2020 Health and Lifestyles survey reports and results
The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) is a biennial monitor of the health behaviour and attitudes of New Zealand adults aged 16 years and over, first carried out in 2008.
The 2020 HLS survey was distributed from 28 September 2020 to 4 May 2021. It was completed by 3,089 adults. Based on prioritised ethnic group categorisation, there were 992 Māori, 412 Pacific peoples, 225 Asian, and 1,460 people of NZ European/Other ethnicities. Fieldwork was carried out by CBG Research, and the write-up was provided by NielsenIQ.
The HLS uses face-to-face interviews to collect information relating to Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency programme areas of alcohol, tobacco control, sun safety, minimising gambling harm, nutrition, and mental wellbeing. The HLS also tracks changes in views about the social desirability and acceptability of various strategies to minimise harm from these risk factors and promote wellbeing.
The following documents are available:
- The 2020 Health and Lifestyles Survey: Top line report, is a high-level overview of results
- the HLS 2020 questionnaire showcards
- the HLS 2020 questionnaire
- the HLS 2020 methodology report
Updated results, including insights on prevalence, subgroup comparisons and time series analyses are also available on the Kupe data explorer.
