Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 1998-1999, and Followback Survey, 1998-2000: [United States]

This collection comprises the second round of the Community Tracking Study (CTS) Household Survey and the second round of the CTS Followback Survey. The CTS, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national study designed to track changes in the health care system and their effects on care delivery and individuals. Fifty-one metropolitan areas and nine nonmetropolitan areas were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. As in the first round of the Household Survey (COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, 1996-1997, AND FOLLOWBACK SURVEY, 1997-1998: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 2524)), the second round of the Household Survey was administered to households in the 60 CTS sites and to a supplemental national sample of households. Respondents provided information about household composition and demographic characteristics, health insurance coverage, use of health services, unmet health care needs, out-of-pocket expenses for health care, usual source of care, patient trust and satisfaction, last visit to a medical provider, health status and presence of chronic health conditions, risk behaviors and smoking, and employment, earnings, and income. The purpose of the Followback Survey was to obtain detailed information on private health insurance coverage reported in the Household Survey. It was administered to the health plans and other organizations (managed care organizations, third-party administrators, employer or union plans, and employers) that offered or administered the respondents' comprehensive private health insurance policies. Information on private health insurance policies collected by the Followback Survey includes product type, gatekeeping, consumer cost sharing, provider payment methods, and coverage of mental health and/or substance abuse services.

本数据集涵盖社区追踪研究（Community Tracking Study, CTS）住户调查第二轮与CTS随访调查第二轮。
该CTS由罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会资助，是一项全国性研究，旨在追踪医疗保健系统的变革及其对医疗服务供给与个体的影响。研究团队随机选取51个大都市区与9个非大都市区作为CTS的核心研究样本，以确保样本能够代表全美整体情况。
与住户调查第一轮（《社区追踪研究住户调查，1996-1997年及随访调查，1997-1998年：[美国]（ICPSR 2524）》）一致，本次住户调查第二轮面向60个CTS研究站点的住户及补充性全国住户样本开展。受访对象需提供以下信息：家庭构成与人口统计特征、医疗保险覆盖状况、医疗服务使用情况、未被满足的医疗需求、医疗自付费用、常规医疗服务来源、患者信任度与满意度、末次就医情况、健康状况与慢性疾病患病情况、风险行为与吸烟情况，以及就业、薪资与收入状况。
随访调查的目的在于获取住户调查中上报的私人医疗保险覆盖状况的详细信息。本次调查面向为受访对象提供或管理综合私人医疗保险保单的健康计划及其他机构，包括管理式医疗组织、第三方管理者、雇主或工会计划主办方以及雇主。
随访调查收集的私人医疗保险保单信息包括产品类型、分诊管理、参保者自付比例、医疗服务提供者支付方式，以及精神卫生和/或物质滥用治疗服务的覆盖情况。