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 Resident population with 18 and more years old (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Resident population with 18 and more years old (No.) by Place of residence, Sex, Age group and Classes of body mass index; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, National health survey - 2005
First available period 2005 / 2006
Last available period 2005 / 2006
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS I)
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Classes of body mass index
Concepts
  • BODY MASS INDEX:  International index adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to determine if a person is underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 29/05/2008


information presented in 7/7/2024