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HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) IRELAND
World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that monitors the health behaviours, health outcomes and social environments of school-aged children every four years. HBSC Ireland surveys school-going children aged 9-18 years. The study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland team, based at the Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway.
As a way to explore key findings the HBSC Ireland team have published several interactive data visualisations.
The following visualisations present data from the report Trends in Health Behaviours, Outcomes and Contexts:1998-2022. The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study
- Trends in Health Behaviours 1998-2022 - Current smoking, ever been drunk, cannabis use, trying to lose weight, going to school or bed hungry, soft drink consumption, fruit consumption, tooth brushing, seatbelt use, vigorous exercise, having had sexual intercourse and condom use at last sexual intercourse.
- Trends in Age of Initiation 1998-2022 - Age of first cigarette, age of first alcoholic drink
- Trends in Health Outcomes 1998-2022 - Headache, sleep difficulties, medically attended injury, self-rated health, happy with life at present, life satisfaction, feeling low.
- Trends in Social Contexts of Children's Lives 1998-2022 - Communication with mother, communication with father, live with both parents, family support, close friends of the same sex, evenings out with friends, communication with friends of the same sex, peer support, liking school, organising school events, teacher support, pressured by school work, bullying others, been bullied, feel safe in the local area, good places to spend free time, help or favours from neighbours.
The following visualisations present data from the report The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022.
- HBSC Ireland 2022 General Health and Wellbeing
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Smoking, Alcohol and Cannabis Use
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Food and Dietary Behaviours
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Exercise and Physical Activity
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Self Care, Sun Safety Behaviours and Injuries
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Physical Fighting and Bullying
- HBSC Ireland 2022 Middle Childhood Study
Data visuals are also still available for the 2018 Full Variable Report
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Fruit and Drink Consumption
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Substance Use
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Age of Initiation
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Type of Alcohol Consumption
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Bullying and Cyberbullying Behaviour
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Perceptions of Students in Class(es)
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Perceptions of School
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Perceptions of Teachers
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Contraceptive Use
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Sun Protection
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Online Contact
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Internet Communication Preferences
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Social Media Experiences
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Health Symptoms
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Mental Health Indicators During the Last Month
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Feelings During the Last Two Weeks
- HBSC Ireland 2018 General Wellbeing Feelings
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Discrimination
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Ease of Talking with Family and Friends
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Family Support
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Family Communication
- HBSC Ireland 2018 Support from Friends
