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Australia International Social Survey Programme: Health and Health Care 2012

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
International Social Survey Programme: Health and Health Care - ISSP 2011
Provider 
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Australia (AUS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/2012 - 08/2012
Series or system 
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
Summary 

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) represents a series of cross-national collaborations between organizations conducting similar social science research. ISSP researchers focus on developing survey questions that are relevant and comprehensible in all countries and languages, with survey results that are comparable across nations.

This survey covers topics including evaluation of the country's health care system, personal health, and health insurance. The data were collected through self-completed surveys. The sample size for Australia was 1,946 questionnaires from persons aged 18 years and older.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Body mass index, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hospitals, Physical activity, Tobacco smoking, Traditional healers, Weight, Occupations, Education, Occupation codes
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 4, 2022