JUNE 2018
ISSUE 2

KiGGS Wave 2 – Health behaviour of children and adolescents

Issue 2/2018 of the Journal of Health Monitoring focuses on the health behaviour of children and adolescents in Germany. The topics covered in this issue include sports and dietary behaviour as well as tobacco and alcohol use. In addition, the issue also contains analyses on socioeconomic differences in the health behaviour of young people. The articles are based on data from the second follow-up to the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2).

In addition, this issue also contains Fact sheets on subjective health and passive smoke exposure among adults using data of the German Health Update (GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS).