Summary information
Study title
Schoolchildren's Dietary Survey, 1983
Creator
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
Department of Health and Social Security
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Study number / PID
2657 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2657-1 (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 the diets of schoolchildren in two specific age groups.
Main Topics:
Variables
Food and nutrient intake of children aged 10/11 and 14/15 in relation to socio-economic variables. Schoolchildren and their parents provided the information with senior schoolteachers giving details of school provision.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1983
Country
Great Britain
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
National
Children
Pupils
Universe
Schoolchildren in Britain aged 10 or 14 at the start of the school year.
Sampling procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Physical measurements
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1989
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
- (1989) 'The diets of British schoolchildren'