nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09774 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s1995 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR09774 MiAaI MiAaI Extending Health Insurance to the Working Poor [electronic resource] An Assessment of Health Status and Health Care Utilization Effects Among New York City Home Health Attendants, February 1990-June 1991 Beth Weitzman 2006-01-12 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1995 ICPSR 9774 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Using a pre- and post-program design, this survey studied newly-hired home health attendants and their families, most of whom were without medical insurance until they became eligible for health benefits through their union. To assess changes in health status and health services utilization, the attendants were interviewed at the point of union enrollment, and again nine months later. The interview taken prior to enrollment in the benefits program elicited information about concern over health, recent injuries, and self-assessed health status, e.g., the presence or absence of specific health conditions such as diabetes, ulcers, arthritis, stomach trouble, high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, and back problems. Respondents were also queried about the extent and type of previous health coverage (including Medicare and disability insurance), limitations of daily functioning due to poor health, and recent health care utilization, including hospitalization, emergency room usage, and routine ambulatory care. The latter included questions about out-of-pocket expenses and the type of health services received, such as X-rays, CAT scans, sonograms, laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, stress tests, surgery, and setting of bones. Other questions addressed utilization issues of particular relevance to the New York City area, e.g., the use of city hospital clinics. The post-enrollment survey included parallel follow-up questions, as well as questions regarding the respondent's employment status and current benefits. Additional variables in the data collection include respondent's race, Hispanic origin, place of birth, past work experience, date of birth, and sex, plus the sex and dates of birth of family members. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09774.v1 demographic characteristics icpsr health services utilization icpsr health status icpsr Hispanic or Latino origins icpsr home care worker icpsr insurance coverage icpsr Medicare icpsr union membership icpsr employee benefits icpsr employment icpsr health care access icpsr health care expenses icpsr health care facilities icpsr health care services icpsr health insurance icpsr health problems icpsr ICPSR IX. Health Care and Health Facilities AHRQMCC I. Multiple Chronic Conditions RCMD V. Health and Well-Being HMCA II. Cost/Access to Health Care Weitzman, Beth Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 9774 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09774.v1