of interviewer administered biological modules, the inclusion of a set of harmonised core survey questions aligned with other Scottish Government population surveys and changes over time to the sampling and weighting methodology. The National Statistician commissioned a piece of work to examine comparability and coherency between official statistics published by the four nations of the UK with the aim of ensuring there was clarity on the suitability of comparability across the UK. The review was carried out by a Government Statistical Service (GSS) Task and Finish Group on Comparability (TFG). The findings include guidance on comparing statistics on three of the topics covered by SHeS: alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity. xsd:string
- Confidentiality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/confidentiality
- Survey results are not released in a form that reveals the identity of individual participants. Participants are provided assurances that their information will only be used for statistical and research purposes in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998) and the Scottish Government's corporate policy on confidentiality. Statistical Disclosure Control procedures, including variable removal, top coding and recoding and used to ensure that survey microdata, available via the UK Data Service, does not reveal the identity of individuals. Survey participants who provide their written consent may be asked to take part in follow-up research projects. Data for participants who provide their written consent are linked to medical health records to enable further analysis. xsd:string
- Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail
- mailto:statistics.enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Creator dcterms:creator http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
- Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
- Date Issued dcterms:issued http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
- July 29, 2014 02:00 xsd:dateTime
- Date Modified dcterms:modified http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
- February 09, 2016 16:35 xsd:dateTime
- Description dcterms:description http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
- The Scottish Health Survey aims to provide reliable and representative information on the health of people living in Scotland that cannot be obtained from other sources. The principal focus of the survey is cardiovascular disease and related risk factors. The survey first ran in 1995, then again in 1998, 2003 and continuously since 2008. Currently, approximately 4,800 adults and 1,800 children participate in the survey each year. The survey is designed to produce national estimates every year and NHS Board level estimates every four years. The topics covered by the survey include: general health, mental wellbeing, alcohol consumption, smoking, diet patterns, obesity, long-term conditions, respiratory health, problem gambling, dental health and physical activity. The survey includes physical and biological measurements, including height, weight and waist circumference measurements (used to detect risk of obesity related disease), a saliva sample (used to detect salivary cotinine levels), a urine sample (used to detect dietary salt intake) and blood pressure (used to detect undiagnosed hypertension Biological measurements are taken from a sub-sample of approximately 1,000 adults per year, while physical (height and weight) measurements cover the full sample. Data from the survey are linked to medical health records for consenting participants. Further information on the survey is available online: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey) xsd:string
- Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph
- http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/scottish-health-survey
- Has a SPARQL endpoint at void:sparqlEndpoint http://rdfs.org/ns/void#sparqlEndpoint
- http://statistics.gov.scot/sparql
- In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder
- Health and Social Care http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/health-and-social-care
- Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/scottish-government
- Label rdfs:label http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
- Scottish Health Survey xsd:string
- License dcterms:license http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
- Publisher dcterms:publisher http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
- Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
- Quality Management http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/quality-management
- A detailed description of the Data Quality Control processes applied in the collection, data entry, data cleaning and documentation of Scottish Health Survey data is published on the following webpage: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/SHeSAnalystHelp) xsd:string
- References dcterms:references http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
- http://docs.publishmydata.com
- Relevance http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/relevance
- The Scottish Health Survey is used to monitor indicators on general health, physical activity, mental wellbeing and the proportion of healthy weight children in the Scottish Government's National Performance Framework (NPF). It is also one of the sources used to monitor estimates of healthy life expectancy in the NPF. The survey is used to monitor, evaluate and develop Scottish Government health policy strategies and is used to support NHS Boards plan services. Survey data linked to medical health records are used in wider academic research exploring various health risk factors. xsd:string
- Revisions http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/revisions
- Revisions and corrections to previously published Scottish Health Survey data are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy on revisions and corrections. We undertake to publish any corrections to the published data as soon as they become available. Details of previous revisions are published on the following Scottish Health Survey webpage: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/Publications#a2](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey/Publications#a2) xsd:string
- Theme dcat:theme http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#theme
- Health and Social Care http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/health-and-social-care
- Timeliness and Punctuality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/timeliness-and-punctuality
- SHeS was first run in 1995, then 1998, 2003 and has been in the field continuously since 2008. Annual statistics publications presenting nationally representative results are published, typically in September the following year. The latest NHS Board estimates refer to survey years 2008-2011 with the next update expected in 2016 (for survey years 2012-2015). xsd:string
- Title dcterms:title http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
- Scottish Health Survey xsd:string
- Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
- Dataset http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#Dataset
- http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#LinkedDataset
- dataset http://rdfs.org/ns/void#Dataset
- Dataset http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset
- Structure qb:structure http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#structure
- http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/scottish-health-survey http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/scottish-health-survey
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