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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 8372 Health Survey for England, 2015: Special Licence Access 837210.5255/UKDA-SN-8372-2 University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health NatCen Social Research <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> NHS Digital UK Data Service 01 November 2019 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)FOOD AND NUTRITIONEMOTIONAL 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)INFORMAL CARECARE OF THE ELDERLYSHIFT WORKSIGHTEYESIGHT TESTSMENTAL HEALTH ATTITUDES HealthSocial behaviour and attitudesHealth behaviourGeneral health and well-being 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="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/3741/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" target="_blank">NatCen Health Survey for England</a> webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group <a 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 version of the dataset contains variables with a higher disclosure risk or are more sensitive than those included in the EUL version and is subject to more restrictive access conditions (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" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">NHS Digital Health Survey for England - Health, social care and lifestyles</a> webpage for more details.The EUL version of the HSE 2015 is held under SN 8280.Latest edition informationFor the second edition (June 2023), the following changes have been made: 1) Variable MEDSNUM2G8 has been corrected and is now derived from MEDNUM2, which is the derived variable that excludes contraceptives and nicotine dependency drugs. 2) Variables SOC2010B and HRPSOC10B have had one category corrected that was incorrectly coded. 3)  Variables NATID2 and NATID3 have had their labels corrected to NatID2 "National identity: Welsh" and NatID3 "National identity: Scottish". 4)  Variables YNATSC2 and YNATSC3 have had their labels corrected to YNATSC2 "National identity: Welsh (SC)" and YNATSC3 "National identity: Scottish (SC)". 5) Some changes have been made to BMI derived variables: BMIVAL2, B, MIVG52BMIVG8, BMIVGDR and WTVAL2 were incorrectly coded for one case, where the value '1' has been changed to '-1'; BMIVG8 has had two cases recoded. 6) The variable label for ANTIBACTAK has been updated. 7) The documentation has also been updated to reflect these changes. 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. Question modules covered general health, longstanding illness, average weekly alcohol consumption, smoking, alcohol drinking (heaviest day in last week), consent to data linkage (NHS central register, HES), socio-economic information (sex, age, income, education, employment, etc.) and prescribed medications (recorded at the nurse interview). Additional topics included for 2015 were physical activity (adults and children), social care, doctor-diagnosed hypertension, diabetes, well-being (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale), fruit and vegetable consumption and use of services. The nurse visit covered height and weight measurement, blood pressure measurement, waist and hip circumference measurement, taking of blood samples for cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin, and taking of adult and child saliva samples. January 2015 - January 201601 January 201501 January 2016 England IndividualsNational Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2015. Numeric Repeated cross-sectional study Multi-stage stratified random sample Self-administered questionnaireClinical measurementsPhysical measurements and testsFace-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Access is limited to users based in Higher Education/Further Education institutions, central and local government, the NHS, research companies, charities, and commercial organisations for non-commercial purposes only.Commercial use is not permitted.Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. Users must apply for access via a Special Licence application.Data storage and access are limited to the UK and countries that the UK deemed to have an adequate level of data protection as follows: European Economic Area countries, Andorra, Argentina, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Uruguay. See <restrctn> https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/ http://healthsurvey.hscic.gov.uk/data-visualisation/data-visualisation/explore-the-trends.aspx http://natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/health-survey-for-england/ https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/students/resources/quick-start-hse/ doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5855 doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5855 https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 8372 2025-11-06T05:54:27Z ddi:codebook:2_5