Health Behavior in School-Aged Children

Overview
Acronym
HBSC
Type of information
Survey/interview data
URL of the data source
https://hbsc-germany.de/
Description

Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) started in 1984. Five countries participated in the first round. Since then, the project has grown to become a major cross-national survey with more than 40 member countries. The survey is conducted every fourth year among 11, 13 and 15 year old students. The purpose is to gather information about schoolchildren's health behaviors and well-being. Data is used for research as well as factual basis for policy making. The WHO Regional Office for Europe is an important partner in the project.
 

The HBSC Data Management Centre coordinates the work with the international datafile and the trend data, and is the Data Bank for the HBSC-study. The centre distributes data in accordance with the HBSC data access policy.

Free keywords
Health behavior
Children
Adolescents
National
Regional
Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Alcohol consumption;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Food consumption;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Physical activity;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Tobacco use;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Use of psychoactive substances;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Self-reported health status;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries » Home/leisure
Country(ies):
Target Population
General population
Sex
Both
Language(s)
English
Linkage possible
No
Data Owner(s)
Institute for Medical Sociology (IMS)
Contact e-mail
hbsc-germany@medizin.uni-halle.de
Contact info (address)

Halle-Wittenberg Magdeburger Str. 8 06112 Halle (Saale)

Updated on 28 September 2022