2010 Health Barometer
The 2010 Health Barometer is the fifth wave of this extensive study and one of the largest surveys conducted to date in terms of health-related information, covering more than 25 topics.
The fieldwork for the 2010 survey, conducted by the GFK-ISL institute, took place from October 22, 2009, to July 3, 2010, in metropolitan France, involving 27,653 people. Phone numbers were randomly generated from area codes starting with 01... 05 (geographic numbers), which made it possible to survey households on the do-not-call list. Households equipped solely with a mobile phone were also included through random number generation. Households with fully unbundled service, whose numbers begin with 08 or 09, were reached via their mobile phones, ultimately ensuring nearly complete coverage of the population residing in mainland France. To be eligible, a household had to include at least one person aged 15 to 85 who spoke French. Within the household, the respondent was selected at random from among the eligible household members.
The questionnaire took an average of 32 minutes to complete. The data were weighted by the number of eligible individuals and telephone lines within the household and calibrated against the most recent INSEE national reference data available at the time the 2010 Health Barometer database was prepared, namely those from the 2008 Employment Survey.
The survey results concerning various topics and populations were made public through articles, oral presentations, posters displayed at conferences, press releases, or other publication formats.
Methodology
Survey Methodology for the 2010 Health Barometer (pdf, 701 KB) Beck F, Gautier A., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., 2013
Health Barometer 2010 Methods (pdf, 37 KB) Beck F, Gautier A., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., 2013
A Method for Accounting for Full Unbundling in the Sampling Plan for Household Telephone Surveys, in Tremblay M.-E., Lavallée P., El Hadj Tirari M. (eds.), Survey Practices and Methods, Dunod, Sciences Sup Collection, Paris, 310–314. Beck F, Gautier A., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., 2011
Accounting for individuals in total disaggregation in a telephone survey: implementation and results. Gautier A., Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., 2012
Quota Surveys as Monitoring Tools: A Comparison with a Random Cross-sectional Survey for Measuring Smoking Prevalence. Guignard R., Wilquin J.-L., Richard J.-B., Beck F. 2012
Tobacco Smoking Surveillance: Is Quota Sampling an Efficient Tool for Monitoring National Trends? A Comparison with a Random Cross-sectional Survey, PLoS ONE, 2013 Oct 23;8(10):e78372. Guignard R., Richard JB, Wilquin JL, Beck F.
Does Computer Survey Technology Improve Reports on Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in the General Population? A Comparison Between Two Surveys with Different Data Collection Modes in France. PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(1): e85810. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085810 Beck F., Guignard R., Legleye S.
Results
Youth Health
Youth Health Behaviors: Analyses from the 2010 Health Barometer. Saint-Denis: INPES, Health Barometers series, 2013: 344 p. Beck F., Richard J-B., eds.
Alcohol consumption among 18-25-year-olds in 2010, Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Vol. 2013, No. 16-17-18 (May 7, 2013), 176-180. Richard J.-B., Beck. F, Spilka S.
Health of Older Adults
Health behaviors among 55- to 85-year-olds. Analyses of the 2010 Health Barometer. Saint-Denis: INPES, Health Barometers series, 2014: 196 p. Beck F., Léon C., eds.
Older Adults’ Perceptions of Their Health Status: Analysis of the 2010 Health Barometer, ADSP, 2014, Beck F., Léon C.
Health Perceptions
Risk Perception and Monitoring of Health Behaviors: The Contribution of Health Barometers. In Astagneau P. and Ancelle T., Epidemiological Surveillance, Lavoisier, Paris, 296–302. Beck F., 2011
The contribution of health barometers to risk perception, Contact Santé, 2012, 243, 34–35. Beck F.
Health and Work
Health Behaviors: Is There Any Distinction for Teachers? A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study. PLoS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, no. 3: p. e0120040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120040. Gilbert F., Richard J. B., Lapie-Legouis P., Beck F., Vercambre M. N.
Higher Use of Psychoactive Substances in Certain Occupational Sectors, La Santé en action, 2013, No. 425, 42–44. Beck F., Guignard R., Léon C., Ménard C., Richard J.-B.,
Teachers’ health and professional well-being, La Santé en action, Inpes, No. 422, 4–6. Rhodes C., Richard J.-B., Vercambre M.N., Lapie-Legouis P., Beck F., 2012
Internet and Health
The Use of the Internet as a Health Information Resource among French Young Adults: Analysis and Results from a Nationally Representative Survey. The Journal of Medical Internet Research, [Epub ahead of print] Beck F, Richard JB, Nguyen-Thanh V, Montagni I, Parizot I, Renahy E
Internet Use: Are Young People Taking Charge of Their Health?, Agora, 2013, No. 63 (1), 102-112. Beck F., Nguyen-Thanh V., Richard J.-B., Renahy E.
Vaccination
The importance of the physician in vaccination decisions according to the results of the 2010 Health Barometer, General Practice Congress, Nice, June 2012. Gautier A., Jestin C.
Vaccination: Declining public uptake and the key role of healthcare professionals, La Santé en action, 2013, No. 423, 50–53. Gautier A., Jestin C., Beck F.
Dramatic change in public attitudes toward vaccination during the A/H1N1 pandemic in France. Eurosurveillance, 18 (44):pii=20623. Peretti-Watel P., Verger P., Raude J., Constant A., Gautier A., Jestin C., Beck F.
Weight and eating disorders
Disturbed eating behaviors in young people: between social factors and psychological distress, Agora, 2013, No. 63 (1), 128-139. Beck F., Maillochon M., Richard J.-B.
Psychoactive substances and addictions
Note: For the topic of psychoactive substances, see also the documents listed in the Tobacco and Alcohol sections of this page; for the topic of addiction, see the Pathological Gambling section.
Relationships between substance initiation sequence and further substance use: A French nationwide retrospective study. Addict Behav, 2016, vol. 57: pp. 1–5. Attaia L. A., Beck F., Richard J. B., Marimoutou C., Mayet A.
Psychoactive substance use among the unemployed and employed and associated factors: a secondary analysis of the 2010 Health Barometer. BEH, 2016, no. 16-17: pp. 304-212. Guignard R, Nguyen-Thanh V, Andler R, Richard J-B, Beck F, Arwidson P.
Properties of the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) in the general population. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res, 2015, vol. 24, no. 2: pp. 170–183. Legleye S., Guignard R., Richard J. B., Ludwig K., Pabst A., Beck F.
Drug Use and Addictive Behaviors in France. Paris: La Documentation française, 2014: 256 p. Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B.
Poppers at the Top: Use of Alkyl Nitrites in France. Medicine / Sciences, 2014, No. 30: pp. 916–21. Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B.
Atlas of Psychoactive Substance Use 2010. Regional Analyses of the INPES Health Barometer. Saint-Denis: INPES, Health and Territories Studies series, 2013: 104 p. Beck F., Guignard R., Léon C., Richard J.-B.,
Beck F., Guignard R.; Richard J.-B., Age of First Use of Psychoactive Substances Among Young Adults (pdf, 1.47 MB)
Beck F., Presentation for the biennial conference "Youth Health, Data from the 2010 Health Barometer" (pdf, 1.03 MB), December 12, 2010
Beck F., Blauel C., Fournier C., Le Lay E., Mammar E., Richard J.-B., Conversations over a drink: communication in support of scientific findings, 2011, Health in Action, INPES, No. 412, March–April 2011, pp. 48–49.
Beck F., Psychoactive Substance Use Among Adults. Initial Results from the 2010 Health Barometer, June 29, 2011.
Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., Tovar M., Spilka S. Levels of Drug Use in France in 2010 - Analysis of Data from the 2010 Health Barometer. Trends No. 76, OFDT, 6 pp. June 2011.
Beck F., Richard J.-B., Dumas A., Simmat-Durand L., Vandentorren S., National Survey on Psychoactive Substance Use Among Pregnant Women, La Santé en action, 2013, No. 423, 5–7.
Beck F., Guignard R., Léon C., Ménard C., Richard J.-B., Higher consumption of psychoactive substances in certain occupational sectors, La Santé en action, 2013.
Beck F., Bonnet N., The Substance: The Turbulent History of LSD, Medicine/Science, April 2013;29(4):430-433.
Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., Epidemiological updates on cannabis, Revue du Praticien No. 10, December 2013, 63, 10, 1420-1424.
Tobacco
Andler A., Guignard G., Pasquereau A., Nguyen-Thanh V. Smoking among healthcare professionals in France. Saint-Maurice: Santé publique France; 2017. 5 p., published online November 2017.
Guignard R., Beck F., Richard J-B., Peretti-Watel P. Smoking in France: analysis of the 2010 Health Barometer survey (pdf, 1.1 MB). Saint-Denis, INPES, Health Barometers series, 2013: 56 p., published online February 2014.
Beck F., Guignard R. Prevalence of smoking in France and international comparisons (pdf, 1.78 MB). Slideshow presented at the “World No Tobacco Day 2012” symposium organized by the High Council for Public Health and the Directorate General for Health; held in Paris on May 22, 2012.
Recent increase in smoking in France: main results of the Health Barometer, France, 2010. BEH No. 20-21 / May 31, 2011, pp. 230–233.
Beck F., Guignard R., Richard J.-B., Wilquin J.-L., Peretti-Watel P. A confirmed increase in smoking in France, 2011, La Santé en action, INPES, No. 411, January–February 2011, pp. 9–10.
Peretti-Watel P, Legleye S., Guignard R., Beck F., Cigarette smoking as a stigma. Evidence from France. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2014 (25): 2014, 25(2):282-290.
Beck F., Guignard R., Prevalence of smoking in France and international comparisons, ADSP No. 81: Tobacco control: still a priority, 2013, 12–15.
Beck F., Changes in health behaviors in France over the past 20 years: the example of alcohol and tobacco, ADSP No. 80: 20 Years of Public Health, September 2012, 36-39.
Beck F., Richard J.-B., Dumas A., Simmat-Durand L., Vandentorren S., National Survey on Psychoactive Substance Use Among Pregnant Women, La Santé en action, 2013, No. 423, 5–7.
Alcohol
Beck F., Richard J.B., Alcohol consumption in France, La Presse médicale, 2014;43(10):1067-1079.
Beck F, Richard JB. Epidemiology of alcohol use in France. EMC Endocrinology-Nutrition 2013; 10 (1):1-9 [Article 10-384-B-10].
Richard J.-B., Beck F., Spilka S., Alcohol consumption among 18- to 25-year-olds in 2010, Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin 16-17-18 / May 7, 2013, Alcohol, still a major health risk factor in France, 176-180.
Beck F., Changes in health behaviors in France over the past 20 years: the example of alcohol and tobacco, ADSP No. 80, 2012, 36–39.
Beck F., Richard J.-B., Dumas A., Simmat-Durand L., Vandentorren S., National Survey on Psychoactive Substance Use Among Pregnant Women, La Santé en action, 2013, No. 423, 5-7.
Beck F, "Evolution of alcohol use: past and future," Alcohol Use and Society Meeting, Paris, November 29, 2012.
Beck F., Blauel C., Fournier C., Le Lay E., Mammar E., Richard J.-B., Conversations over a drink: communication in support of scientific findings, 2011, La Santé de l'homme, Inpes, No. 412, March–April 2011, pp. 48–49.
Pathological Gambling
Costes J-M, Pousset M., Eroukmanoff V., Le Nezet O., Richard J.-B, Guignard R., Beck F., Arwidson P. Levels and Practices of Gambling in 2010. Trends No. 77, OFDT, 8 pp., September 2011.
Bonnaire C., Kovess-Masfety V., Guignard R., Richard J. B., Du Roscoät E., Beck F. Gambling Type, Substance Abuse, Health and Psychosocial Correlates of Male and Female Problem Gamblers in a Nationally Representative French Sample. Journal of Gambling Studies, 2016, vol. 2016 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print].
Husky M., Michel G., Richard J. B., Guignard R., Beck F. Gender differences in the associations of gambling activities and suicidal behaviors with problem gambling in a nationally representative French sample. Addictive Behaviors, 2015, vol. 45: pp. 45–50.
Sleep
Léger D., Beck F., Richard J. B., Sauvet F., Faraut B. The Risks of Sleeping "'Too Much''. Survey of a National Representative Sample of 24,671 Adults (INPES Health Barometer). PLoS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, no. 9: p. e106950. doi:10.106910.101371/journal.pone.0106950.
Beck F., Richard J.-B., Léger D., 2012 Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with insomnia and sleep duration in France (ages 15–85). INPES 2010 Health Barometer Survey, France (pdf, 146 KB)
Chan Chee C., Bayon V, Bloch J., Beck F., Giordanella J.-P., Léger D, Epidemiology of insomnia in France: current status, Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, 2011
Beck F., Richard J.-B., Léger D., Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with insomnia and sleep duration in France (ages 15–85). INPES 2010 Health Barometer Survey, France, Revue neurologique, 2013 [Epub, Ahead of print].
Mental health, suicide
Saïas T., Du Roscoät E., Véron L., Guignard R., Richard J. B., Legleye S., et al. Psychological distress in French college students: demographic, economic, and social stressors. Results from the 2010 National Health Barometer. BMC Public Health, 2014, vol. 14, no. 256: pp. 1–8.
Munerol L., Baumann C., Beck F., Gautier A., Briançon S. Mental health, physical health, and limitations in activities of daily living: a population-based study using data from the 2010 Health Barometer (pdf, 641 KB).
Presentation poster presented at the 19th CLCC Statisticians’ Conference, May 9–11, 2012, Lyon
Beck F, Guignard R., Du Roscoät E., Saïas T., Suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts in France in 2010 in Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin (BEH) No. 47-48 Suicide and suicide attempts: current status in France, 2011:489-YY; InVS. December 2011
Beck F, Guignard R., Du Roscoät E., Saïas T. Suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts in France in 2010 (pdf, 251 KB), Inpes slideshow, April 2012
Beck F., Guignard R., 2012, Depression in France: trends in prevalence, use of care, and the population’s sense of being informed compared to 2005, La Santé de l’homme, Inpes, No. 421, 7–9.
Beck, F., Firdion, J.-M., Legleye, S., Schiltz, M.-A., 2011, Suicide Risk and Sexual Minorities: A Recent Issue, Agora, No. 58 (2), 33–46.
Chan Chee C., Gourier-Fréry C., Guignard R., Beck F., Current Status of Mental Health Surveillance in France, Public Health, 2011, 6, S13–S30.
Husky M., Guignard R., Beck F., Michel G., Risk behaviors, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in a nationally representative French sample, Journal of Affective Disorders, 2013 Dec;151(3):1059–65. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.08.035. Epub 2013 Sep 9
Véron L., Sauvade F., Saïas T., Du Roscoät E., Guignard R., Legleye S., Richard J.-B., Legleye S., Kovess V., Beck F. Psychological distress among French students: Demographic, economic, and social factors, Results of the 2010 Health Barometer, Symposium on Student Mental Health, University of Paris X, Nanterre, November 24, 2012.
Accidents
Richard J.-B., Thélot B., Beck F., Accidents in France: trends and associated factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 2013, 2, 2, 60C:113-120.
Richard J.-B., Thélot B., Beck F., Evolution of bicycle helmet use and its determinants in France: 2000–2010. Accident Analysis & Prevention, August 29, 2013; 60C:113–120.
Richard J.-B., Perrine A.-L., Thélot, B. Swimming ability among the French population, ADELF (Association of French-speaking Epidemiologists) Conference, Brussels, September 12–14, 2012.
Chronic diseases and cancer screening
Eisinger F., Beck F., Viguier J., Blay, J., Coscas Y., Roussel C., Morere J., Pivot X., 2011, Increasing coverage rates for mammographic screening in France in older women - 16 years of follow-up, The Breast Journal Nov 2011;17(6):686-688.
Alzheimer's disease
Léon C., Kreft-Jaïs C., Breining A., Beck F. Alzheimer's disease: survey on the knowledge, opinions, and behaviors of the French (pdf, 48.3 KB),
Beck F., Léon C., Pin S. Social representations of dementia: methods and conclusions of the research conducted in France (pdf, 206 KB),
Knowledge, opinions, and behavior of the French public regarding Alzheimer's disease (pdf, 73 KB), summary of the first results of the survey
Knowledge, opinions, and behavior of the French public regarding Alzheimer's disease (pdf, 71 KB), summary of initial survey results
Breining A, Lavallart B, Léon C, Moulias S, Pin S, Arwidson P, Beck F, Berr C, Verny M, Perception of Alzheimer's disease in the French population, The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, [Epub, Ahead of print].
Social inequalities in health
Beck F., Amsellem-Mainguy Y., 2012, Social health inequalities: Toward more targeted prevention, in Labadie M. (ed.), Inequalities among young people against the backdrop of the crisis, La Documentation française, Paris, 124–136.
Geographic analyses
Atlas of Psychoactive Substance Use 2010
Press kit: Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs: Geography of addictive behaviors in France (pdf, 451 KB)
Multithematic
Under the 2004 Public Health Act, an evaluation principle was announced: "the principle that health objectives and strategic plans must, from their inception, include elements that will enable the evaluation of the actions undertaken." A number of these objectives are evaluated using indicators from the 2010 Health Barometer, such as the prevalence of risky or harmful alcohol use, daily smoking, secondhand smoke exposure, sedentary behavior and physical activity, cervical cancer screening, the healthcare team’s consideration of pain, and the occurrence of a major depressive episode... The 5th 2011 follow-up report on the objectives attached to the Public Health Act of August 2004 is available on the website of the Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation, and Statistics (Drees).
