2018 Health Barometer

The Health Barometers are periodic surveys, conducted since 1992, designed to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of the French population regarding health.

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The Santé publique France Health Barometer: a survey of health-related behaviors, opinions, and knowledge designed to guide public health prevention and education policies.

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In 2018, Santé publique France launched the 10th edition of the Health Barometer, with the aim of guiding public health policies on smoking prevention and public education.

The fieldwork for the survey took place from January 10 to July 25, 2018, with 9,076 people aged 18 to 75. Landline and mobile phone numbers were randomly generated. The telephone interview lasted an average of 10 minutes.

View the 2018 Health Barometer survey questionnaire. Questionnaire. Santé publique France, 2019. 14p.

The results of the 2018 Health Barometer were made public through reports, articles, and other publications (listed below by topic).

Methodology

Richard Jean-Baptiste, Andler Raphaël. 2018 Health Barometer. Survey Methodology. Objectives, Implementation Context, and Protocol. Santé publique France, 2019, 9p.
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Results

Tobacco

Places where tobacco was purchased between 2014 and 2018: results from the Santé publique France Health
Barometer Authors: Andler Raphaël, Guignard Romain, Lermenier-Jeannet Aurélie, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Pasquereau Anne, Quatremère Guillemette, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt. 2019, 8 p.

Decline in the prevalence of daily smoking among adults: results from the 2018 Santé publique France
Barometer Authors: Raphaël Andler, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Romain Guignard, Guillemette Quatremère, Florian Verrier, Jessica Gane, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh. Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2019, No. 15, pp. 271–277

Types of tobacco smoked, trends, and associated factors: results from the 2017 and 2018 Santé publique France
Barometer Authors: Raphaël Andler, Romain Guignard, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Anne Pasquereau, Guillemette Quatremère, Viêt Nguyen-Thanh. 2020, 8 pp.

Opinions regarding tobacco tax increases and their impact on motivation to quit. Results from the 2018 Santé publique France
Barometer Authors: Anne Pasquereau, Marianne Hochet, Raphaël Andler, Romain Guignard, Viet Nguyen-Thanh, 2020, 10 p.

Exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace and at home between 2014 and 2018: results of the Santé publique France Barometer
Authors: Guillemette Quatremère, Anne Pasquereau, Romain Guignard, Raphaël Andler, Nguyen-Thanh Viêt, 2020, 13 p.