Health survey 1968

In autumn 1968 it was carried out a survey of health conditions in the Norwegian population. Statistics Norway has carried out health surveys in 1968, 1975, 1985 and 1995. After 1995, this type of data collection was implemented as part of the coordinated surveys of living conditions with rotating themes. The Health survey in 1968 was off slightly less magnitude than in recent surveys, and is therefore not very comparable with the rest.

The purpose of the study was to develop health statistics with information on the prevalence of diseases and injuries, and what impact this has on people's physical activity, identify contact with health care and health care utilization. The survey was structured with the apartment / household as a sampling unit and were intended to include all who were permanent residents in the apartment. In an apartment were adult (18 years) along with any spouse and minor children considered as one interview unit and any adult member was interviewed. Other adults were counted as separate interviews devices.

Data for 1968 are divided in three files:

- Household- and apartment level (Helse682, 3496 households, 26 variables)
- Personal level (Helse682, 11101 persons, 82 variables)
- Sick case level (Helse681, 8671 cases, 89 variables).

It is the Household level file that is documented here.