Schoolchildren's Dietary Survey, 1983

UKDA study number:2657

Principal Investigators

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division
Department of Health and Social Security
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Data Collector

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division

Sponsor

Department of Health and Social Security

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

September 1989

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Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division, Department of Health and Social Security and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Schoolchildren's Dietary Survey, 1983 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], September 1989. SN: 2657.

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2657 . Schoolchildren's Dietary Survey, 1983

Depositor:

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division

Principal Investigators:

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division

Department of Health and Social Security

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Data Collector:

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division

Sponsor:

Department of Health and Social Security

Abstract:

The purpose of this survey was to investigate the diets of schoolchildren in two specific age groups.

Main Topics:

Variables
Food and nutrient intake of children aged 10/11 and 14/15 in relation to socio-economic variables. Schoolchildren and their parents provided the information with senior schoolteachers giving details of school provision.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: 1983
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Individuals; Groups

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Schoolchildren in Britain aged 10 or 14 at the start of the school year.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: Weighted to compensate for unequal probabilities of selection in schools from which children were sampled and to account for oversampling of some minorities e.g. Scottish primary schoolchildren.
3000 (target) 3296 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Physical measurements

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

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Date of First Release:

22 September 1989

Copyright:

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File last updated:

19 July 2012