4363.0 - National Health Survey: Users' Guide, 2017-18

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Users' Guide + Introduction + Survey design and operation + Health conditions + Health risk factors Smoking Alcohol consumption Physical activity Fruit and vegetable consumption Sugar sweetened and diet drink consumption Blood pressure Body mass and physical measurements + Health related actions + Health Literacy Survey + Population characteristics Data quality + Data output and dissemination About this Release History of Changes	Health risk factors A range of genetic, social, economic and environmental factors are recognised as increasing the risk of developing a particular health condition. Specific lifestyle and related factors which have been identified as negatively impacting health include: Being overweight or obese Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption Poor diet and nutrition Lack of physical activity. Health risk factor topics included in the 2017-18 NHS were: Smoking Alcohol consumption Physical activity Fruit and vegetable consumption Sugar sweetened and diet drink consumption Blood pressure Body mass and physical measurements (e.g. height, weight and waist circumference). See the respective chapters of this Users' Guide for details of what information NHS collected. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.