Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Health Priorities Survey 2--Public Health Priorities, the Nation's Public Health System, and State Health Departments, United States, 2009 (ICPSR 38373)
This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.
This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Priorities Survey 2--Public Health Priorities, the Nation's Public Health System, and State Health Departments, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by International Communications Research (ICR). Topics covered in this survey include:
- Rating public illness prevention systems
- Government health agency job performance
- Rating specific illness preventative measures
- Greatest threats to public health
- State government agency job performance
- Familiarity with state health agencies
- Contact with state health agencies
- Following state health news
- State health department importance
- Rating state health department
- Overall state health
- Health insurance coverage
- Rating personal health
The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092336]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 96 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.
Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Health Priorities Survey 3--Measures to Improve the Public's Health, United States, 2009 (ICPSR 38374)
This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.
This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Priorities Survey 3--Measures to Improve the Public's Health, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:
- Rating public illness prevention systems
- Government health agency job performance
- Rating specific illness preventative measures
- Greatest threats to public health
- State government agency job performance
- Familiarity with state health agencies
- Contact with state health agencies
- Following state health news
- State health department importance
- Rating state health department
- Overall state health
- Health insurance coverage
- Personal health rating
The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092337]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 45 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.
National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health Poll: Sick in America, United States, 2012 (ICPSR 38378)
This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.
This collection includes variable-level metadata of Sick in America, a survey from National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health, conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:
- Quality of health care
- Health care costs as problem
- Reasons for health care quality problems
- Focus of doctor visits
- Reasons for rising health care costs
- Health care as good value
- Agreement with doctor statements
- Amount of doctors
- Doctor visits for check-up
- Personal insurance coverage
- Uninsured
- Overnight hospital stays
- Satisfaction with hospital medical care
- Medical care costs as reasonable
- Description of hospital stays
- Serious illness
- Interactions with medical professionals
- Impact of medical care costs on family
- Receiving care every time it's needed
- Being turned away for health care
- Insurance premiums as financial problem
- Out of pocket medical costs
- Negotiating lower charges
- Problems paying for insurance
- Changing regular doctor
- Personal financial situation
The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092354]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 159 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.