Research Data Centre of the Federal Institute for Public Health (FDZ-BIÖG)
The Federal Institute for Public Health (BIÖG), formerly the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), is a specialist agency of the Federal Ministry of Health. The BIÖG's main task is to develop and implement nationwide measures and campaigns for prevention and health promotion.
- Thematic Focus: Health
- Data type focus: Quantitative
- Status: Accredited
- External Data Ingest: No
- RDM Consultation: No
About the Data Centre
To provide a scientific basis for and evaluate its measures and campaigns, the BIÖG conducts representative population surveys nationwide, which are repeated at intervals of one to several years. The data includes information on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the general population with regard to HIV/STI prevention, the consumption of alcohol, nicotine and other drugs, gambling and gambling addiction, youth sexuality, organ and tissue donation, contraceptive behaviour, and vaccination behaviour.
Available Data
- Addiction prevention: Drug use among young people in the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1973); BZgA alcohol surveys (from 2010 to 2021); Gambling behaviour and gambling addiction in Germany (from 2007 to 2019)
- HIV/STI prevention: AIDS in the public consciousness (1987 to 2016); LIEBESLEBEN study (2023)
- Sex education: Youth sexuality (since 1980); Contraceptive behaviour among adults (since 2007)
- Other health education topics: Attitudes, knowledge and behaviour regarding vaccination and infection control (since 2013); Organ and tissue donation (since 2010)
Contact
Federal Institute for Public Health (BIÖG)
Maarweg 149-161
D-50825 Cologne
Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 221 8992-0
Fax +49 (0) 221 8992-300