The 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey. Questionnaire

The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) is a biennial monitor of the health behaviour and attitudes of New Zealand adults aged 15 years and over, and parents and caregivers of 5 to 16-year-olds, first carried out in 2008. The HLS is managed by HPA and collects information relating to HPA’s programme areas of alcohol, tobacco control, sun safety, problem gambling and nutrition.

The questionnaire was developed by the Research and Evaluation Unit. Data collection for the HLS was contracted to CBG Health Research Limited.