Harvard School of Public Health/WBUR/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Sick in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health, WBUR Boston National Public Radio, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include: Quality of health care Health insurance, insurance status, and care costs 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 Attending routine check-ups Overnight stays in hospitals Satisfaction with hospital care Medical costs as reasonable Description of hospital stay Recent serious illness Satisfaction with medical care Interactions with health care professionals Impact of medical 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 #31092353]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 162 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.