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Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN), 2002 Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN), 2002 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/EX0CYI0051-02 Department of Health ISSDAIrish Social Science Data Archive 2025-09-09 Social SciencesAccidentsAlcohol useDiet and exerciseExercise (physical activity)HealthSmokingSubstance use General health and well-being The national health and lifestyle survey, SLÁN, was first undertaken in 1998 and repeated again in the summer of 2002. The work was commissioned by the Health Promotion Unit of the Department of Health & Children and carried out at the Centre for Health Promotion Studies at NUI Galway and at the Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University College Dublin (now UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science).<br> The main aims of these surveys are to:<br> <ul> <li>Produce reliable data of a nationally representative cross-section of the Irish population in order to inform the Department of Health and Children's policy and programme planning;</li> <li>Maintain a survey protocol which will enable lifestyle factors to be re-measured so that trends can be identified and changes monitored to assist national and regional setting of priorities in health promotion activities.</li> </ul> As in 1998, a representative cross-section of the Irish adult population was surveyed, with a sample powerful enough at a National level, to detect differences according to socio-economic status in key variables: smoking, exercise and percentage caloric intake from fat. Allowances were made for non-response and likelihood of ineligibility to participate. The sample was generated randomly from the Irish electoral register supplied by Precision Marketing Information (PMI) Ltd., a subsidiary of An Post. 2002 Ireland Individual Adults aged 18+ Survey data Cross-section Probability: Multistage.<br> Sampling frame: Electoral Register.<br> Sample: Multistaged sample drawn by electoral division Stratification: Proportionate distribution across each of the 26 counties, locality and gender Self-administered questionnaire: Paper ISSDA may only supply data for use in the EEA and adequacy decision countries. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The data citation may be in the form on the dataset page or in the form required by the publication<br> Any work based in whole or part on resources provided by ISSDA, should acknowledge: "SLÁN 2002" and also ISSDA, in the following way: “Accessed via the Irish Social Science Data Archive - www.ucd.ie/issda”.<br> https://issda.ucd.ie/oai doi:10.7929/ISSDA/EX0CYI 2025-09-10T02:00:01Z ddi:codebook:2_5