Summary information

Study title

The Pep-study 2020

Creator

Löf, Marie (Department of Biosciences and Nutrition , Karolinska Institutet)

Study number / PID

2024-78-1 (SND)

https://doi.org/10.48723/5z7k-6853 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

The Pep report is a national survey on the eating habits and physical activity of children and young people. The purpose of the survey is to increase knowledge about what the health situation looks like for children and young people in Sweden. The Karolinska Institutet, the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg and the organization Generation Pep have jointly carried out the Pep report 2020. The Pep report was carried out for the first time in autumn 2020 where 29,000 children aged 4-17 were invited to participate. The survey is financed by Generation Pep together with Hjärt-Lungfonden. Sample size: 29000 Cause of non response -Respondent unable to participate: 227 The dataset contains three files: pep18.csv (ca 5 MB) pep18.dta (ca 31.5 MB) pep18.sav (ca 7 MB) The survey results and documentation are in Swedish.

Methodology

Data collection period

21/09/2020 - 06/12/2020

Country

Sweden

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual/Patient

Universe

Children and young adults 4-17 years old, with a permanent adress in Sweden

Sampling procedure

The survey used an unattached random sample. The selection frame consisted of The Swedish Tax Agency's population registration register and included all children and young people, both Swedish and foreign citizens, between the ages of 4 and 17 who at the beginning of August 2020 had their primary address in Sweden. A total of 29,000 children and young people were invited to answer the survey.
Probability: Simple random

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire

Access

Publisher

Swedish National Data Service

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

Access to data through SND. Access to data is restricted.

Related publications

Not available