. "Appendix A Descriptions of National Health and Health Care Surveys." Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs
Ethnicity: Hispanic Origin; Not Hispanic Origin; Don’t Know; Refused Specification
SEP Data Collected:
Education, employment, income
Language and Acculturation Data Collected:
Not collected
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS)
Agency:
Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Main Purpose of Data Collection:
To collect information on consumers’ assessments of health plans in order to provide other consumers with easily accessible and understandable data to compare alternative health care providers.
Periodicity of Data Collection:
1995, ongoing
Type of Survey:
• Cross-sectional
• Kit of survey and report tools provided to health care providers. Information gathered is then reported to consumers.
Sample Size:
2001:780,000 individuals completed the survey
Racial and Ethnic Data Collected:
Follows 1997 revised OMB standards
SEP Data Collected:
Highest grade level completed (these are core questions; other data may be collected specific to the type of services provided)
