Health and Wellbeing of 15 year olds in England
Ipsos was commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on behalf of the Department of Health to run the What About YOUth? 2014 (WAY 2014) survey.
WAY 2014 is a newly-established survey designed to collect robust local authority (LA) level data on a range of health behaviours among 15 year-olds across England. The survey was commissioned in direct response to the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum. This Forum identified gaps in the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) and other key health behaviour measures relating to young people.
WAY 2014 is the first survey to be conducted of its kind and it is hoped that the survey will be repeated in order to form a time series of comparable data on a range of indicators for 15 year-olds across England. Data has been collected on topics including smoking, general health, diet, use of free time, physical activity, drinking, emotional wellbeing, drugs and bullying.
A report on the findings has now been published and the results are also available in a data visualisation tool.
Data generated from this survey can be used by LA commissioners, policy makers, service providers and third-sector organisations to target resources effectively and improve services for this age group.
A £5 shopping voucher was used as the token of appreciation, which was conditional on completing the questionnaire.
