What to Include in a Lifestyle Survey
At present, there is no agreed national set of questions to use in local health
and lifestyle surveys. Many different ‘variants’ of questions on the main
lifestyle survey topics are used. The following are the key themes included in
lifestyle surveys. Each of the links takes you to sample questions used in
national or local surveys.Key Themes
Lifestyle Surveys commonly include the following 5 key themes:
There are a range of other themes included in lifestyle surveys, including
well-being, social capital, prevalence of disease etc. For more information and
sample questions, click here. It is also possible to use questions from other
surveys, such as national studies. For further information on using questions
from other surveys,
click here.Demographics
As with all surveys it is necessary to include
demographic questions enabling you to create a profile
of respondents, which can include a number of different
aspects. The minimum to include is age, gender and
ethnic group of the respondents. For an example of
common demographic questions used,
click here
Socio-Demographic Categories
- Area of Residence
- Family Structure
- Marital Status
Measures of Economic Status
- Current Income
- Car Ownership
- Council Tax Band
- Housing Tenure
- Income and Benefits
Measures of Social Position
- Education
- Employment
- Social Class
NWPHO Core Questions and Methods
In an attempt to provide some standardisation of questions used in Lifestyle
Surveys in the North-West, NWPHO have developed a set of
core questions.
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