Data collection in SLOSH

Since the start in 2006, SLOSH has completed ten data collections. It is now time for the 2024 survey. At the same time, a new project aimed at young people starts.

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This year’s SLOSH survey has been sent out to more than 50,000 people. The participants are asked questions about their working lives, everyday lives and health. The answers provide a valuable contribution to research and enables increased knowledge on how work environment and other living conditions affect health over the long-term.

Participants are followed up after retirement

Both working and non-working people are invited to participate in the survey. Also those who have retired are welcome to continue filling in the questionnaire. It is of great value to researchers to be able to continue following participants over a long period of time. Even though much of our research is still focussed on working life, it has become increasingly important to examine how participants fare after they have stopped working.

New survey for young people

This year's survey will run until the end of August and the data is expected to be ready for research purposes early next year. Starting this year, a separate survey has also been sent out to almost 20,000 persons under the age of 30 through the Y-SLOSH project. The aim is to increase knowledge about e.g. study environment, labour market entry and mental health problems among young people.

Information for SLOSH participants (in Swedish)

Information for researchers

The Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH)

SLOSH is a unique panel study that elucidates how different factors in people's working lives, private lives and health affect each other over time. The aim is to increase knowledge of how risks of disease and ill health can be reduced, and thus contribute to better public health.

SLOSH is located at the Stress Research Institute, a part of the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University.

Project leader for SLOSH is Hugo Westerlund, professor of epidemiology.

Information about access to SLOSH data (in Swedish)