Overlap between surveys in the IHMHS

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Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study: Concepts, Sources and Methods
Reference period
2020-24
Released
31/03/2025
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Content overlap between the NHS 2022 and the NNPAS 2023

Several topics were collected in both the National Health Survey (NHS) 2022 and the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) 2023. Content common to both surveys is therefore available in the National Health Measures Survey 2022–24. The following diagram shows the overlap in topics between the NHS 2022 and the NNPAS 2023.

Content overlap between the NHS 2022 and the NNPAS 2023

Content overlap between the NHS 2022 and the NNPAS 2023

Content that overlaps between the NHS 2022 and the NNPAS 2023 includes:

  • self-reported cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease
  • current smoker status
  • self-reported body mass and measurements
  • voluntary physical measurements (height, weight, waist and blood pressure)
  • household and geographic details
  • socio-economic and demographic information.

Content available in the NHS 2022 only includes:

  • long-term health conditions
  • smoking and vaping
  • alcohol consumption
  • fruit and vegetable consumption
  • physical activity (15+ years)
  • breastfeeding
  • disability
  • self-assessed health status
  • psychological distress
  • bodily pain
  • over-the-counter medications
  • PBS-linked medications.

Content available in the NNPAS 2023 only includes:

  • dietary intake (two days of recall)
  • food security
  • food avoidance
  • physical and sedentary activity (2–17 years)
  • activity wristband (5+ years)
  • sleep.

Content overlap between the NATSIHS 2022–23 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Several topics were collected in both the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) 2022–23 and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NATSINPAS) 2023. Content common to both surveys is therefore available in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey 2022–24. The following diagram shows the overlap in topics between the NATSIHS 2022–23 and the NATSINPAS 2023.

Content overlap between the NATSIHS 2022–23 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Content overlap between the NATSIHS 2022–23 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Content that overlaps between the NATSIHS 2022–23 and the NNPAS 2023 includes:

  • self-reported cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease
  • current smoker status
  • fruit and vegetable consumption
  • food security
  • physical activity (15+ years remote, 18+ years non-remote)
  • mental health
  • self-assessed health status
  • disability
  • self-reported body measurements
  • voluntary physical measurements (height, weight, waist and blood pressure)
  • household and geographic details
  • socio-economic and demographic information.

Content available in the NATSIHS 2022–23 only includes:

  • long-term health conditions
  • smoking and vaping
  • alcohol consumption
  • sugar sweetened and diet drink consumption
  • physical activity (15–17 years non-remote)
  • breastfeeding
  • psychological distress
  • stressors
  • unfair treatment
  • social and emotional wellbeing
  • cultural determinants of health
  • use of health services and barriers to access
  • personal internet use
  • medications.

Content available in the NATSINPAS 2023 only includes:

  • dietary intake (one day of recall)
  • access and barriers to healthy and nutritious food
  • access and barriers to drinking tap water
  • influences on dietary choices
  • physical activity (5–14 years remote, 2–17 years non-remote)
  • activity wristband (5+ years)
  • sedentary activity
  • sleep.

Content comparison between the NHS 2022 and the NATSIHS 2022–23

Whilst content for the NHS 2022 and the NATSIHS 2022–23 were designed separately, and responses were not combined, users may be interested in topics collected in both surveys. The diagram below compares the content between these surveys.

Content comparison between the NHS 2022 and the NATSIHS 2022–23

Content comparison between the NHS 2022 and the NATSIHS 2022–23

Survey topics that were similar between the NHS 2022 and NATSIHS 2022–23 were:

  • long-term health conditions
  • smoking and vaping
  • alcohol consumption
  • fruit and vegetable consumption
  • physical activity (15+ years)
  • breastfeeding
  • disability
  • self-assessed health status
  • psychological distress
  • voluntary physical measurements (height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure)
  • medications
  • household and geographic details
  • demographic and socio-economic information.

Additional content unique to the NHS 2022 included:

  • bodily pain
  • over-the-counter medications.

Additional content unique to the NATSIHS 2022–23 included:

  • food security
  • sugar sweetened and diet drink consumption
  • stressors
  • unpaid care
  • unfair treatment
  • social and emotional wellbeing
  • cultural determinants of health
  • use of health services and barriers to access
  • food security
  • sugar sweetened and diet drink consumption
  • stressors
  • unpaid care
  • unfair treatment
  • social and emotional wellbeing
  • cultural determinants of health
  • use of health services and barriers to access
  • personal use of the internet.

Content comparison between the NNPAS 2023 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Whilst content for the NNPAS 2023 and the NATSINPAS 2023 were designed separately, and responses were not combined, users may be interested in topics collected in both surveys. The diagram below compares the content between these surveys.

Content comparison between the NNPAS 2023 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Content comparison between the NNPAS 2023 and the NATSINPAS 2023

Survey topics that were similar between the NNPAS 2023 and NATSINPAS 2023 were:

  • dietary intake (one day of recall)
  • food security
  • physical and sedentary activity (2-17 years)
  • activity wristband (5+ years)
  • sleep
  • self-reported cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease
  • current smoker status
  • voluntary physical measurements (height, weight, waist and blood pressure)
  • household and geographic details
  • demographic and socio-economic information.

Additional content unique to the NNPAS 2023 included:

  • dietary intake (second day of recall)
  • food avoidance.

Additional content unique to the NATSINPAS 2023 included:

  • access and barriers to healthy and nutritious food
  • access and barriers to drinking tap water
  • fruit and vegetable consumption
  • influences on dietary choices
  • physical and sedentary activity (18+ years)
  • barriers to physical activity
  • self-assessed health status
  • mental health
  • disability.
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