Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Quality of Health Care, United States, 2011 (ICPSR 38375)

Version Date: Mar 9, 2022

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Principal Investigator(s):
Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS); International Communications Research (ICR)

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38375.v1

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Summary

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 Quality of Health Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

  • Grading aspects of health care
  • Value of health care versus cost
  • Quality of care among local hospitals
  • Familiar hospital versus higher-quality hospital
  • Familiar surgeon versus higher-rated surgeon
  • African Americans and health care quality
  • Latinos and health care quality

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092346]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 64 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

Citation

Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS), and International Communications Research (ICR). Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Quality of Health Care, United States, 2011. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [distributor], 2022-03-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38375.v1

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Funding

Harvard University. School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State

Distributor(s)

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
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Time Period(s)

2011

Date of Collection

2011-03-09 -- 2011-03-18

Data Collection Notes

  1. Please visit the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research website for more information on the 2011 Quality of Health Care poll.
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Sample

Nationally representative sample of 1,034 adult respondents

Universe

National adult

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2022-03-09

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Weight

The study dataset contains weight factors that should be employed in any data analysis. Weights are typically used in an attempt to ensure that the survey sample more accurately represents the population. The weight variable in this study is POPWGHT.

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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.