Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsSMOKING, ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT DRUGS 212General Summary 212Commentary 212SAFETY 214General Summary 214Commentary 214GENERAL EXERCISE AND HOUSEHOLD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 215General Summary 215Commentary 215DIET 216General Summary 216Commentary 216SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 218General Summary 218Commentary 218HEALTH ISSUES SPECIFIC TO WOMEN 221General Summary 221Commentary 221SECTION C2: HEALTH SERVICE UTILISATIONPATTERNS OF HEALTH UTILISATION 222General Summary 222Commentary 223OVERALL SUMMARY OF THE COMPARATIVE SECTION 226BIBLIOGRAPHY 227Note:The previous census of Travellers took place in November 1986 (Barry and Daly, 1998) and theComponent Traveller vital statistics were calculated for the calendar year following the census(Barry et al., 1989). As appropriate this study is referred to in this report as the 1986 or 1987 study.xxi