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Type of database: survey.
Primary purpose: Obtain information about the health status and behavior of the Irish population.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Department of Health, Statistics, and Analytics Unit.
Type of information: longitudinal. Survey responses about topics including general health, smoking habit; alcohol consumption; medication use; healthcare costs; periodicity of physician consultation; age; sex; marital status; employment status; education; weight management, health service utilization, dental and oral health, skin protection, menstrual health and period poverty, suicide awareness, cancer diagnosis, the impact of COVID-19 on health behaviors.
Data Dictionary: Survey: Healthy Ireland Survey.
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Available type of information: smoking habit, alcohol consumption, suicide awareness, probable mental health problems, health service utilization, self-perceived health, limitations to everyday activities, medication use, drugs prevalence, sex, region, age group, year. Click here to learn more.
Source of Information: Responses from survey questionnaire.
Data level: respondent level.
Available data level: national level.
Number of records: Around 7,500 respondents.
Date range: 2014-2022.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
Contact information: Click here to access in "Contact us".
Mouth
Throat
Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Salivary glands
Lips
Tonsils
base of tongue
Voice box
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Colon
Rectum
Anus
Liver
Gallbladder
Bile ducts
Pancreas
Lung
Trachea
Bronchi
Pleura
Mediastinum
Bone
Cartilage
Osteosarcoma
Ewings sarcoma
Skin
Melanoma
Scalp
Lips
Hands
Feet
Muscle
Fat
Tendon
Ligament
Blood vessels
Connective tissue
Sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Liposarcoma
Lobular
Breast
Nipple
Areola
Ductal
Vulva
Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Ovary
Fallopian tubes
Endometrium
Prostate
Testicles
Penis
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Eye
Brain
Spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Thymus gland
Peritoneum
Pericardium
Retroperitoneum
Mesothelium
Blood
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Leukemia
databaseType::survey
dataOwner::Department of Health, Statistics, and Analytics Unit
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::self-perceived health|general health
hasVariable::smoking habit
hasVariable::alcohol consumption
hasVariable::medication use
hasVariable::healthcare costs
hasVariable::periodicity of physician consultation
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::marital status
hasVariable::employment status
hasVariable::education
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Survey: Healthy Ireland Survey
availableVariable::smoking habit
availableVariable::alcohol consumption
availableVariable::periodicity of physician consultation|health service utilization
availableVariable::self-perceived health
availableVariable::medication use
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::region
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::respondent level
availableDataLevel::national level
dataStart::2014
dataEnd::2022
hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/7633/091ed7356f04477889be53cf38f5841f.pdf#page=null click here to access
isDatabase
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers
hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers
hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers
hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers
hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma
hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer
hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer
hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers
hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer
hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers
hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer
hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers
hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas
hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system
hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start
