Assessment of a Program of Public Information on Health Care Reform, 1992-1993 : [Wichita, Kansas, and Des Moines, Iowa] / Sally Daniels, Andrew Kully.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Daniels, Sally, 1931-2009.

Kully, Andrew.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 6066.

ICPSR ; 6066

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health care reform--United States--Public opinion.

Public opinion--Kansas--Wichita.

Public opinion--Iowa--Des Moines.

Public opinion.

Health care reform.

Iowa--Des Moines.

Kansas--Wichita.

United States.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR version.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

The purpose of this data collection was to assess the impact on public opinion of an informational program on health care reform in the United States. This educational campaign, designed and carried out by the Public Agenda Foundation with the cooperation of various media and community organizations, was intended to inform the public in targeted communities about the condition of the United States health care system, particularly regarding cost and accessibility of health care, and various reform initiatives being debated by policymakers. A pre- and post-treatment survey design with controls was used. Surveys were conducted in Wichita, Kansas (the treatment community) before and after the program was administered in that city. Parallel surveys were conducted in Des Moines, Iowa (the control community), where the program was not introduced. In both cities, respondents were asked their opinions about the cost of health care, access to health care, and health care reform, including willingness to pay more taxes for health care. In addition, respondents were queried about the status of health insurance coverage for themselves and their families, and how satisfied they were with the health care services that they and their families had received in the last few years. The surveys also solicited opinions concerning other issues, such as crime and drug abuse, the economy and unemployment, race relations, the quality of public school education, pollution and the environment, alcoholism, and homelessness. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, marital status, education, employment, and family income.... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06066

Contents:

Part 1: Main Data File; Part 2: SAS Data Definition Statements

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

61156372

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.