European Statistics Day takes place on the 20th of October every year and this year the CSO had a full programme of events to mark the occasion. The CSO hosted an awards ceremony to recognise the achievements of the prize-winners, runners-up and order of merit recipients from this year’ s John Hooper and APPS4Gaps competitions. The Director General of the CSO, Mr Padraig Dalton, was on hand to address those in attendance and to present the awards. The ceremony took place in the National Concert Hall and was attended by more than 100 people. Each of the prize winners and order of merit winners gave a brief presentation on their project, details of which can
be seen at http:// www. cso. ie / en / newsandevents / johnhoopermedalforstatistics2016c ompetition / r16 / and
http:// www. cso. ie / en / newsandevents / apps4gaps2016competitionresults /.
Tá an Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh( CSO) i mbun forbartha le roinnt blianta anuas ar acmhainní oideachais, le béim leagtha againn ar freastal ar scoláirí i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla araon. Sampla de na hábhair seo is ea an grafaic faisnéise thíos. Táimid an-sásta a rá go bhfuil fáil saor in aisce ar ár leabhrán a bhaineann leis, An Saol in Éirinn sa bhliain 1916: Scéalta ó staitisticí, leabhrán a bheadh feiliúnach mar ábhar teagaisc do ranganna Staire, Eacnamaíochta nó Tíreolaíochta. Ní gá ach dul i dteagmháil linn chun teacht ar cóip chlóite, sonraí teagmhála thíos.
Ritheann an CSO dhá chomórtas le linn na bliana do scoláirí – Apps4Gaps( forbairt aipeanna bunaithe ar shonraí oscailte) agus Comórtas John Hooper( comórtas póstaeir) – agus urraímid gradam ag Comórtas an Eolaí Óig chomh maith. Is féidir teacht ar tuilleadh eolais faoi na hacmhainní seo ach teagmháil a dhéanamh ar ríomhphost chuig eolas @ cso. ie nó glaoch a chur ar ár nOifigeach Gaeilge, Emmet Ó Fatharta ar 021 – 453 5017. Tá ábhar ar líne againn chomh maith ar www. cso. ie / en / baile.
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John Hooper Medal for Statistics & Apps4Gaps 2016
Irish Health Survey 2015
The Central Statistics Office recently released results from the Irish Health Survey 2015. This release provides figures on various aspects of the self-reported health status of the Irish population. Key findings of the survey show that
• 83 % of the population aged 15 or older reported their health to be good or very good.
• 32 % of the population aged 15 or older reported that they have a long standing illness or health condition.
• The three most commonly reported health conditions reported in the survey were chronic back defects( 19 %), high blood pressure( 16 %), and allergies such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergies or other allergies, excluding allergic asthma( 14 %).
• 8 % of the population have reported symptoms of at least moderate depression in the two weeks prior to interview.
• 10 % of 15-24 year olds have reported visiting a psychiatrist, psychologist or psychotherapist in the previous twelve months.
• The average annual number of visits to a GP was 6.2 per person.