Prevention Survey Rhineland-Palatinate (2006 and 2010)

Vaccination status. Health status assessment. Participation in prevention programmes. Prevention. Topics: Health insurance; family doctor; family doctor´s request for vaccinations; reminder of booster vaccinations by the family doctor; vaccination card; understanding of the vaccination card; vaccination status; year of the last vaccination; knowledge of the intervals between booster vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B and influenza; reasons for lack of vaccination or incomplete vaccination; flu vaccination in the last 12 months; first flu vaccination to date; vaccination against bird flu; reasons for lack of flu vaccination; information about possible side effects before the last vaccination; type of information; support for postal reminders of vaccinations; blood pressure measurements at home; knowledge of one´s own blood pressure (systolic, diastolic); taking antihypertensive drugs; knowledge test as of which value high blood pressure (systolic, diastolic); risk factors for a heart attack or stroke; knowledge of the health examination Check-Up 35; doctor´s advice on this examination; regular participation in Check-Up 35; reasons for irregular or missing participation in Check-Up 35; assessment of the personal and general risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer; people affected in one´ s personal environment (high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack/stroke, cancer); opinion on the prevalence and development of cancer; risk factors for cancer; early detection of various cancers in cancer screening; early detection useful; reasons for irregular or non-participation in screening; participation in self-paying screening; type of self-paying screening; smoker status; type of smoker; age at onset of smoking; reason why smoking stopped; average number of cigarettes smoked per day; places where people smoke in the immediate vicinity; advocacy of smoking ban; alcohol consumption; consumption of various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (beer, wine or sparkling wine, spirits, cola, soda, coffee, tea, water, and juices); amount of beverages consumed; frequency of consumption of various foods (e.g.(e.g. meat, sausages, fish, ready meals, etc.); watch out for low-fat foods; regular sport; frequency and type of sport; duration of sport; reasons for sport; distance travelled in everyday life on foot or bicycle. Demography: sex; year of birth named; postal code named; household size; city size; marital status; steady life partner; cohabitation with a partner; highest general school leaving certificate; employment status; current employment if not employed; previous employment; current or former occupational position; main earner; respondent is main earner; highest general school leaving certificate of main earner; occupational position of main earner; denomination; church affiliation; body height in cm; body weight in kg.