South East Public Health Observatory Lifestyle Survey Toolkit

Sections to visit

• Background - Why the toolkit was setup About the Toolkit - What it contains and how to use it
• Why Carry out a Health & Lifestyle Survey?
• Practicalities of conducting a Lifestyle Survey
• Overview of Research Methods
• Special Cases - Measuring Inequality & Young Peoples Lifestyle Surveys
• Question Bank
• Resource Bank
• Sources Of Data On Lifestyle
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Suggested Further Reading
• Feedback, Enquiries and Your Comments

• What to include in your lifestyle survey
• How to commission a lifestyle survey
• How much will a lifestyle survey cost to carry out?
• How fast can a survey be done?
• Ethical considerations
• Other aspects to consider when carrying out a Lifestyle Survey

• Physical Activity

• Defining the Aims and Objectives of the Survey
• Involving Stakeholders
• Writing the Specification for the Survey
• Deciding Who to Commission Who provides Health and Lifestyle Surveys?

• Research Methods
• Sampling Techniques
• Sample Size
• Questionnaire Design

• Review of the Research Process
• Research Design
• Research Methods
• Data Collection using qualitative and quantitative methods

• Experiments
• Observation
• Qualitative Research
• Survey Techniques

• The Stages of a Health & Lifestyle Survey
• Survey Objectives and Defining Hypotheses
• Types of Questions
• Questionnaire Layout
• Questionnaire Length & Response Rates
• Types of Questions to Avoid
• Testing and Piloting the Questionnaire
• Preparing the Questionnaire for Coding, Data Entry And Analysis
• Questionnaire Design Checklist

• Dichotomous
• Multiple Choice or Response
• Likert Scale
• Semantic Differential Scale
• Rank Order
• Numeric

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• South East
• East
• East Midlands
• London
• South West
• West Midlands
• North West
• North East
• Yorkshire & Humber
• Scotland