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General description
The Federal Statistics Office of Austria, officially known as Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich (BSO) is the national statistical office of Austria, responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating official statistics pertaining to the nation. For example, it calculates the GDI (Gender-related Development Index). It is also referred to locally as Statistik Austria.
Statistik Austria is an autonomous, non-profit organization with public rights that is tasked with providing services for the Bundesstatistik (Federal Statistics). It provides a wide range of data on various aspects of Austrian society, including population, economy, health, education, and environment. The health survey data collected by Statistik Austria offers valuable insights into the health status, healthcare utilization, and lifestyle behaviors of the Austrian population.
Benefits and Categories
Benefits
- Public Health Monitoring: Facilitates the monitoring of public health and the identification of emerging health issues, helping to target interventions effectively.
- Epidemiological Research: Offers a valuable data source for epidemiological studies, enabling the analysis of risk factors and health outcomes in the Austrian population.
- Comprehensive Health Data: Provides extensive data on health status, healthcare utilization, and lifestyle factors, aiding researchers in understanding public health trends in Austria.
Categories
- Health Status: Data on general health, chronic conditions, mental health, and disabilities.
- Demographic Data: Information on age, gender, education, employment, and socioeconomic status.
- Lifestyle Factors: Data on smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and dietary habits.
- Healthcare Utilization: Information on the use of healthcare services, including visits to doctors, hospitalizations, and preventive care.
Related publications
- Deaths due to traumatic brain injury in Austria between 1980 and 2012
- High Prevalence of Undocumented SARS-CoV-2 Infections in the Pediatric Population of the Tyrolean District of Schwaz
- Descriptive examination of inpatient stays of patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder in Austria between 2001 and 2016 with special consideration of age, gender and length of stay
Data access
Data access is publicly available on their platform and can also be accessed through grants.
However, some datasets may require specific access permissions - Grant Data Access