ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2016 (ICPSR 37216)
Version Date: May 17, 2021 View help for published
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Karl Ensign, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.)
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37216.v2
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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.
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State/territory
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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.
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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 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.
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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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Description of Variables View help for 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 View help for Response Rates
98% among the 50 states and D.C. 97% among all states, territories, and freely associated states.
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2019-08-26
Version History View help for 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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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.
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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.