Physical health of prisoners, 1994

doi:10.5255/UKDA-SN-3779-1

Physical health of prisoners, 1994

The purpose of this study was to collect baseline data on the physical health of sentenced male prisoners, to assess their physical needs, to investigate health-related behaviour, to assess the extent and nature of physical disorder and to compare them with men of equivalent age in the general popul...

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Corporate Author:	Großbritannien, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (Author)
Contributors:	Großbritannien Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
Format:	Electronic \| Research Data Statistics
Language:	English
Published:	Colchester UK Data Service 1998
In:	Year: 1998
Online Access:	Volltext (kostenfrei registrierungspflichtig)
Check availability:	HBZ Gateway
Keywords:	Accidents Addiction Age Alcoholism Alcohol use Anxiety Assault Asthma Attitudes Cannabis Children Cocaine Cooperation Depression Diabetes Disabilities Diseases Drug Abuse Drug addiction Drug use EDUCATIONAL background Employees Employment Epilepsy Everyday Life Food Forschungsdaten Fruit HIV infections Health Health Professionals Health services Hearing Heroin Homelessness Hospitalization Households Immigrants Imprisonment Industries Informal economy Injuries LSD (drug) Legumes Living conditions Local Government Managers Marital Status Meals Meat Medical care Men Mental Disorders Milk Patients Physicians Prison System Prisoners Retirement SALT Sight Smoking Social Class Social Support Sport Spouses Statistik > 1994 > Großbritannien Students Suicide Time Tobacco Unemployment Walking Youth advice alcoholic drinks allergies amphetamines anabolic steroids beverages cardiovascular diseases cereal products children in care clinical tests and measurements confectionery cooking crime and security dental examinations dental health dental treatment diet and exercise distance measurement economic activity ecstasy (drug) edible fats emotional disturbances employers employment history ethnic groups examinations exercise (ohysical activity) eyesight tests family members health consultations height (physiology) home ownership home sharing hospital services interpersdoanl relations job description long term imprisonment manual workers marital history medical centres medical diagnosis medical equipment and supplies medical prescriptions medical records occupational status physical activities physiological development prison sentences professional consultations qualifications rented accommodation residential child care residents of institutions respiratory system respiratory tract diseases self-employed sexually transmitted diseases sick leave skin diseases smoking cessation socio-economic status solvent abuse spectacles sport facilities sugar supervisors take-away meals teeth temporary employment temporary housing tranquillizers unearned income vegetables weight (physiology) weight lifting

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Summary:	The purpose of this study was to collect baseline data on the physical health of sentenced male prisoners, to assess their physical needs, to investigate health-related behaviour, to assess the extent and nature of physical disorder and to compare them with men of equivalent age in the general population. Comparisons were made with the general population using the data for the Health Survey for England, 1993 carried out by OPCS (held at the Data Archive under SN:3316).
DOI:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-3779-1