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National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
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| Study Number |
S06_99 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
The National Survery of America's Families (NSAF)
is part of Assessing the New Federalism, a multiyear Urban Institute
research project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for
social programs from the federal government to the states and
focusing promarily on health care, income security, job training,
and social services. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
Persons over 65 years of age. |
| Age Range Included |
Persons aged 65 and younger. |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
Data was gathered through surveys from 13 states. |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
Survey designed to use two components: random-digit
dialing survey of households with telephones and in-person survey
of those households without telephones. |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
Include sampling errors, coverage errors, noninterviews
and item nonresponse. |
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Year(s) Available
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1999. |
| Number of Observations |
93920. |
| Unit of Observation |
Households. |
| Publisher |
Urban Institute. |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://newfederalism.urban.org/nsaf/cpuf/index.htm |
| Condition of Use |
Users must register to use the data. |
| Contents of Database |
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Key Linking Variables
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•Patient identifier
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N/A |
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•Physician identifier
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N/A |
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•Health facility identifier
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N/A |
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•Geographic identifier
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State. |
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•Other identifier
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Household ID, Social Family ID, ID for
Family as defined by current population survey, Respondent ID,
Person ID permit linking of information within the survey files. |
| Demographics Information |
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•Sex
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Yes. |
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•Race
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Yes. |
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•Geographic location
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Yes. |
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•Income
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Yes. |
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•Education
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Yes. |
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•Employment status
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Yes. |
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•Others
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| Access/Utilization Information |
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| Unit of Utilization |
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| Source of Information |
Household Screening. |
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•Self reported
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Yes. |
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•Parent
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Yes. |
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•Medical provider
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•Billing/encounters
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•Other source
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| Health Insurance Information |
Yes. |
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•Insurance status
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Yes. |
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•Insurance type
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Yes. |
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•Other information
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| Health Care Utilization |
Yes, for children. |
| >Type |
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| 1) Outpatient |
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes. |
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•Referrals information
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•Specialty visits
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Yes: mental health. |
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•Other outpatient utilization
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Dental, Well-Child, Source of usual care |
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2) Inpatient
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•Admission/discharge dates
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•Number of admissions
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Yes. |
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•Length of stay
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•Admission status (transfer, ER admissions...etc)
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•Discharge status
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•Other information
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3) Emergency room
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes. |
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•Other information
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4) Pharmacy
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•Date of prescription
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•Drug information
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•Other information
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5) Other utilization
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•Home care services
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•Long term care
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•Other services
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| >Medical Codes |
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•CPT codes
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•ICD-9 codes
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•DRG codes
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•Other codes
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| Health Care Facility Information |
N/A |
| Physician Information |
N/A |
| Cost/Expenditure Information |
N/A |
| Other Information |
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Insurance coverage, Child care arrangments, presence
of disabling conditions. |
