Chronic Illness and Caregiving, 2000: [United States] (ICPSR 3402)

Version Date: Feb 14, 2024

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Principal Investigator(s):
Mae Thamer, Johns Hopkins University. School of Public Health

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03402.v2

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  • V2 [2024-02-14]
  • V1 [2006-05-04] unpublished
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Summary

The objective of this survey, which interviewed individuals from the general public, chronically ill persons, and informal caregivers, was threefold: (1) to assess public awareness of chronic care issues and the level of support for chronic care policy initiatives, (2) to examine experiences and needs of chronically ill Americans concerning health care and other assistance, and (3) to evaluate experiences and needs of informal caregivers. Questions to the general public addressed awareness of the availability of supportive and housing services for the chronically ill, knowledge about coverage for long-term care, concerns about the future of the chronic care delivery system, support for policy initiatives such as tax credits for the chronically ill and caregivers, and support for a policy that would ensure pharmaceutical coverage in Medicare. Chronically ill interviewees responded to questions about access to and experience with chronic care and other health care services, experiences with and needs for clinical services coordination, experiences with and needs for social supports and interventions, and adjustment skills and knowledge (e.g., what were their needs for learning how to live with chronic conditions). Questions for informal caregivers focused on experiences with caregiving (e.g., for whom they provided care, how many hours they devoted to caregiving per week, and living arrangements), balance between caregiving and other areas of their lives, experiences with and needs for respite care, and availability of social supports for caregivers.

Citation

Thamer, Mae. Chronic Illness and Caregiving, 2000: [United States]. [distributor], 2024-02-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03402.v2

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (37084)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

2000

Date of Collection

2000

Data Collection Notes

  1. The data map is provided by ICPSR as an ASCII text file and the codebook and frequencies are provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.

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Sample

A national cross-section of adults was selected. Persons with a chronic illness and adults who provided informal caregiving services were oversampled. In all, interviews were conducted with 1,663 subjects, of which 680 were neither chronically ill nor caregivers, 189 were caregivers but not chronically ill, 559 were chronically ill but not caregivers, and 235 were chronically ill caregivers.

Universe

Persons aged 18 and older in the United States.

Data Source

telephone interview

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

2002-05-14

Version History

2024-02-14 Online variable search capabilities have been added for this study.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Thamer, Mae. Chronic Illness and Caregiving, 2000: [United States]. ICPSR03402-v2. [distributor], 2024-02-14. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03402.v2

2006-05-04 An ICPSR Processing Note was added to the codebook concerning variable Q410 (Caregiver/Chronically Ill) and errors in the methodology section of the codebook. The study description was revised accordingly.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.