Alaska Household Health Alaska Household Health Insurance Coverage Survey Insurance Coverage Survey

Rebecca S. Wells, SMRebecca S. Wells, SMHealth Survey Lab ManagerHealth Survey Lab Manager

State of Alaska, DHSSState of Alaska, DHSSDivision of Public HealthDivision of Public Health

Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionSection of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

What is the Household Insurance What is the Household Insurance Survey Designed to Measure?Survey Designed to Measure?

Health care coverage of Alaskans in Health care coverage of Alaskans in different parts of the state and in different different parts of the state and in different job situationsjob situations

Differences in health care coverage Differences in health care coverage related to region, type of work and related to region, type of work and demographic characteristics.demographic characteristics.

Survey InstrumentSurvey Instrument

Developed from the CPS (US Current Developed from the CPS (US Current Population Survey) and CSCS Population Survey) and CSCS (Consolidated State Coverage Survey)(Consolidated State Coverage Survey)

Goal to reach a householdGoal to reach a household Speak with most knowledgeable adult HH Speak with most knowledgeable adult HH

member about health care coverage of each member about health care coverage of each member of the householdmember of the household

More detailed questions are asked about one More detailed questions are asked about one randomly drawnrandomly drawn adult in the HH adult in the HH

MethodsMethods

Random Digit DialRandom Digit Dial Calls made from Health Survey Lab in JuneauCalls made from Health Survey Lab in Juneau Randomly drawn telephone numbers from exchanges Randomly drawn telephone numbers from exchanges

statewide provided by Marketing Systems Groupstatewide provided by Marketing Systems Group

Stratified SamplingStratified Sampling Sample drawn using same 5 regions as the BRFSS Sample drawn using same 5 regions as the BRFSS

surveysurvey Oversample rural regionOversample rural region

BRFSS RegionsBRFSS Regions

Region 1 – Anchorage & Vicinity (Blue)Region 2 – Gulf Coast (Yellow)Region 3 – Southeast (Pink)Region 4 – Rural (Red)Region 5 – Fairbanks & Vicinity (Green)

Plan/TimelinePlan/Timeline

6 months of data collection6 months of data collection Plan – April 2006 – September 2006Plan – April 2006 – September 2006 Actual – May 2006 – December 2006Actual – May 2006 – December 2006

Goal to collect 1250 surveys totalGoal to collect 1250 surveys total 250 from each region250 from each region We are on track with this goalWe are on track with this goal

Comparison with BRFSSComparison with BRFSS Same sampling methodsSame sampling methods Same regionsSame regions

BRFSS BRFSS Goal to reach a HH and survey one randomly selected adultGoal to reach a HH and survey one randomly selected adult One question on heath care coverageOne question on heath care coverage Some state added questions on child health insurance Some state added questions on child health insurance

coveragecoverage

HH Insurance SurveyHH Insurance Survey Goal to reach a HH and get coverage information on all HH Goal to reach a HH and get coverage information on all HH

membersmembers Detailed questions asked about one Detailed questions asked about one randomly selectedrandomly selected

adult HH memberadult HH member

Contact InformationContact Information

Rebecca S. Wells, SMRebecca S. Wells, SM

Health Survey Lab ManagerHealth Survey Lab Manager

Ph: 907-465-8540Ph: 907-465-8540

Email: rebecca_wells@health.state.ak.usEmail: rebecca_wells@health.state.ak.us