Local Data Collection Strategies for Safety Net Assessment: Table 3

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Table 3. Measures Available on Major National Health Care Surveys

Measure	CPS	MEPS-HC	NHIS	BRFSS	CTS	NSAF
Uninsurance
Uninsured, point in time		X	X	X	X	X
Uninsured, entire year	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ever uninsured prior year		X	X	X	X	X
How long uninsured		X	X	X	X	X
Health insurance
Source of coverage*	X	X	X	X	X	X
How long covered		X		X
Health status
Self-assessed health status	X	X	X	X	X	X
Activity limitation/disability		X	X	X	X	X
Other		X	X	X	X	X
Health care utilization
Doctor visits		X	X	X	X	X
Emergency dept. visits		X	X	X	X	X
Inpatient stays or days		X	X		X	X
Preventive services		X		X	X	X
Other		X	X	X	X	X
Access to care
Usual source of care-type of place		X	X	X	X	X
Usual source of care-particular physician		X		X	X
Perceived barriers/unmet need		X	X	X	X	X
Satisfaction with care		X		X	X	X
Employment
Work status, current	X	X	X	X	X	X
Work status, past year	X	X	X			X
Current full-time/part-time/temporary work	X	X			X	X
Number of weekly hours usually worked	X	X	X		X	X
Type of industry or business	X	X			X	X
Income and wealth
Combined family/household income	X	X	X	X	X	X
Received Social Security or SSI	X	X	X			X
Received public assistance	X	X	X			X
Received veteran's benefits	X	X	X			X
Assets	X	X				X

* Typically Medicaid, Medicare, State Child Health Insurance Plan, employer or union, direct purchase from health insurer or HMO, military, VA, Indian Health Service, and others.

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