Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2003: [United States]

This collection contains data and documentation for the
fourth round of the Community Tracking Study (CTS) Household
Survey. Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the CTS is a
national study designed to track changes in the United States' health
care system and their effects. The fourth round was administered to
households in the 60 CTS sites: 51 metropolitan areas and nine
nonmetropolitan areas which were randomly selected to form the core of
the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. The first
round of the CTS Household Survey was conducted in 1996-1997 (ICPSR
2524), the second round in 1998-1999 (ICPSR 3199), and the third in
2000-2001 (ICPSR 3764). Respondents to the fourth round provided
information about health insurance coverage, use of health services,
unmet needs for health care, children's special health care needs,
out-of-pocket medical costs, patient trust in physicians, sources of
health information, attitudes about medical care, and satisfaction
with health care and health plans. Health status, chronic conditions,
and risk attitudes and smoking behavior were additional topics covered
by the fourth round questionnaire. The data include variables on
height and weight, employment, income, ethnicity, race, United States
citizenship, household composition, and demographic characteristics.