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Component Description

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

Eligible Sample

All participants were eligible. HUQ020 was asked of participants 1 year and older. HUQ090 was asked of participants 4 years and older.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

HUQ was asked in the home, by trained interviewers, 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 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, 2561 2561
2 Very good, 2658 5219
3 Good, 3001 8220
4 Fair, or 1424 9644
5 Poor? 317 9961
7 Refused 3 9964
9 Don't know 7 9971
. Missing 0 9971

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, 1965 1965
2 Worse, or 653 2618
3 About the same? 6954 9572
7 Refused 0 9572
9 Don't know 3 9575
. Missing 396 9971

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 8563 8563
2 There is no place 1340 9903 HUQ051
3 There is more than one place 68 9971
7 Refused 0 9971 HUQ051
9 Don't know 0 9971 HUQ051
. Missing 0 9971

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 2979 2979
2 Doctor's office or HMO 5093 8072
3 Hospital emergency room 277 8349
4 Hospital outpatient department 148 8497
5 Some other place 104 8601
6 Doesn't go to one place most often 30 8631
77 Refused 0 8631
99 Don't know 0 8631
. Missing 1340 9971

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 1421 1421
1 1 2049 3470 HUQ071
2 2 to 3 3140 6610 HUQ071
3 4 to 5 1487 8097 HUQ071
4 6 to 7 699 8796 HUQ071
5 8 to 9 271 9067 HUQ071
6 10 to 12 437 9504 HUQ071
7 13 to 15 133 9637 HUQ071
8 16 or more 304 9941 HUQ071
77 Refused 2 9943 HUQ071
99 Don't know 28 9971 HUQ071
. Missing 0 9971

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, 114 114
2 more than 6 months, but not more than 1 year ago, 104 218
3 more than 1 year, but not more than 2 years ago, 508 726
4 more than 2 years, but not more than 5 years ago, 409 1135
5 more than 5 years ago, or 221 1356
6 Never? 59 1415
77 Refused 0 1415
99 Don't know 6 1421
. Missing 8550 9971

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 869 869
2 No 9098 9967 HUQ085
7 Refused 0 9967 HUQ085
9 Don't know 4 9971 HUQ085
. Missing 0 9971

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 1 630 630
2 2 141 771
3 3 55 826
4 4 18 844
5 5 14 858
6 6 times or more 10 868
77777 Refused 0 868
99999 Don't know 1 869
. Missing 9102 9971

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 788 788
2 No 8000 8788
7 Refused 0 8788
9 Don't know 6 8794
. Missing 1177 9971