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Victorian population health survey 2009

The Victorian Population Health Survey has been conducted each year since 2001 and is based on a sample of 7500 adults aged 18 years and over, randomly selected from households from each of the eight Department of Health regions in the state. In 2009, computer-assisted telephone interviewing was undertaken between November and December. Please refer to the Methods section of the report for a more detailed description of the methods.

Information in the report is presented on health and lifestyle, including physical activity levels, smoking prevalence, alcohol consumption, intake of fruit and vegetables, selected health and screening checks, body weight, asthma and diabetes prevalence, psychological distress and social networks.

download full report
  Victorian population health survey 2009: selected findings
Regional fact sheets
  Barwon-South Western Region – VPHS 2009
  Eastern Region – VPHS 2009
  Gippsland Region – VPHS 2009
  Grampians Region – VPHS 2009
  Hume Region – VPHS 2009
  Loddon Mallee Region – VPHS 2009
  North and West Metropolitan Region – VPHS 2009
  Southern Metropolitan Region – VPHS 2009