Health Watch
Health Watch was established in 1980 to explore possible links between occupational experience in the petroleum industry and subsequent mortality and cancer incidence in Australia. Health Watch participants are current or ex-petroleum industry employees from participating oil and gas companies at work sites across Australia. Participants come from all industry sectors, including refineries, gas plants, distribution terminals, including airports, and production sites both onshore and offshore. Most participants joined Health Watch during the first two surveys, during 1981-1983 and 1986-1987. Additional participants were recruited in the third (1991-1993) and fourth (1996-2000) surveys. A total of 10,961 participants responded to the 1st survey in 1981-1983, and by the 4th survey in 1996-2000, over 18,000 individuals had responded.
Study design
Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
10,961 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1981
Primary Institutions
Monash University
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Australian Institute of Petroleum
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
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