Health Survey for England 2007: Healthly lifestyles: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour [NS]The Health Survey for England is a series of annual surveys designed to measure health and health-related behaviours in adults and children living in private households in England. The survey was commissioned originally by the Department of Health and, from April 2005 by The NHS Information Centre for health and social care. Since 1994, the survey has been carried out by the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology at University College Medical School.
The 2007 Health Survey for England focuses on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour on key aspects of lifestyle - smoking, drinking, eating and physical activity. Both adults and children were asked about their views on what constitutes healthy behaviour, their knowledge of government recommendations and the factors that may encourage or discourage healthy behaviour.
approximately nine in ten adults had heard of units of alcohol. However, fewer adults knew what the recommended maximum daily intake was - 35 per cent of men and 43 per cent of women had heard of units but said that they didn't know what the recommendations were for their sex. Only 14 per cent of men thought that four units was the recommended daily maximum for a man and 6 per cent of women thought that three units was the recommended daily maximum for a woman. A further 15 per cent of men and 23 per cent of women thought the recommendation was three units and two units respectively.
Summary of key findings
2 Introduction
5 Hypertension
6 Anthropometric measures, overweight and obesity
8 Physical activity: knowledge and attitudes
9 Diet and healthy eating
10 Cigarette smoking
11 Alcohol consumption
14 BMI, overweight and obesity
15 Physical activity: behaviour, knowledge and attitudes
16 Diet and healthy eating
17 Cigarette smoking and exposure to others’ smoke
18 Experience of alcohol: behaviour and attitudes
19 Reports on the 2007 Health Survey
19 Contact points
2 Introduction
5 Hypertension
6 Anthropometric measures, overweight and obesity
8 Physical activity: knowledge and attitudes
9 Diet and healthy eating
10 Cigarette smoking
11 Alcohol consumption
14 BMI, overweight and obesity
15 Physical activity: behaviour, knowledge and attitudes
16 Diet and healthy eating
17 Cigarette smoking and exposure to others’ smoke
18 Experience of alcohol: behaviour and attitudes
19 Reports on the 2007 Health Survey
19 Contact points
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