ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2012 (ICPSR 37823)

Version Date: Jun 8, 2022

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Principal Investigator(s):
Margaret Carlin, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37823.v2

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  • V2 [2022-06-08]
  • V1 [2021-12-08] unpublished
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Summary

The 2012 ASTHO Profile Survey is a survey conducted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to gather information on state, territorial, and freely associated state public health agencies (S/THAs) and their activities, structure, and resources. The survey aims to define the scope of state and territorial public health services, identify variations in practice among public health agencies, and contribute to the development of best practices in governmental public health. The 121-question instrument was disseminated electronically in October 2012 and completed by senior deputies at each S/THA. The survey closed in May 2013; the response rate was 96 percent among the 50 states and D.C., and 92 percent among all states, territories, and freely associated states.

Changes may be made to the dataset after it is archived. Please contact profile@astho.org to request the most updated datasets. Additional information on the study can be found by visiting the ASTHO Profile Survey website.

Citation

Carlin, Margaret. ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2012. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-06-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37823.v2

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NU38OT000161), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (63791)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State/territory

Restrictions

Access to one or more datasets in this collection requires an application and signed Restriction Data Use Agreement. Details, including Restricted Data Use Agreement, are provided via online application. Specifically, access to datasets 3 and 4 is restricted.

Distributor(s)

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

2012-10-01 -- 2013-05-01

Date of Collection

2012-10-01 -- 2013-05-01

Data Collection Notes

  1. Changes may be made to the dataset after it is archived. Please contact profile@astho.org to request the most updated datasets. Additional information on the study can be found by visiting the ASTHO Profile Survey website.
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Study Purpose

The project aims to define the scope of state and territorial public health services, identify variations in practice among state and territorial public health agencies, and contribute to the development of best practices in governmental public health.

Study Design

A link to the web-based survey was sent to the senior deputies from the 50 states, D.C., and five territories and freely associated states. Along with general instructions, senior deputies received recommendations on which staff and departments should complete each section of the survey. ASTHO held webinars prior to survey launch and midway through the survey administration period for questions and answers. ASTHO also held individual phone calls with leadership from each of the territories and freely associated states. ASTHO's Survey Research team conducted follow up to verify responses. Identified response errors were corrected in collaboration with the agencies, unless there was no response to follow up efforts. In that case, the Survey Research team used its expertise to determine whether or not to retain the data.

Sample

Not applicable, survey is a census.

Time Method

Longitudinal

Universe

United States state, territorial, and freely associated state health agencies.

Unit(s) of Observation

Organization

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

Variables in all 4 datasets include organizational structure and responsibilities; staffing and salaries; collaborations and research; planning, accreditation, and quality improvement; and electronic data collection and exchange. Financial details are only available under a restricted use agreement.

Response Rates

96% among the 50 states and D.C., and 92% among all states, territories, and freely associated states.

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Original Release Date

2021-12-08

Version History

2022-06-08 The variable FTEPER100000 was masked in Datasets 1 (States Public-Use) and 3 (States Restricted-Use) at the request of the PI due to calculation errors.

2021-12-08 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:

  • Created online analysis version with question text.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Weight

None.

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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.