Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Abstract
The LHO is an integral part of the network of twelve Public Health Observatories (PHOs) across the UK and Ireland that form the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO). The LHO produces information, data and intelligence on the health and health care of the 7.8 million people who live in London. Populations contains data on: Children and learning difficulties.
Main Topics/Subject Category
Infant mortality, national child measurement programme, dependent and independent children, household composition, ethnicity
Variables
Family composition, measures of infant mortality, dependent children in household, age of dependent children in household, percentage of births with low birth weight, life expectancy, lone parent households with dependent children.
Keywords
Health inequalities, infant mortality, PCT indicators, stillbirths, family structure, occupations, socioeconomic status, children, dependants, family structure, housing conditions
Identifier Variables
HA, PCT, LA
Economic/Subject Categories
Demographics
Area of Health System
Public health
Data Available
Socio-economic, Demographic
Data collecting organization (s)
London public health observatory (LPHO)
Data Type
Administrative
National/Regional
Regional
Coverage (date of field work)
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Unit of Analysis
Individual
Sample
Approximately 1.8 million children and young people under 20 years
Availability
London public health observatory (LPHO)
Conditions of Access
Free access
Link
  http://www.lho.org.uk/[…]/Children.aspx#Datasets
Contact
lhoenquiries@lho.nhs.uk
Publications
http://www.lho.org.uk/publications/externalpublications.aspx