National survey of access to medical care, 1975-1976 [electronic resource].

Author
Anderson, Ronald [Browse]
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Data file
Language
English
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ICPSR ed.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1998.
Description
Extent of collection: 3 data files + machine-readable documentation (text and PDF) + OSIRIS dictionaries.

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Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
Summary note
This study was undertaken for the purpose of providing baseline national indicators of access to health care for an evaluation of a program of hospital-based primary care group practices funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The main objective of that large-scale social experiment was to improve access to medical care for the population in areas served by the groups. The access framework and questionnaires designed for the study were developed to provide empirical indicators of the concept that could be used to monitor progress toward this objective. Five data collection instruments were used by the study: the Household Enumeration Folder, the Main Questionnaire, the Health Opinions Questionnaire, the Physician Supplement, and the Hospital/Extended Care Supplement. The Household Enumeration Folder collected basic demographic information on all household members and served as a screener for the episode of illness and minority oversamples. The Main Questionnaire collected information on disability, symptoms of illness, episodes of illness, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and access to health care: sources of medical care utilized, problems associated with access to sources of care (e.g., transportation, parking, waiting time for an appointment), satisfaction with medical services received, utilization of medical diagnostic procedures, dental care, and eye care, and insurance coverage and out-of-pocket expenditures for health care. Respondents' opinions concerning the medical care that they received were gauged by the Health Opinions Questionnaire. The Physician Supplement and the Hospital/Extended Care Supplement collected information on physicians contacted and facilities utilized in connection with reported episodes of illness. File 1, File 2, and File 3 constitute the data files for this collection. File 1 comprises data from the Household Enumeration Folder, the Main Questionnaire, and the Health Opinions Questionnaire, plus variables from secondary sources, such as characteristics, derived from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, of physicians named as caregivers by respondents, and medical shortage data, from various sources, for the respondent's county of residence. File 2 contains the data from the Physician Supplement, while File 3 provides the data collected by the Hospital/Extended Care Supplement.
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  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on January 6, 2006).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 3 data files + machine-readable documentation (text and PDF) + OSIRIS dictionaries.
Time and place of event
  • Dates of collection: 1975-1976.
  • Time period: 1975-1976.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
Funding information
  • Funding agency: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Center for Health Services Research.
  • Grant number: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: 4550. National Center for Health Services Research: 230-76-0096.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • Data format: OSIRIS and card image.
  • Extent of processing: CONCHK.PR/ FREQ.PR/ MDATA.PR/ RECODE/ REFORM.DATA/ REFORM.DOC/ SCAN/ UNDOCCHK.ICPSR/ UNDOCCHK.PR.
Methodology note
  • Data source: personal interviews, county-level data from published sources, and the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
  • Sample: a self-weighting probability sample was selected using the National Opinion Research Center master sample. In addition, special oversamples were selected for three groups: persons experiencing episodes of illness, southern non-SMSA Blacks, and southwestern Spanish-heritage persons.
  • Universe: noninstitutionalized population of the United States.
Cite as
Andersen, Ronald, and Lu Ann Aday. NATIONAL SURVEY OF ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, 1975-1976 [Computer file]. Conducted by Ronald Anderson and Lu Ann Aday, University of Chicago, Center for Health Administration Studies. ICPSR edition. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1998.
OCLC
1340508784
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