Posted on 13 March 2018 by Luca Tiratelli, Research Assistant The Personal is Statistical: Why do you drink? Why do you drink? It’s a personal question, and yet data from the 2015 British Social Attitudes survey suggests that the answer might not be that personal at all. In fact, it seems that quite a large part of the answers can be explained by simply by looking at the broad categories that you fall into as a person. Read the rest of this entry Tags: drinking, health, British Social Attitudes, Health Survey for England, alcohol, binge-drinking
Posted on 10 January 2018 by Gillian Prior, Director, Surveys, Data and Analysis Celebrating the launch of the new Health Survey for England Today we have relaunched the summary website for the Health Survey for England, updated to include the most recent data from the 2016 survey. Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, health, health and lifestyle, healthy eating
Posted on 19 December 2017 by Amy Smith, Bids Manager The Personal is Statistical: closing the gender participation gap in sports In our monthly series, The Personal is Statistical, we'll be talking about where statistics have interacted with our personal lives. In this blog, Amy Smith examines how statistics from the Health Survey for England speak to her own expereinces of exercise Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, The Personal is Statistical, health, sport
Posted on 23 September 2016 by Guy Goodwin, Chief Executive Research: the best medicine? A visit to the doctor leaves Chief Executive Guy Goodwin considering the role of research in health interventions, and regretting that slice of lemon meringue pie. Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, National Diet and Nutrition Survey, health, healthy eating
Posted on 04 February 2016 by Franziska Marcheselli, Researcher Time to Talk: attitudes to mental illness in England On Time to Talk day, we look at what the Health Survey for England can tell us about prevalence of and attitudes towards mental illness. Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, mental health
Posted on 12 January 2016 by Elizabeth Fuller, Research Director Will we follow new drinking guidelines? Elizabeth Fuller asks whether the public will follow the Chief Medical Officer's new alcohol guidelines. Read the rest of this entry Tags: binge drinking, drinking, Health Survey for England, alcohol, health, lifestyles
Posted on 30 December 2015 by Elizabeth Fuller, Research Director ScotCen Do Scots really drink more than the English? There is a common perception south of the Border that people in Scotland are somewhat heavier drinkers than our English neighbours. But is this reputation fair? Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, Scottish Health Survey, alcohol
Posted on 08 September 2015 by Franziska Marcheselli, Researcher Are we Fit Brits? We all know that regular physical exercise can bring many benefits, but are we getting enough? Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, Scottish Health Survey, health, lifestyles
Posted on 19 August 2015 Is the true cost of diabetes even more than we think? Over the past decade, the number of people living with diabetes has increased by over 1 million people, according to new research released this week. But what about the people who don’t know they have diabetes? Read the rest of this entry Tags: Health Survey for England, NHS, diabetes, health and lifestyle
Posted on 30 January 2014 Health Survey for England smoking and drinking statistics Our Health Survey for England shows how alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking have changed over the last fifteen years. Read the rest of this entry Tags: drinking, Health Survey for England, alcohol, cigarettes, smoking