National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health Poll: Sick in America, United States, 2012

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data. This collection includes variable-level metadata of Sick in America, a survey from National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health, conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include: Quality of health care Health care costs as problem Reasons for health care quality problems Focus of doctor visits Reasons for rising health care costs Health care as good value Agreement with doctor statements Amount of doctors Doctor visits for check-up Personal insurance coverage Uninsured Overnight hospital stays Satisfaction with hospital medical care Medical care costs as reasonable Description of hospital stays Serious illness Interactions with medical professionals Impact of medical care costs on family Receiving care every time it's needed Being turned away for health care Insurance premiums as financial problem Out of pocket medical costs Negotiating lower charges Problems paying for insurance Changing regular doctor Personal financial situation The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092354]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 159 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.