Survey: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (Germany)

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Primary purpose: Describes the current health status of various subgroups of the general adult population of Germany aged 18-79.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

Type of information: Data dictionary has not been found. Includes information on participation of cancer screening services, age, sex, socioeconomic status, among others.

Source of Information: Personal interviews, physical examinations, and analyses of blood and urine samples.

Data level: patient level.

Number of Records: 8,151 adults (4,283 women; 3,868 men) Click here to learn more.

Date Range: 2008 - 2011 Click here to learn more.

Cancer Areas of Interest: unknown.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.