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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Health Insurance Survey, 1993 (ICPSR 6894)

Version Date: Jun 22, 2005

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Principal Investigator(s):
Stephen H. Long, RAND; M. Susan Marquis, RAND

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06894.v3

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Summary

This survey investigated health insurance coverage, as well as access to and use of health services, in each of ten states. With the goal of remedying the previous lack of state-level data, the survey was conducted to aid in defining problems of insurance coverage and to analyze the impacts of states' policy options. The main unit of observation is the health insurance family, which includes the head, spouse, and their children up to age 18, or to age 23 if they were in school. Variables on health insurance coverage include the types of coverage respondents carried (Medicare, Medicaid, additional state or federal programs, and private policies), sources of private policy coverage, premiums paid for private policies, and number of months uninsured during the last year. Access to health care is measured by variables such as the type of usual health care provider, the amount of time it usually took to get to the doctor's office, and whether needed medical care was not received during the previous year. Variables on the utilization of health care include the number of overnight hospital stays, the number of visits to doctors, age at first DPT (diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus) shot, age at first oral polio immunization, and the number of months since the most recent breast exam and Pap smear. The survey also elicited self-reported health status and opinions on the health care system, gauged satisfaction/dissatisfaction with health services received, and gathered information on employment, income, education, migration, age, sex, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and citizenship.

Citation

Long, Stephen H., and Marquis, M. Susan. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Health Insurance Survey, 1993. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-06-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06894.v3

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (26935)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

Dataset 2 (FIPS State and County Codes for Main Data File) is restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1993 -- 1994

Date of Collection

1993 -- 1994 (Last half of 1993 and early 1994.)

Data Collection Notes

  1. The data files for this collection are blank-delimited.

  2. Part 1, Main Data File, is a person-level file with family-level variables repeated on each record.

  3. The data files in this collection may be linked by common ID variables.

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Sample

Samples sufficient to produce approximately 2,000 families with completed interviews were drawn in each state. Families containing one or more Medicaid or uninsured persons were oversampled.

Universe

Civilian, noninstitutionalized population of Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

1997-04-22

Version History

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:
  • Long, Stephen H., and M. Susan Marquis. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Health Insurance Survey, 1993. ICPSR06894-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-06-22. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06894.v3

2005-06-22 A SPSS setup file for Part 1 has been added to the collection and the SAS setup file has been enhanced.

1999-12-29 A file with FIPS state and county codes, which can be merged with Part 1, Main Data File, has been added as Part 2. This file is restricted from dissemination. To obtain this file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a restricted data use agreement in accordance with existing servicing policies.

1997-11-18 A report, "Data Cleaning Procedures for the 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Health Insurance Survey," has been added to the documentation for this study. All documentation is now available as a PDF file.

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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.

  • One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.