Appendix
1.1. Would you say that in general your health is:
Variable
= genhlth Format = genhlth Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
S01Q01 Weighted
General Raw Weighted Percent
Health Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
Excellent 129 15.2 18.2 18.3
2
Very Good 248 29.3 31.7 31.9
3
Good 254 30.0 28.9 29.0
4
Fair 146 17.2 14.1 14.2
5
Poor 65 7.7 6.6 6.6
7
Don't know 5 0.6 0.5 .
Total 847 100.0 100.0 100.0
1.2. Now
thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and
injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not
good?
Variable
= physhlth Format = daymonth Excluded values = 77 99 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S01Q02
Days Physical
Raw Weighted Percent
Health
Not Good Count Percent
Percent w/o Refuse
1-6
One to six days 90 10.6 11.2 11.4
7-13
Seven to thirteen days 27 3.2 3.3 3.4
14-20
Fourteen to twenty days 37 4.4 4.6 4.7
21-30
Twenty-one to thirty days 81 9.6 7.5 7.6
77
Don't know
25 3.0 2.2 .
88
None
587 69.3 71.2 72.8
Total 847 100.0 100.0 100.0
1.3. Now
thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and
problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your
mental health not good?
Variable
= menthlth Format = daymonth Excluded values = 77 99 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S01Q03
Days Mental
Raw Weighted Percent
Health
Not Good Count Percent
Percent w/o Refuse
1-6
One to six days 107 12.6 13.9 14.1
7-13
Seven to thirteen days 26 3.1 3.9 3.9
14-20
Fourteen to twenty days 34 4.0 3.9 3.9
21-30
Twenty-one to thirty days 62
7.3 7.0 7.1
77
Don't know
17 2.0 1.3 .
88
None
601 71.0 70.1 71.0
Total 847 100.0 100.0 100.0
1.4. During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor
physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as
self-care, work, or recreation?
Variable = poorhlth
Format = daymonth Excluded
values = 77 99 Weighting Variable =
_samwght
Weighted
Raw Weighted Percent
S01Q04 Days Poor Health Count
Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1-6 One to six days 58
14.8 15.4 15.6
7-13 Seven to thirteen days 13 3.3 3.3 3.3
14-20 Fourteen to twenty days 19 4.8 5.3 5.4
21-30 Twenty-one to thirty days 56 14.2 11.9 12.1
77 Don't know 6
1.5 1.2 .
88 None 240 61.1 62.7 63.6
99 Refused 1 0.3 0.2 .
Total 393 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.1. Do you have any kind of health care
coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government
plans such as Medicare?
Variable
= hlthplan Format = yesno Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
S02Q01
Have
Weighted
Health Raw Weighted Percent
Insurance Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
Yes 737 87.0 82.1 82.6
2
No 105 12.4 17.3 17.4
7
Don't know 3 0.4 0.4 .
9
Refused 2 0.2 0.2 .
Total 847 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.2. Medicare is a coverage plan for people 65
or over and for certain disabled people.
Do you have Medicare?
Variable
= medicar2 Format = yesno Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S02Q02
Have Raw Weighted Percent
Medicare Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
Yes 479 65.0 46.0 46.2
2
No 255 34.6 53.5 53.8
7
Don't know 3 0.4 0.5 .
Total 737 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.3. What type of health care coverage do you
use to pay for most of your medical care?
Variable
= typcovr1 Format = insurtyp Excluded values = 77 99 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S02Q03
Insurance Raw Weighted Percent
to
Pay Most Count Percent
Percent w/o Refuse
1
Own Employer 130 50.4 54.6 55.3
2
Other's Employer 50 19.4 21.7 22.0
3
Buy Direct 31 12.0 10.4 10.6
5
Medicaid 6 2.3 1.6 1.6
6
Military 13 5.0 3.3 3.3
8
Other 21 8.1 5.8 5.9
77
Don't Know 4 1.6 1.3 .
88
None 3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Total 258 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.3a. There are some types of coverage you may
not have considered. Please tell me if you have any of the following:
Variable
= typcovr2 Format = insurtyp Excluded values = 77 99 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S02Q03a
Insurance Raw Weighted Percent
Probe Count Percent
Percent w/o Refuse
1
Own Employer 8 7.6 6.1 6.4
2
Other's Employer 2 1.9 1.0 1.1
3
Buy Direct 2 1.9 1.2 1.3
4
Medicare 1 1.0 0.2 0.2
5
Medicaid 3 2.9 4.7 5.0
6
Military 2
1.9 1.2 1.3
8
Other 2 1.9 1.4 1.5
77
Don't Know 6 5.7 5.4 .
88
None 79 75.2 78.7 83.1
Total 105 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.4.
During the past 12 months, was there any
time that you did not have any health insurance or coverage?
Variable
= nocov12 Format = yesno Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
S02Q04
Any time Weighted
IPY
with no Raw Weighted Percent
health
coverage Count Percent
Percent w/o Refuse
1
Yes 21 7.7 8.9 8.9
2
No 251 91.6 90.7 91.1
7 Don't know 2 0.7 0.5 .
2.5. About how long has it been since you had
health care coverage?
Variable
= pastplan Format = longa Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
S02Q05
How long Weighted
since
last health Raw Weighted Percent
coverage Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
1-6 months 10 12.2 14.1 14.9
2
6-12 months 7 8.5 11.4 12.1
3
1-2 years 7 8.5 7.7 8.1
4
2-5 years 16 19.5 18.3 19.3
5
5+ years 30 36.6 30.8 32.6
7
Don't know 2 2.4 3.2 .
8
Never 9 11.0 12.3 13.0
9 Refused 1 1.2 2.1 .
Total 82 100.0 100.0 100.0
*county
revised question
2.6. Was there a time during the last 12
months when you needed to see a doctor, but did not?
Variable
= medcost Format = yesno Excluded values = 7 9 Weighting Variable = _samwght
S02Q06
Couldn't
Weighted
see
Dr. IPY due Raw Weighted Percent
to
cost Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
Yes 117 13.8 16.4 16.5
2
No 725 85.6 83.1 83.5
7
Don't know 5 0.6 0.4 .
Total 847 100.0 100.0 100.0
2.6.1. What
was the main reason that you did not see a doctor when you needed to?
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Variable
= whynodr Format = whyn Excluded values = 77 99 Weighting Variable = _samwght
Weighted
S02Q06.1
Main reason didn't Raw Weighted Percent
see
a doctor when needed
Count Percent Percent w/o Refuse
1
Because of cost/lack of insu/can't afford
66 56.4 61.2
62.0
2
Couldn't leave work
1 0.9 1.1 1.1
3 Couldn't get an appmt in a timely fashion