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Methodology Report

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Part

File Size
  • Description of Contents

1

63 KB INTRODUCTION
  • Overview of Survey Purpose
  • Overview of Survey Content

2

32 KB SAMPLING METHOD
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
INFORMED CONSENT

3

19 KB QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPMENT
  • Sources of Questions
  • Pilot Testing of Questionnaire and Questionnaire Modification
  • Skip Patterns Problem with Initial Questionnaire

4

28 KB DATA COLLECTION 
  • Calling Design Interviewer Training
  • Training Preparation
  • Training Methods
  • Procedures Used to Assure Quality of Data Collected
  • Participation Maximization
  • Refusal Prevention and Conversion

5

74 KB QUALITY CONTROL
RESPONSE RATES TO TOTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
PREPARING AND CLEANING THE DATA
METHOD FOR RECODING OUTLIERS AND INCONSISTENT VALUES
CODING OF OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
WEIGHTING OF SAMPLE DATA IMPUTATION OF MISSING DATA
DATA/QUESTION VALIDATION FILE STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT
DATA USAGE
  • Precision of Estimates and Calculation of Standard Errors Limitations and Cautions About Using the Data
  • Respondent Feedback Regarding Difficulty with Questions
  • Validity of the Survey Questions
  • Reliability of the Survey Questions

6

18 KB RECOMMEND CHANGES IN SURVEY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR FUTURE PROJECTS REFERENCES
Appendix A


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Ohio Family Health Survey Instrument Indicating Sources of Questions

Part 1: Introduction
           Screener Questions for Adult Interview

Part 2: Currently Insured

Part 3: Currently Uninsured

Part 4: Health Status of Adult

Part 5: Utilization of Health Care Services by Adult

Part 6: Unmet Health Care Needs of Adult
           Access to Care by Adult
           Demographics of adults

Part 7: Screening Questions for Eligible Child
           Child's Insurance Coverage

Part 8: Child Currently Uninsured
           Health Status of Child
           Utilization of Health Care Services by Child

Part 9: Unmet Health Care Needs of Child
           Access to Care for Child
           Child's Demographics
           Closing Section
APPENDIX B 62 KB Ohio Family Health Short Survey
APPENDIX C 18 KB Changes Made to Initial Survey Instrument to Generate Final Survey Instrument
APPENDIX D 13 KB CASRO Response Rate Definition