Forschungsdatenzentrum am Robert Koch Institut

The Research Data Centre of the Robert Koch Institute (FDZ RKI) publishes the data of population-representative health surveys in the form of public use files (PUFs).The main purpose of health surveys is to generate a maximum amount of information on the state of health and health-related behaviour of Germany's resident population while ensuring an optimum use of funds. The methodology - i.e. the sample design, the principles on operationalization and measurement, and data-collection techniques - is largely modelled on the tried-and-tested methods of empirical social research. Health interview surveys (HIS) use established survey techniques such as filling out questionnaires, computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI), computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI), and online polling via the internet or email. The main difference compared to purely sociological surveys lies in the additional biomedical examinations, tests and medical-biochemical measurements, which generate significant added value in addition to the results of the surveys; this part is referred to internationally as the health examination survey (HES).

罗伯特·科赫研究所的研究数据中心（FDZ RKI）发布以公共使用文件（PUFs）形式的人口代表性健康调查数据。健康调查的主要宗旨是在确保资金最优化的同时，尽可能多地收集有关德国居民健康状况及健康相关行为的信息。其方法论——即样本设计、操作化和测量的原则以及数据收集技术——在很大程度上借鉴了实证社会研究中的经过验证的方法。健康访谈调查（HIS）采用诸如填写问卷、计算机辅助电话访谈（CATI）、计算机辅助个人访谈（CAPI）以及通过互联网或电子邮件在线调查等成熟的调查技术。与纯粹的社会学调查相比，主要区别在于额外的生物医学检查、测试和医学生化测量，这些措施除了产生调查结果外，还显著增加了额外的价值；这部分在国际上被称为健康检查调查（HES）。