Smoking decreases, overweight increases
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has carried out an annual postal survey "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" since 1978. The primary purpose is to obtain information on smoking, food habits, consumption of alcohol and physical activities.
A random sample of Finnish adults between 15 and 64 years of age was drawn from the Population on Register for year 2010 survey. The number of respondents was 2 826 and response rate was 57 %.
In 2010, 23 % of men and 16 % of women smoked daily. Smoking among men has decreased since the late 1970s, smoking among women has remained at the same level since the mid-1980s. However, female smoking has decreased slightly in recent years.
In the longterm, food habits have moved in the direction of dietary recommendations.32 % of men and 50 % of women told that they eat vegetables daily. In spite of this, the proportion of overweight people is alarmingly high.
In 2010, 69 % of men and 74 % of women told that they engage leisure -time physical activities at least 2-3 times a week. In the long term, leisure-time activities have increased but practice of walking or bicycling to and from work has decreased.
The consumption of alcohol has still increased. Alcohol consumption was the highest among those living in the Uusimaa region. However, in Uusimaa, healthy diet was the most common and overweight the most uncommon.
Source:
Helakorpi S, Paavola M, Prättälä R, Uutela A. Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population, Spring 2010. National Institute for Health and Welfare, Report 15/2011. http://www.thl.fi
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