Greater London Authority provides modelled estimates for key adult lifestyle indicators across the UK. The dataset includes rates for current smoking, binge drinking, obesity, and consumption of five or more fruit and vegetable portions per day. These estimates are available at the Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) level, with sports participation data at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA).
Use Cases
- Mapping geographic disparities in adult smoking rates based on modelled MSOA data.
- Analyzing correlations between binge drinking and obesity prevalence across neighbourhoods.
- Assessing local fruit and vegetable consumption for public health intervention planning.
- Studying sports participation patterns at the LSOA level for community health initiatives.
Strengths
- Covers four distinct lifestyle indicators: smoking, binge drinking, obesity, and fruit/vegetable consumption.
- Data is modelled for small geographic areas (MSOA and LSOA), enabling fine-grained analysis.
- Provides clear, operational definitions for each health behaviour (e.g., BMI >=30 for obesity).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description cautions that modelled estimates 'will almost certainly not mirror precisely any available measures from local studies or surveys'.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, sourced from the Health Survey for England (HSfE) and modelled via the Health Needs Assessment (HNA) website.
- Collection Method
- Statistical modelling of survey data from the Health Survey for England to produce small-area estimates.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:11:50.225533; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United Kingdom, specifically Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) and Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA).