ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2016 (ICPSR 37216)

Version Date: May 17, 2021

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Principal Investigator(s):
Karl Ensign, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.)

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37216.v2

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  • V2 [2021-05-17]
  • V1 [2019-08-26] unpublished
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Summary

The 2016 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 129-question instrument was disseminated electronically in April 2016 and completed by senior deputies at each S/THA. The survey closed in September 2016; the response rate was 98 percent among the 50 states and D.C., and 97 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

Ensign, Karl. ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2016. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-05-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37216.v2

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Funding

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

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State/territory

Restrictions

Access to one or more dataset(s) in this collection is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Distributor(s)

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

2016

Date of Collection

2016-04-18 -- 2016-09-06

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 eight 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 3 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 for the States, and only under a restricted use agreement.

Response Rates

98% among the 50 states and D.C. 97% among all states, territories, and freely associated states.

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Original Release Date

2019-08-26

Version History

2021-05-17 Variable FTESPER100K in Datasets 1 and 2 was masked.

2019-08-26 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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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.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.