NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Welsh GovernmentTabulations only Geography United Kingdom (GBR) Wales Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/2012 - 12/2012 Series or system United Kingdom - Welsh Health Survey Data type Survey: HouseholdIndividualInterview Summary The Welsh Health Survey (WHS) is designed to collection about the health states of people living in Wales, their use of health services, and factors affecting their health. The survey is based on a representative sample of adults ages 16 and over living in private households in Wales. In addition, up to two children ages 0 to 15 were randomly selected from each household. In 2007, more extensive elements were introduced for children. Keywords Alcohol use, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, Back pain, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Burns, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child anthropometry, Chronic respiratory diseases, Dental care, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dietary supplements, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Fatigue, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart failure, Height, Hospitals, Hypertension, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Limited mobility, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Personal caregivers, Pharmacies, Physical activity, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Sense organ diseases, Skin diseases, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vision loss, Weight Citation Contributors National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Funders Welsh Government Publisher Welsh Government Suggested citation National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). United Kingdom - Welsh Health Survey 2012 - Welsh Government. Cardiff, Wales: Welsh Government. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021