NatCen Social Research

National Study of Health and Relationships (Natsal) 2022
The National Study of Health and Relationships (Natsal) is an important study that helps those working in health care to build up a picture of life in Britain and how it’s changing. It allows them to make better decisions about public health policy, practice and research.

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Why take part?
The findings are used widely by doctors, health service providers and policy makers to help plan health services and health education programmes.

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Who are NatCen?
We’re Britain’s largest independent social research agency. For the last 50 years we’ve worked on behalf of government and charities to find out what people really think about important social issues and how Britain is run.

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What's involved?
One of our interviewers will call at your home to arrange an interview at a time that suits you. The interview itself is really relaxed – there’s no need to prepare and you can skip any questions you don’t want to answer.

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- Our pledge to you
  
  We understand you may have some questions about our credentials and how we deal with personal information.
  
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Why have I been chosen?
Whoever you are, whatever you think – your opinion is important to us. To get a truly representative picture of the study area we’ve chosen your address at random. This means we can’t replace you with anyone else.

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What we've found out
Find out about study results here.

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Contact us
For anything not covered on here, you can find more information here about how to get in touch.

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Study information leaflet for participants
Find out more about the study here.

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Urine sample information leaflet
Find out more about the urine sample.

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Showcards
Access your online showcards here.

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Vaginal sample information leaflet
Find out more about the vaginal sample.

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Data linkage information leaflet
As part of the survey we ask people whether they would be willing to link their survey responses to their health and education records.

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Biological sample instructions
Access the instructions on how to collect a biological sample.

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Young person helplines leaflet
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you'll find some useful contacts here.

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Privacy notice
We understand you may have some questions about our credentials and how we deal with personal information.

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Helplines leaflet
If you are 18 and over, you will find some useful contacts here.

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