Table of Contents

Component Description

The Hospital Utilization and Access to Care section (variable name prefix HUQ) provides SP-level interview data on self-reported health status and access to health care topics.

Eligible Sample

All survey participants respond to this section. HUQ020 was asked of participants 1 year and over. HUQ090 was asked of participants 4 years and over.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

The Hospital Utilization and Access to Care questionnaire was done before the physical examination, in the home, using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system. Persons 16 years of age and older and emancipated minors were interviewed directly. A proxy provided information for survey participants who were under 16 years of age and for individuals who could not answer the questions themselves.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

The CAPI system is programmed with built-in consistency checks to reduce data entry errors. CAPI also uses online help screens to assist interviewers in defining key terms used in the questionnaire.

Data Processing and Editing

The data were reviewed for completeness, consistency, and illogical values.

Analytic Notes

Although these data were collected as part of the household questionnaire, if they are merged with the MEC exam data, exam sample weights should be used for the analyses.

Please refer to the NHANES Analytic Guidelines and the on-line NHANES Tutorial for further details on the use of sample weights and other analytic issues.   

Codebook and Frequencies

SEQN - Respondent sequence number

Variable Name:
SEQN
SAS Label:
Respondent sequence number
English Text:
Respondent sequence number.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS

HUQ010 - General health condition

Variable Name:
HUQ010
SAS Label:
General health condition
English Text:
{First/Next} I have some general questions about {your/SP's} health. Would you say {your/SP's} health in general is . . .
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: DISPLAY "FIRST" IF SP AGE IS >= 16 YEARS.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Excellent, 2615 2615
2 Very good, 2716 5331
3 Good, 3235 8566
4 Fair, or 1330 9896
5 Poor? 274 10170
7 Refused 2 10172
9 Don't know 3 10175
. Missing 0 10175

HUQ015 - CHECK ITEM

Variable Name:
HUQ015
English Instructions:
CHECK ITEM HUQ015: IF SP AGE >= 1, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO HUQ030.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS

HUQ020 - Health now compared with 1 year ago

Variable Name:
HUQ020
SAS Label:
Health now compared with 1 year ago
English Text:
Compared with 12 months ago, would you say {your/SP's} health is now . . .
Target:
Both males and females 1 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Better, 1895 1895
2 Worse, or 760 2655
3 About the same? 7112 9767
7 Refused 1 9768
9 Don't know 1 9769
. Missing 406 10175

HUQ030 - Routine place to go for healthcare

Variable Name:
HUQ030
SAS Label:
Routine place to go for healthcare
English Text:
Is there a place that {you/SP} usually {go/goes} when {you are/he/she is} sick or {you/s/he} need{s} advice about {your/his/her} health?
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: IF SP AGE < 12, DISPLAY "YOU" IN THE FOURTH DISPLAY AND DON'T DISPLAY THE "S" IN THE FIFTH DISPLAY.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 8944 8944
2 There is no place 1194 10138 HUQ051
3 There is more than one place 37 10175
7 Refused 0 10175 HUQ051
9 Don't know 0 10175 HUQ051
. Missing 0 10175

HUQ041 - Type place most often go for healthcare

Variable Name:
HUQ041
SAS Label:
Type place most often go for healthcare
English Text:
{What kind of place is it - a clinic, doctor's office, emergency room, or some other place?} {What kind of place {do you/does SP} go to most often - a clinic, doctor's office, emergency room, or some other place?}
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: IF HUQ.030 = 1 DISPLAY "What kind of place is it - a clinic, doctor's office, emergency room, or some other place?" IF HUQ.030 = 3 DISPLAY "What kind of place {do you/does SP} go to most often - a clinic, doctor's office, emergency room, or some other place?"
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Clinic or health center 1813 1813
2 Doctor's office or HMO 6735 8548
3 Hospital emergency room 234 8782
4 Hospital outpatient department 90 8872
5 Some other place 70 8942
6 Doesn't go to one place most often 38 8980
77 Refused 1 8981
99 Don't know 0 8981
. Missing 1194 10175

HUQ051 - #times receive healthcare over past year

Variable Name:
HUQ051
SAS Label:
#times receive healthcare over past year
English Text:
{During the past 12 months, how/How} many times {have you/has SP} seen a doctor or other health care professional about {your/his/her} health at a doctor's office, a clinic or some other place? Do not include times {you were/s/he was} hospitalized overnight, visits to hospital emergency rooms, home visits or telephone calls.
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: DISPLAY "12 MONTHS" ONLY IF SP'S AGE IS >= 1.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 None 1287 1287
1 1 2167 3454 HUQ071
2 2 to 3 3206 6660 HUQ071
3 4 to 5 1518 8178 HUQ071
4 6 to 7 705 8883 HUQ071
5 8 to 9 289 9172 HUQ071
6 10 to 12 460 9632 HUQ071
7 13 to 15 171 9803 HUQ071
8 16 or more 361 10164 HUQ071
77 Refused 0 10164 HUQ071
99 Don't know 11 10175 HUQ071
. Missing 0 10175

HUQ061 - How long since last healthcare visit

Variable Name:
HUQ061
SAS Label:
How long since last healthcare visit
English Text:
About how long has it been since {you/SP} last saw or talked to a doctor or other health care professional about {your/his/her} health? Include doctors seen while {you were} {he/she was} a patient in a hospital. Has it been . . .
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 6 months or less, 71 71
2 more than 6 months, but not more than 1 year ago, 85 156
3 more than 1 year, but not more than 2 years ago, 521 677
4 more than 2 years, but not more than 5 years ago, 378 1055
5 more than 5 years ago, or 204 1259
6 Never? 22 1281
77 Refused 0 1281
99 Don't know 6 1287
. Missing 8888 10175

HUQ071 - Overnight hospital patient in last year

Variable Name:
HUQ071
SAS Label:
Overnight hospital patient in last year
English Text:
{During the past 12 months, were you/{was} SP} a patient in a hospital overnight? Do not include an overnight stay in the emergency room.
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: DISPLAY "12 MONTHS" ONLY IF SP'S AGE IS >= 1. DISPLAY "WAS SP" WITH LEADING CAPS, IF SP'S AGE IS <1.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 927 927
2 No 9246 10173 HUQ085
7 Refused 0 10173 HUQ085
9 Don't know 2 10175 HUQ085
. Missing 0 10175

HUD080 - #times overnite hospital patient/last yr

Variable Name:
HUD080
SAS Label:
#times overnite hospital patient/last yr
English Text:
How many different times did {you/SP} stay in any hospital overnight or longer {during the past 12 months}? (Do not count total number of nights, just total number of hospital admissions for stays which lasted 1 or more nights.)
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: DISPLAY "12 MONTHS" ONLY IF SP'S AGE IS >= 1. ENTER NUMBER.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 1 706 706
2 2 126 832
3 3 55 887
4 4 15 902
5 5 9 911
6 6 times or more 16 927
77777 Refused 0 927
99999 Don't know 0 927
. Missing 9248 10175

HUQ085 - CHECK ITEM

Variable Name:
HUQ085
English Instructions:
CHECK ITEM HUQ085: IF SP AGE >= 4, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO END OF SECTION.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS

HUQ090 - Seen mental health professional/past yr

Variable Name:
HUQ090
SAS Label:
Seen mental health professional/past yr
English Text:
During the past 12 months, that is since {DISPLAY CURRENT MONTH} of {DISPLAY LAST YEAR}, {have you/has SP} seen or talked to a mental health professional such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse or clinical social worker about {your/his/her} health?
Target:
Both males and females 4 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 734 734
2 No 8271 9005
7 Refused 1 9006
9 Don't know 4 9010
. Missing 1165 10175