Description:

Subset of data (height, weight, demographics) provided for Tracking the Obesity Epidemic 1977-2003 publication. Data must not be used outside HDI.

Additional information:

Have_(encrypted)_NHI No
Personally identifiable (e.g. linked to NHI numbers) and longitudinal or aggregated (e.g. for planning, clinical research etc.)? Survey identifier
Scope National
Does the data contain diagnoses and clinical outcomes? Does the data contain procedures, device information and medication for therapy? Does this data set have cost / price data? Info about the health conditions people have (e.g. diagnosis data)? No . Cost/price data? No
Presence of Data dictionary? Column headings in Excel or any kind of data model if residing in a relational database (e.g. Access, SQL Server, Oracle etc.) Background information, data dictionary
How often does this data set get updated? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Quarterly? Yearly? Data collected for the specific survey listed above
Brief info about the systems and processes used to collect/manage data. Q: Where the data is collected, in what form, and accessibility? The data comes from Dr Ted Nye, University of Otago
Data format, e.g., data structure, data types, and storage form (relational database, Excel, csv, etc.). Unit record data, some derived variables
How well the data is structured, e.g. free text VS coded text VS pick-list (drop-down list) Data format - numeric or character? Mix