What population is covered by the HSE?
In most years the HSE covers the private household population, however, in 2000 older people in residential and care homes are also included in the survey. Children are not included in the HSE between 1991 and 1994. However, since 1995 the survey has been extended to include those aged 2-15 and since 2001 data is available for all ages. It should be noted that not all topics are considered suitable for children and in such cases data are not available for the child sample.
