South West Public Health Observatory: health in the South West Previous Page
Health Survey for England 1994-1996
Department of Health
Produced by Social and Community Planning Research (SCPR), March 1999
Health Survey variable definitions
South West data by Health Authority
Proportion with  self-assessed fair, poor or bad health (persons)
Percentage with longstanding illness (persons)
Prevalence of acute sickness (persons)
Proportion taking prescribed medicine (persons)
Systolic blood pressure (persons)
Diastolic blood pressure (persons)
Proportion with high blood pressure (SBP>160 &/or DBP>95) (persons)
Proportion overweight (BMI>25 to 30) (persons)
Proportion obese (BMI>30) (persons)
Proportion current cigarette, pipe or cigar smokers (persons)
Proportion current cigarette smokers (persons)
Proportion with serum cotinine 20 ng/ml or higher (persons)
Overall per capita cigarettes smoked per day (persons)
Proportion of males drinking over 21 units/week... females 14 units/week
Proportion of males drinking over 50  units/week... females 35 units/week
Weekly alcohol consumption (persons)
Proportion with wheeze or diagnosed asthma (persons)
Proportion with GHQ12 score +4 (persons)
Annual major accident rate per 100 (persons)