SLN 2007 Report Series

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SLÁN 2007 Report Series
To follow Injury and Alcohol Use reports
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Introduction

• Comparison of two population surveys
• Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition
  (SLÁN 2007) conducted in the Republic of Ireland
• Northern Ireland Health and Social Well-being
  Survey (NIHSWS 2005) conducted in Northern
  Ireland.

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Report - Research Team
SLÁN 2007 RCSI Mr Mark Ward, Dr Karen Morgan,
Dr Emer Shelley Professor Hannah McGee
ESRI Dr Dorothy Watson, Professor Richard
Layte UCC Professor Ivan Perry NUIG
Professor Margaret Barry, Mr Eric Van Lente
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Report - Research Team
SLÁN 2007 RCSI Mr Mark Ward, Dr Karen Morgan,
Dr Emer Shelley Professor Hannah McGee
ESRI Dr Dorothy Watson, Professor Richard
Layte UCC Professor Ivan Perry NUIG
Professor Margaret Barry, Mr Eric Van
Lente Central Survey Unit, NISRA Dr Kevin
Sweeney, Mr Stuart Bennett, Mr Michael McNeill
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Survey methods SLÁN 2007 and NIHSWS 2005
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Survey methods SLÁN 2007 and NIHSWS 2005
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Themes for comparison SLÁN 2007 and NIHSWS 2005
(1)
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Themes for comparison SLÁN 2007 and NIHSWS 2005
(2)
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Section 1 - General health and well-being
Quality of life scores (gender, age and social
class ())
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Section 1 - General health and well-being
Quality of life scores (gender, age and social
class ())
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Section 1 - General health and well-being
Diagnosis of specific chronic illnesses ()
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Section 1 - General health and well-being
Diagnosis of specific chronic illnesses ()
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Section 2 - Health service use
Attending GP in the previous year (gender, age
and social class ())
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Section 2 - Health service use
Cervical smear test in previous year (women aged
20-64 by age and social class ()
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Section 2 - Health service use
Cervical smear test in previous year (women aged
20-64 by age and social class ()
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Section 2 - Health service use
Cervical cancer screen in previous year (women
aged 20-64 by age and social class ()
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Measured Body Mass Index (gender, age and social
class ())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Measured Body Mass Index (gender, age and social
class ())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Current Smokers (gender, age and social class
())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Current Smokers (gender and age ())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Current Smokers (gender and age ())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Drinking above recommended units of alcohol per
week (by gender, age and social class ())
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Section 3 Health behaviours
Drinking above recommended units of alcohol per
week (by gender, age and social class ())
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Summary

• Similarities RoI / NI
• Asthma most common chronic illness
• Attending a GP in last year / Hospital in-patient
  stay
• Breast cancer screening / Breastfeeding
• Measured BMI
• Abstinence from alcohol

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Summary

• Differences
• Quality of life and general health
• Cervical cancer screening
• Smoking / GP advice on quitting
• Drinking above recommended alcohol units

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Priorities for Enhanced Comparisons in Population
Health Surveys in RoI / NI

• Alcohol consumption agreed methodologies
• Smoking - pricing, cessation service use
• Health service use GP, hospital, other - assess
  universal access, service evolution
• Mental health

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Priorities for Enhanced Comparisons in Population
Health Surveys in RoI / NI

• Alcohol consumption agreed methodologies
• Smoking - pricing, cessation service use
• Health service use GP, hospital, other - assess
  universal access, service evolution
• Mental health
• RoI vs NI NATURAL POLICY EXPERIMENT

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Acknowledgements
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SLÁN 2007 Research Team

• RCSI Professor Hannah McGee, Dr Karen Morgan,
  Dr Emer Shelley, Professor Ruairí Brugha,
  Professor Ronan Conroy, Ms Nuala Tully, Mr Mark
  Ward
• ESRI Dr Dorothy Watson, Professor Richard Layte
  Survey Unit staff
• UCC Professor Ivan Perry, Ms Janas Harrington,
  Ms Jennifer Lutomski
• NUIG Professor Margaret Barry, Dr Michal
  Molcho, Mr Eric Van Lente