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10.5255/UKDA-SN-7480-27480 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7480-2 Health Survey for England, 2012 NatCen Social ResearchUniversity College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.<div>The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health.  It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.</div><div> </div><div>The aims of the HSE series are:</div><ul><li>to provide annual data about the nation’s health;</li><li>to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;</li><li>to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;</li><li>to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;</li><li>to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;</li><li>to monitor progress towards selected health targets</li><li>since 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;</li><li>since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.</li></ul>The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change. Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/areas-of-interest/public-health/health-survey-for-england---health-social-care-and-lifestyles#about-the-survey" title="Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles" target="_blank">Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles</a> webpage, the NatCen Social Research <a href="https://natcen.ac.uk/s/health-survey-england" title="NatCen Health Survey for England" target="_blank">NatCen Health Survey for England</a> webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group <a title="UCL Health Survey for England" href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-health-care/research/epidemiology-and-public-health/research/health-and-social-surveys-research-group/studies-0" target="_blank">UCL Health Survey for England</a> webpage. Changes to the HSE from 2015: Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS England disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version.COVID-19 and the HSE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HSE 2020 survey was stopped in March 2020 and never re-started. There was no publication that year. The survey resumed in 2021, albeit with an amended methodology. The full HSE resumed in 2022, with an extended fieldwork period. Due to this, the decision was taken not to progress with the 2023 survey, to maximise the 2022 survey response and enable more robust reporting of data. See the <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/areas-of-interest/public-health/health-survey-for-england---health-social-care-and-lifestyles#about-the-survey">NHS Digital Health Survey for England - Health, social care and lifestyles</a> webpage for more details. The main focus of the HSE in 2012 was physical activity. The survey also provided updates on core topics and measurements. Additional modules of questions were also included covering gambling, sexual health, average weekly alcohol consumption and well-being (the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale). Latest edition informationFor the second edition (June 2023), seven variables have been replaced with new versions: SOC2010B and HRPSOC10B have had one category corrected that was incorrectly coded; BMISRG has had three cases that were coded into the wrong category corrected; and one case in the BMI derived variables BMIVAL2, BMIVG52, BMI_GROUP and BMIVG3 has been corrected. Main Topics: Data collection involved an interview, followed by a visit from a specially trained nurse for all those in the core sample who agreed. The nurse visit covered clinical and anthropometric measures, blood, urine and saliva samples, and prescribed medications. Question modules covered general health, longstanding illness, social care, doctor-diagnosed hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol drinking (heaviest day in last week), consent to data linkage, and demographic characteristics. Additional topics included for 2012 were physical activity, gambling, sexual health, average weekly alcohol consumption and well-being (the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale). AGEALCOHOL USEALCOHOLIC DRINKSANXIETYBEDROOMSANTHROPOMETRIC DATACHILDRENCLINICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTSCONCENTRATIONCYCLINGDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSECONOMIC ACTIVITYEMPLOYMENTETHNIC GROUPSFRUITFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONGENDERHAPPINESSHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHEALTHHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)HOUSEHOLDSHOUSING TENUREILL HEALTHJOB HUNTINGLANDLORDSLEGUMESMARITAL STATUSHEALTH CONSULTATIONSMEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONSMEDICINAL DRUGSMENTAL HEALTHMOTOR VEHICLESMUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMNURSESOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSPASSIVE SMOKINGPHYSICIANSPREGNANCYPRESERVED FOODSQUALIFICATIONSRESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASESSELF-EMPLOYEDSELF-ESTEEMSMOKINGSMOKING CESSATIONSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSSOCIAL SUPPORTSUPERVISORY STATUSTOBACCOUNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONVEGETABLESWEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)DIET AND EXERCISEEMOTIONAL STATESHEART DISEASESDIABETESHEALTH ADVICERENTED ACCOMMODATIONFOODSOCIAL CLASSSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSVASCULAR DISEASESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCOMECOHABITATIONPREMATURE BIRTHSPHYSICAL MOBILITYHEARING IMPAIRMENTSVISION IMPAIRMENTSBACTERIAL AND VIRUS DISEASESDIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERSNERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASESSKIN DISEASESENDOCRINE DISORDERSMENTAL DISORDERSCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESSTATUS IN EMPLOYMENTMANAGERSWEIGHT CONTROLCEREAL PRODUCTSDEPRESSIONLUNG DISEASESJOINT DISEASESASTHMABODY CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENTSEMPLOYEESFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYCARSSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONSPENSIONSJOB SEEKER'S ALLOWANCEPENSION BENEFITSHOUSING BENEFITSFAMILY MEMBERSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDBIRTH WEIGHTOBESITYPRESCRIPTION DRUGSCHRONIC ILLNESSCANCERMEDICAL CAREINFORMATION SOURCESFOOD SUPPLEMENTSUROLOGIC DISEASESBIRTH CONTROLCONTRACEPTIVE DEVICESSEXUAL HEALTHDENTAL HEALTHDENTAL CAREDRINKING BEHAVIOURINFLUENZAALLERGIESHOUSING CONDITIONSBRONCHIAL DISEASESRESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONSGAMBLINGPHYSICAL ACTIVITIESWELL-BEING (SOCIETY) en 2014-04-09T10:17:12Z Dataset <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. 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