Overview
KiGGS (Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland / German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents) is a long-term study conducted by the Robert Koch Institute on the health of children and adolescents in Germany. The study repeatedly supplies data, representative of the country as a whole, on the health of under 18-year-olds as well as development trends over time. With KiGGS, health data are collected by means of surveys, medical examinations, tests and laboratory analyses in order to enable more valid measurements and better frequency estimations for illnesses. KiGGS also comprises a cohort, i.e. children and adults of the baseline study are repeatedly invited for follow-ups, into their adulthood.
Health Monitoring at the Robert Koch Institute
The RKI is a federal institute within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health. One of the mandates of the institute is to gain scientific insights which are the used as a basis for decisions in the health sector.
KiGGS is funded by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Robert Koch Institute.
Demographics
Dataset
In order to apply for access to a Scientific Use File, please print the appropriate application form. PDF-files of the application forms can be found via the link at the bottom of this page.
Please send the completed application form by e-mail to the research data centre: fdz@rki.de
Robert Koch-Institut
MF4 - Forschungsdatenzentrum
Nordufer 20
13353 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30-18754-3200
Contact: Research Data Centre
Please provide the full address of the customer and details of research purpose on the application form. In addition, you will also receive a data protection undertaking which you should sign and return (please submit original documents).
There is a flat-rate fee of 90.00 Euros (subtotal without VAT) per file including documentation material.
Contact
ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT
General-Pape-Straße 62-66
12101 Berlin (Tempelhof)
Germany