Special Eurobarometer 246: Health and Food

The European Commission and in particular its Directorate General health and Consumer Protection wants to improve public health in the European Union, prevent disease and human ailments and eliminate human health risk factors. The aim of this survey, commissioned by the Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection is to study several areas having an impact on the health of European citizens.
The main themes addressed in this survey are:
- The health and physical characteristics of Europeans,
- Eating habits in the European Union,
- Diet and problems related to being overweight,
- The respondent’s physical activity.

The results by volumes are distributed as follows:

• Volume A: Countries
• Volume AA: Groups of countries
• Volume A' (AP): Trends
• Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries
• Volume B: EU/socio-demographics
• Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics
• Volume C: Country/socio-demographics

Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer