Health and household surveys in Brazil and England: The National Health Survey and the Health Survey for England

Abstract This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of national health surveys conducted in Brazil and England by their respective Statistics institutes. For Brazil, the National Health Survey (PNS) was considered, and the Health Survey for England (HSE) for England. To this end, we show a preliminary overview of the different population profiles of the two countries. Then, a brief historical background is presented, including the common themes that are addressed in the PNS and HSE that favor comparative analyses. Finally, we compared, for example, the inequalities in access to and use of Brazilian and English health services. The results show several possibilities for comparative analysis on topics such as health perception, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diabetes, and hypertension. However, the need to consider the specificities of the population profile of each country and the methodological characteristics of the surveys is emphasized.

摘要 本研究旨在分析巴西与英国各自国家统计机构开展的国民健康调查特征。其中巴西采用国民健康调查（National Health Survey, PNS），英国采用英格兰健康调查（Health Survey for England, HSE）。为此，本研究首先对两国的人口特征概况进行初步梳理；随后简要阐述相关历史背景，涵盖两项调查中可供比较分析的共同研究主题；最后以两国卫生服务的可及性与使用公平性差异为例展开对比分析。研究结果显示，可针对健康感知、烟草使用、酒精消费、糖尿病及高血压等主题开展多项比较分析。但本研究同时强调，需充分考虑两国各自的人口特征特异性以及两项调查的方法学特点。