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Summary information

Study title

Health Evaluations, 1984-1985

Creator

Wright, S. J., University of York, Centre for Health Economics
Williams, A. H., University of York, Centre for Health Economics

Study number / PID

2216 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2216-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this survey was to investigate health self-ratings and evaluations as a function of age,sex and other potentially influential factors.

Main Topics:

Health self-ratings, health evaluations, independent health status measures, socio-demographic characteristics, psychometric variables (health locus of control beliefs and negative life events), health conceptions/definitions and health behaviours.
Measurement Scales
Multidimensional health locus of control scales (Wallston, K.A., Wallston, B.S. and De Vellis, R., <i>Health Education Monographs</i>, 6, 160-170 (1978)
Life Experiences Survey (Sarason, G., Johnson, J.H. and Siegel, J.M., <i>Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology</i>, 46,932-946 (1978)

Topics

General health and well-beingHealth behaviour

Keywords

ABORTIONACCIDENTSACHIEVEMENTAGEAGE GROUPSALLERGIESANXIETYATTITUDESCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCOMPLEMENTARY THERAPIESBEREAVEMENTDEBTS
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/11/1984 - 01/02/1985

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Adults

Universe

Non-institutionalised adults over the age of 18

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Self-completion

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1987

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Wright, S. (1987) 'Self-ratings of health: the influence of age and smoking status and the role of different explanatory models', Psychology and Health
  • Wright, S. (1985) 'Health satisfaction: : a detailed test of the Multiple Discrepancies Theory Model', 169-179
  • Wright, S. (1985) 'Subjective evaluation of health: : a theoretical review'
  • Wright, S. (1986) Age, sex and health: : summary of findings from the York Health Evaluation Survey, [Working paper].: Centre for Health Economics.