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Finland Health Behavior and Health Among the Adult Population 2014

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Suomalaisen aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen ja terveys (AVTK) 2014
Provider 
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) (Finland)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Finland (FIN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2014 - 07/2014
Series or system 
Finland Health Behavior and Health Among the Adult Population
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Finnish Health Behavior and Health Among the Finnish Population has been conducted annually since 1978. The purpose of this survey is to collect information on the health of employment-aged persons in order to track trends and changes over time. The main topics included in the survey are eating habits, tobacco use, physical activity, health conditions, and alcohol consumption.

In the 2014 survey, the data were collected through self-completed questionnaires delivered to households through the postal system. The target subject for the survey was persons 15 through 64 years of age. A total of 2,630 questionnaires were collected during the survey.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Analgesics, Antihypertensive drugs, Back pain, Body mass index, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child labor, Contraceptives, Dairy products, Dental care, Edema, Edentulism, Education, ENDS use, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Family size, Fish, Fruits, Health behaviors, Health care use, Health education, Health promotion, Health status, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Insulin, Internet, Ischemic heart disease, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Musculoskeletal diseases, Oral hygiene, Pain, Physical activity, Processed foods, Processed meats, Rheumatoid arthritis, Road traffic injuries, Safety, Seat belts, Skin diseases, Sleep disorders, Starchy vegetables, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vegetables, Vitamin D supplements, Weight, Working conditions
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 26, 2024