Overview
Type of information
Registry data
URL of the data source
Description
The Norwegian Twin Registry (NTR) contains information on around 39,000 Norwegian twins, mainly from the birth cohorts between 1915 and 1991. NTR is consent-based and participation is voluntary.
Governance and legal framework
FOR-2018-04-27-645
Funding
part of NIPH
Free keywords
twin
mental health
general health
surveys
twin study
Topics
Health status » Wellbeing
;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Self-reported health status » Self-perceived health/morbidity
;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Mental diseases
Demographics
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
Specific groups
Age range
From 0 years to 120 years
Sex
Both
Dataset
Data Collection Period
From 01 January 2015 - Ongoing
Language(s)
English,
Norwegian
Updating Periodicity
Daily
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access - URL
https://helsedata.no/en/forvaltere/norwegian-institute-of-public-health/norwegian-twin-registry/#nav-heading-0
Linkage possible
Yes
Contact
Data Owner(s)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contact name
Switchboard
Contact e-mail
tvilling@fhi.no
Contact info (address)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 222 Skøyen, 0213 OSLO
Updated on 24 February 2023