ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2012 (ICPSR 37823)
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Margaret Carlin, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37823.v1
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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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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.
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State/territory
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- 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.
Study Purpose View help for 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 View help for 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.
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Not applicable, survey is a census.
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United States state, territorial, and freely associated state health agencies.
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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.
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96% among the 50 states and D.C., and 92% among all states, territories, and freely associated states.
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2021-12-08
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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.