The 2017 edition was part of the broader effort to combat smoking, a major public health issue, as evidenced by the launch of the first National Tobacco Control Program (2014–2019). It enabled an update of the estimate of smoking prevalence, as well as an evaluation of the “Moi(s) sans tabac” tobacco prevention campaign.

The 2017 Health Barometer also aimed to update and expand knowledge regarding alcohol and illicit drug use. Finally, among the main objectives of this survey were updating indicators related to mental health in France and evaluating the adequacy of healthcare utilization.

The fieldwork for the survey, conducted by the Ipsos research institute, took place from January 5 to July 18, 2017, with 25,319 people aged 18 to 85. Landline and mobile phone numbers were randomly generated. The telephone interview lasted an average of 31 minutes.

View the 2017 Health Barometer survey questionnaire. Questionnaire. Saint-Maurice: Santé publique France, 2017. 53 p.

The results of the 2017 Health Barometer were made public through reports, articles, and other publications (listed below by topic).

Methodology

2017 Health Barometer. Survey Methodology. Objectives, Implementation Context, and Protocol. Santé publique France, 2018. p. 24.
Authors: Richard JB, Andler R, Guignard R, et al.
Access the methodology

Moving towards a single-frame cell phone design in random digit dialing surveys: considerations from a French general population health survey. BMC Medical Research Methodology volume 22, Article number: 94 (2022).
Authors: Soullier Noémie, Legleye Stéphane, Richard Jean-Baptiste
Link: BMC Medical Research Methodology

Results

Alcohol and Tobacco

Health Barometer 2017. Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy. Santé publique France, 2018. p. 9.
Authors: Andler R, Cogordan C, Richard JB, et al.

Dialogue between general practitioner and patient: tobacco and alcohol use in question, from the patient’s perspective. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 2020, pp. 1–8
Authors: Cogordan C, Quatremère G, Andler R, Guignard R, Richard JB, Nguyen-Thanh V

Alcohol

Patterns of Accidental and Intentional Alcohol Intoxication Initiation among French Young Adults: A Survival Analysis, Substance Use & Misuse, 2023.
Authors: Delphine Terrier, Bakridine Mmadi-Mrenda, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Raphael Andler, Chrystel Lavagna, Aurélie Mayet & the Baromètre santé 2017 group.

Alcohol consumption among adults in France in 2017. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2019, No. 5-6, pp. 89-97
Authors: Richard Jean-Baptiste, Andler Raphaël, Cogordan Chloé, Spilka Stanislas, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt

New benchmarks for alcohol consumption and use: results of the 2017 Public Health France Health Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2019, No. 10-11, pp. 180-187
Authors: Raphaël Andler, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Chloé Cogordan, Valérie Deschamps, Hélène Escalon, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh

Alcohol consumption and pregnancy. Health in Action, 2018 No. 445 pp. 49–50
Authors: Nguyen-Thanh Viêt, Andler Raphaël, Cogordan Chloé, Richard Jean-Baptiste

Tobacco

Use of tobacco cessation aids and likelihood of smoking cessation: A French population-based study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022, 30.
Authors: Fekom M, Nguyen-Thanh V, Andler R, Quatremere G, Guignard R, Melchior M.

Attempts to quit smoking in the last quarter of 2016 and link to Tobacco-Free Month: initial results observed in the 2017 Health Barometer. Bull Epidemiol Hebd. 2018,14-15:298-303.
Authors: R Guignard, JB Richard, A Pasquereau, R Andler, P Arwidson, O Smadja, and V Nguyen-Thanh.

Effectiveness of Mois Sans Tabac 2016, a French Social Marketing Campaign against Smoking. Paper presented at the 12th European Public Health Conference, Marseille. 2019
Authors: Guignard, Romain, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Raphaël Andler, Anne Pasquereau, and Guillemette Quatremere.

Smoking among Immigrant Groups in Metropolitan France: Prevalence Levels, Male-to-Female Ratios, and Educational Gradients. BMC Public Health 2018. 18: 9
Authors: M Khlat, D Bricard, and S Legleye.

Tobacco use in France in 2017: initial results from the 2017 Health Barometer. Bull Epidemiol Hebd. 2018,14-15:265-73.
Authors: Pasquereau A, Andler R, Guignard R, et al.

Smokers’ perception of cigarette packs before and after the introduction of plain packaging. Results from the 2016 and 2017 Santé publique France Barometers. Santé publique France, 2019. 10 p.
Authors: Pasquereau Anne, Andler Raphaël, Guignard Romain, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt.

French smokers: who are they? Results of the 2017 Santé publique France Barometer - Focus. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2020, No. 14, pp. 291–294
Authors: Marques Chloé, Quatremère Guillemette, Guignard Romain, Andler Raphaël, Pasquereau Anne, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt

2017 Public Health France Barometer. E-cigarette use, smoking, and opinions among 18- to 75-year-olds
Authors: Pasquereau A, Quatremère G, Guignard R, Andler R, Verrier F, Pourchez J, Richard JB, Nguyen-Thanh V

Types of tobacco smoked, trends, and associated factors: results from the 2017 and 2018 Santé publique France
Barometer Authors: Andler Raphaël, Guignard Romain, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Pasquereau Anne, Quatremère Guillemette, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt

Effectiveness of “Moi(s) sans tabac” 2016 and 1-year follow-up of individuals who attempted to quit, based on the 2017 Santé publique France
Barometer Authors: Guignard Romain, Andler Raphaël, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Pasquereau Anne, Quatremère Guillemette, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt

Attempts to quit smoking, aids used, and maintenance of smoking abstinence: a retrospective analysis of data from the 2017 Santé publique France Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2021, No. 1, pp. 2–11
Authors: Romain Guignard, Florian Verrier, Guillemette Quatremère, Raphaël Andler, Fabienne El Khoury, Tarik El Aarbaoui, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Maria Melchior, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh

Publication of the first public health bulletins dedicated to tobacco for each region of France, 2017 data from the Santé publique France Barometer

Trends in smoking-related morbidity and mortality among women in metropolitan France: a concerning situation. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2018, No. 35-36, pp. 683-694
Authors: Valérie Olié, Anne Pasquereau, Frank A.G. Assogba, Pierre Arwidson, Nguyen-Thanh Viet, Édouard Chatignoux, Amélie Gabet, Marie-Christine Delmas, Christophe Bonaldi

Effectiveness of ‘Mois sans tabac 2016’: A French social marketing campaign against smoking. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2021, vol. 19.
Authors: Romain Guignard, Raphaël Andler, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Anne Pasquereau, Guillemette Quatremère, Pierre Arwidson, Karine Gallopel-Morvan, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh

Mental Health

Depression among the employed working-age population in France in 2017. Health Barometer 2017. Bull Epidemiol Hebd. 2018,32-33:645-52.
Authors: Gigonzac V, Delézire P, Khireddine-Medouni I, et al.

Depression in France among 18- to 75-year-olds: results from the 2017 Health Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin. 2018,32-33:637-44.
Authors: Léon C, Chan-Chee C, du Roscoät E, et al.

Suicidal thoughts among the employed working population in France in 2017. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin. 2019-02-05,(3-4):65-73.
Authors: Delézire P, Gigonzac V, Chérié-Challine L, Khireddine-Medouni I.

Public Health France Barometer 2017: Suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts among 18- to 75-year-olds. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin. 2019-02-05,(3-4):38-47.
Authors: Léon C, Chan-Chee C, Du Roscoät E.

Mental Health Status of Individuals Reporting a History of Sexual Violence Before Age 15 - Results from the 2017 Santé publique France
Barometer Author: Gorza Maud

Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideation among French Women: The Mediating Effect of Lifetime Sexual Victimization. Results from the Nationally Representative 2017 Health Barometer Survey. Arch Womens Ment Health, 2020, 23, no. 5: 635-641.
Authors: Fabienne El-Khoury, Meryl Puget, Christophe Leon, Enguerrand du Roscoat, Annie Velter, Nathalie Lydié, and Audrey Sitbon.

Witnessing Interparental Violence in Childhood and Symptoms of Depression in Adulthood: Data from the 2017 French Health Barometer. Fam Pract. 2020. 1-7.
Authors: Noemie Roland, Christophe Leon, Enguerrand du Roscoat, Henri Panjo, Marie-Josephe Saurel-Cubizolles, and Virginie Ringa.

Illicit psychoactive substances

Psychoactive Substance Use and the Workplace. Results from the 2017 Public Health France Health Barometer, 2021
Authors: Raphaël Andler, Gabrielle Rabet, Romain Guignard, Anne Pasquereau, Guillemette Quatremère, Jean-Baptiste Richard, and Viêt Nguyen-Thanh. 2021. See the press release dated May 4, 2021.

Use of illicit psychoactive substances in France: results of the 2017 Health Barometer
Press release from OFDT & Santé publique France, published on November 26, 2018.

Sleep and psychoactive substance use: results of the 2017 Santé publique France Health Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2019, No. 8-9, pp. 161-168.
Authors: Andler Raphaël, Metlaine Arnaud, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Zeghnoun Abdelkrim, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt, Léger Damien

Levels of illicit drug use in France in 2017.
Authors: Stanislas Spilka, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Olivier Le Nezet, Eric Janssen, Alex Brissot, Antoine Philippon, Jalpa Shah, Sandra Chyderiotis, Raphaël Andler, and Chloé Cogordan. Tendances, 2018, No. 128.

Other topics

Awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in France: 2017 Health Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2018, No. 35-36, pp. 703-708
Authors: Delmas Marie-Christine, Pasquereau Anne, Roche Nicolas, Andler Raphaël, Richard Jean-Baptiste

Sports participation among adults in France in 2017 and trends since 2000: results from the Public Health France Health
Barometer Authors: Catherine Galey, Charlotte Verdot, Benoît Salanave, Anthony Caruso, Tino Pelé, Fabienne Lemonnier, Jean-Baptiste Richard

Sleep duration, sleep debt, sleep restriction, and chronic insomnia among 18- to 75-year-olds: results from the 2017 Santé publique France Barometer. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2019, No. 8-9, pp. 149-160
Authors: Léger Damien, Zeghnoun Abdelkrim, Faraut Brice, Richard Jean-Baptiste

Poorer health among the unemployed. Health in Action, 2020, No. 452, pp. 43–44
Authors: Raphaël Andler, Romain Guignard, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh

Napping and Weekend Catch-up Sleep Do Not Fully Compensate for High Rates of Sleep Debt and Short Sleep at a Population Level (in a Representative Nationwide Sample of 12,637 Adults). Sleep Medicine. 2020
Authors: Damien Leger, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Olivier Collin, Fabien Sauvet, and Brice Faraut.

Evolution of Online Health-Related Information Seeking in France From 2010 to 2017: Results From Nationally Representative Surveys. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021, Vol. 23, No. 4.
Authors: Pauline Ducrot, Ilaria Montagni, Viet Nguyen Thanh, Anne-Juliette Serry, Jean-Baptiste Richard

Changes in perceived health status among those aged 55 to 65 between 2010 and 2017 in France: role of socioeconomic determinants. BMC Public Health, 2021, 21: 1804.
Authors: Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Noémie Soullier, Nathalie Beltzer, Joël Coste

Sleep, substance misuse, and addictions: a nationwide observational survey on smoking, alcohol, cannabis, and sleep in 12,637 adults. Journal of Sleep Research, 2022.
Authors: Damien Leger, Raphaël Andler, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh, Olivier Collin, Mounir Chennaoui, Arnaud Metlaine