Description of Variables
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Variable |
Description |
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Title |
Full authoritative title of the study |
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Abstract |
A summary describing the purpose, nature, and scope of the data collection, special characteristics of its contents, major subject areas covered. |
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Main topics/Subject category |
This is a sub-section of the abstract and include information on the subject coverage of the data |
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Variables |
List of variables in the dataset |
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Keywords |
A list of assigned subject keywords covering all topics included in the data at question/variable level. |
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Identifier Variables |
Lowest level(s) of geographic aggregation covered by the data. Examples include Government Office Regions, Metropolitan Districts and local authorities. |
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Economic/Subject categories |
Defines the overall subject content of the dataset |
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Area of health system |
Primary care, secondary care and social care |
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Disease Area |
Disease area that dataset focuses on |
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Socio-Economic |
Whether the dataset has any information on socio-economic status - Yes/No response |
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Demographic |
Whether the dataset has any demographic data - Yes/No response |
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Risk Behaviours |
Whether the dataset has any risk behavioural data (e.g. smoking, diet, exercise) - Yes/No response |
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Data collecting organisation(s) |
The person(s) and/or organisation(s) responsible for creating the data. |
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Data type |
The method or dimension of the data collection. |
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National/Regional |
Indicates the specific town(s), region(s)/counties or country(s) covered by the data. |
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Coverage (date of field work) |
The date(s) when the data were collected. |
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Sample |
The group of persons or other elements that are the object of research and to which any analytic results refer. Age, nationality, and residence commonly help to delineate a given universe, but any of a number of factors may be involved, such as sex, ethnicity, income, etc. |
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Availability |
Where the data is held |
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Access Condition |
Provides information about standard conditions of use. |
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Link |
Provides link to dataset |
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Contact |
This field indicates who to contact with queries about the data. |
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Publications |
Publications that have used the corresponding dataset |