Survey of Adult Transition and Health (SATH)

Users can download data regarding the health care needs of children with special health care needs in adolescence and early adulthood. Topics include: transition services, care coordination and health insurance. BackgroundThe Survey of Adult Transition and Health (SATH) is operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This survey followed up on cases included in the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special health Care Needs (NSCSHCN). The SATH aims to ex amine the current health care needs of the original children with special health care needs survey subjects and to understand their transition from pediatric health care providers to adult health care providers. Topics include, but are not limited to: transition services, accommodations, care coordination, and health insurance. User Functionality Users can download the survey instrument, public dataset and codebook. Users can download the questionnaire as a PDF; the dataset can be downloaded into SAS statistical software. Data Notes The SATH is a follow-up survey administered to children with special health care needs who were 14-17 years of age during the initial interview in the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special health Care Needs (NSCSHCN). In 2007, these cases were 19-23 y ears old. The 2001 survey preceding this interview was conducted with the parent or guardian of the child with special health care needs. The child with special health care needs (n= 1,916) responded to the 2007 follow-up survey. Data were collected between June, 2007 and August, 2007. Information is available on a national level.