Health Module

Brief Summary

The Health Module uses questions from the National Health Interview Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participationexternal icon. It includes items on access and barriers to care, health insurance coverage, health status, health care utilization, demographic characteristics, and family income. This module was pilot-tested in Iowa and Washington.

Quick Facts

• Sponsor(s): Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department for Health and Human Servicesexternal icon
• Period of Data Collection: 1997
• Sample size:
• Iowa: 2,675 persons; 1,021 households
• Washington: 2,866 persons;1,068 households
• Sampling Frame: Random-Digit-Dial samples in Iowa and Washington State
• Public-Use File: Available (See View/download)
• Publications and Presentations Using SLAITS Data

View/Download

• Documentationtxt icon [TXT – 2 KB]
• Survey Instrumentpdf icon [PDF – 74 KB]
• Methodology Reportpdf icon [PDF – 37 KB]
• Dataset
  • Iowa [SAS Dataset – 1.1 MB]
  • Washington [SAS Dataset – 1.2 MB]
• Frequency Counts
  • Iowapdf icon [PDF – 41 KB]
  • Washingtonpdf icon [PDF – 41 KB]