Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2006 (ICPSR 35026)

Version Date: Mar 24, 2020

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Principal Investigator(s):
Sharon Long, The Urban Institute

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35026.v2

Version V2 ()

  • V2 [2020-03-24]
  • V1 [2014-06-02] unpublished
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Summary

This data collection comprises data from the first round of the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), a survey designed to track the impact of Massachusetts health care reform legislation passed in late 2006. Interviews were conducted with non-elderly adults in Massachusetts beginning in fall 2006, just prior to the implementation of the major components of the legislation. The survey collected information on health insurance status; specific types of health insurance coverage held by the survey respondents; insurance premiums and covered services for those with insurance; access to and use of health care; out-of-pocket health care costs and medical debt; health and disability status; and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Respondents were also asked about their impressions of the health care system in Massachusetts and whether they supported or opposed the new Massachusetts universal health insurance law.

Citation

Long, Sharon. Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2006. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-03-24. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35026.v2

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Funding

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, Commonwealth Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (70219)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

As explained in the ICPSR Processing Notes in the codebook, some variables are restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining the restricted variables 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 restricted variables through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal.

Distributor(s)

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

2006-10-16 -- 2007-01-07

Date of Collection

2006-10-16 -- 2007-01-07

Data Collection Notes

  1. For more information about the survey methodology see:

    Sharon K. Long, Tim Triplett, and David Dutwin. The Massachusetts Health Reform Survey. The Urban Institute. January 2012. (http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411649_mass_reform_survey.pdf)

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Sample

Households were selected using stratified random-digit dialing. One respondent was randomly selected from each eligible household. Uninsured and low and moderate income adults were oversampled.

Universe

Adults aged 18-64 years old in households in Massachusetts with a landline telephone. Households without telephones and cell-phone only households were excluded.

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

49 percent.

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Original Release Date

2014-05-28

Version History

2020-03-24 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:
  • Long, Sharon. Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2006. ICPSR35026-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-03-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35026.v2

2014-06-02 ICPSR changed the title of a chapter in the codebook and revised the ICPSR Processing Notes accordingly.

2014-05-28 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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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.