German Health Update

Overview
Alternative title
Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell
Acronym
GEDA
Type of information
Survey/interview data
URL of the data source
https://www.geda-studie.de/deutsch/home.html
Description

GEDA (Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell / German Health Update) is a nationwide representative cross-sectional survey of the resident population in Germany. GEDA is conducted by the Robert Koch Institute as part of the population-based health monitoring on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Health. From 2008 to 2020, five GEDA waves have been realized. The questionnaire of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) has been integrated in the GEDA study since the 2014/2015 wave.

Governance and legal framework

The General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act apply

The Robert Koch Institute collects data in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-new). The official data protection officer of the RKI advises and supports the project management in questions of data protection.

Funding

GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS is funded by the Robert Koch Institute and the German Federal Ministry of Health.

Free keywords
EHIS
Health Monitoring
Adults
Adolescents
Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics;
Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Physical environment;
Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Social environment;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Demographic factors;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Disability;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Self-reported health status;
Health status » Wellbeing;
Health systems » Health system performance » Access;
Health systems » Health system performance » Quality
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
General population
Age range
From 16 years
Sex
Both
Data Collection Period
From 01 July 2008 - Ongoing
Language(s)
German
Updating Periodicity
Other
Level of aggregation
Aggregated
Terms of data access - URL
https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Public_Use_Files/application/application_node.html
Terms of data access

The data from surveys conducted by the Robert Koch Institute is available to use by the scientific community on application as Public Use Files. Each Public Use File is comprised of the respective data record along with documentation and a description of the study, sample survey documents, code plan and user instructions (in German only). The data records can be requested upon application from the Research Data Centre (Robert Koch Institute, MF4). Additional data may be made available within the framework of cooperation agreements and jointly evaluated where appropriate.

Click on the link below for more information regarding the Public Use Files:
https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Public_Use_Files/information/information_node.html

Linkage possible
No
Data Owner(s)
ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT
Contact name
MF4 - Forschungsdatenzentrum
Contact e-mail
fdz@rki.de
Contact phone number
+49 (0) 30-18754-3200
Contact info (address)

Robert Koch-Institut
MF4 - Forschungsdatenzentrum
Nordufer 20
13353 Berlin, Germany
 

Updated on 28 September 2022