Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study: Concepts, Sources and Methods
Outlines the major concepts, sources and methods used in the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study
The Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study (IHMHS) was a group of seven health-related surveys conducted between 2020 and 2024. Together, they help to describe the physical and mental health of Australians. The IHMHS Concepts, Sources and Methods is a comprehensive guide to understanding the IHMHS and the surveys that make it up. It contains information about:
- survey objectives, content and development
- data collection procedures
- data item definitions and methodology
- data quality and interpretation of results.
The aim of this publication is to assist users of the data to better understand both the nature of the IHMHS and its ability to meet their data needs.
As data from the IHMHS are scheduled to be released progressively, accompanying explanatory material for each release will be added to this publication as it becomes available.
Post-release changes
3 October 2025
- Now contains additional information relating to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2023.
9 September 2025
- Now contains additional information relating to the collection method, analysis and interpretation of food and nutrients data, physical measurements data, and food security status data.
27 May 2025
- Now contains additional information relating to the collection method, analysis and interpretation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances data.
7 May 2025
- Now contains additional information relating to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey 2022–24.