Insurance & Health Care Utilization
Health Care Utilization Download
| Measure | Question | HRS | MHAS | SHARE | KLoSA | JSTAR | CRELES | TILDA | CHARLS |
| Hospital stay | any stay | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w5 | - | w1-w2 |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 12m | 12m | |||
| # stays | w1 - w12 | - | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | - | w1 - w2 | w1-w2 | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 12m | 12m | ||||
| # nights | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w5 | w1 - w2 | w1-w2 | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m | w1(last
episode), w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 12m | 12m | last episode | ||
| Nursing home stay | any stay | w1 - w12 | - | w1, 2, 4, 5 | - | - | w2 -w3 | w1 - w2 | - |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m, in exit interview | 12m, w2 asks how many weeks | ||||||
| # stays | w1 - w12 | - | w1, 2, 4, 5 | - | - | - | w1 - w2 | - | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m, w2 asks how many weeks | |||||||
| # of nights | w1 - w12 | - | w1, 2, 4, 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m (asked in # of weeks) | ||||||||
| Doctor visit | any visit | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w5 | w1-w2 | w1-w2 |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 3m, medical visit | 12m | 1m | ||
| # visit | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w5 | w1-w2 | w1-w2 | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m | 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 3m, medical visit | 12m, w2 values grouped into 4 different categories | 1m | ||
| Traditional doctor visit | any visit | - | w1 - w3 | - | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | w1-w2 |
| 12m(surveyed for cuarandero and homeopath) | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) (oriental doctor) |
1m (oriental doctor) | |||||||
| # visit | - | w1 - w3 | - | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | w1-w2 | |
| 12m(surveyed for cuarandero and homeopath) | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) (oriental doctor) |
1m (oriental doctor) | |||||||
| Home health care | any | w1 - w12 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | - | - | w1 - w5 | w1-w2 | - | |
| HRS1, AHD1 (12m) HRS2, w3 -w12(2y) | 12m (also ask if receive care from private provider) | 12m | 12m | ||||||
| Regular use of prescription drugs | any | w3-w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | - |
| since last interview or last 2y | 12m (itemized) | 1 wk | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
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| Dental visit | any visit | w2-w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | - | w1-w2 | w2 |
| AHD1(12m) AHD2- HRS3- (since last interview or last 2y) | 12m | 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 12m | 12m | |||
| # visit | - | w1 - w3 | - | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | - | - | w2 | |
| 12m | w1(12m),
w2-w4(2yr) |
12m | 12m | ||||||
| Specific health facility (e.g. rehab program, adult center and etc.) | any | w2-w12 | - | - | - | - | w1 - w5 | w1-w2 | - |
| AHD1(12m) AHD2- HRS3- (since last interview or last 2y) | 3m | state service in last 12m | |||||||
| Medical expenditures | household oop med exp | w2-w12 | w1 - w3 | w1, 2, 5 | w2 - w4 | - | w1 - w5 | w1-w2 | w1-w2 |
| aggregate, AHD1(12m), AHD2- HRS3- (since last interview or last 2y) |
itemized,
w1 aggregate, w2 & w3 |
itemized | aggregate | itemized(itemized only between stay, visit, diagnosis, and others) | itemized | itemized | |||
| household total med exp | w1-w12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| aggregate, HRS1, AHD1(12m) AHD2- HRS2- (since last interview or last 2y) |
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| * ELSA doesn't ask any health care utilization questions | |||||||||
Insurance Download
| Topic | Variables | HRS | MHAS | ELSA | SHARE | KLoSA | JSTAR | CRELES | TILDA | CHARLS |
| Health insurance | covered by government plan | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | - | w1 | w1 - w4 | w1 - w5 | w1 - w2 | w1 - w2 | |
| - | - | - | only surveyed w2-w5 for spouse | - | - | |||||
| covered by private plan | w2 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w8 | - | w1 - w4 | w1 - w3 | w1,w4 - w5 | w1 - w2 | w1 - w2 | |
| Not surveyed in AHD1 | - | - | - | only respondents answered the question not spouse | - | - | ||||
| source of the private insurance | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w8 | - | - | - | - | w1 - w2 | w1 - w2 | |
| Not surveyed in AHD1 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| covered by other plans | w2 - w12 | w1 - w3 | - | w1 | - | - | - | - | w1 - w2 | |
| number of health insurance plans | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | - | - | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | w1 - w2 | |
| Not surveyed in AHD1 | asked if they have each types of insurance plan | - | (asked whether insured by each plan) | |||||||
| Insurance premium | premium amnt | w2 - w12 | - | - | - | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | w1 - w2 |
| Not asked in HRS2 | - | - | ||||||||
| Other insurance | has long term care ins | w2 - w12 | - | - | w1 | w4 | - | - | - | - |
| Not surveyed in HRS2 | - | reason used for long term care insurance | ||||||||
| has life insurance | w1 - w12 | w1 - w3 | w1 - w8 | w1, 2, 4, 5 | w1 - w4 | - | - | - | w1 - w2 | |
| Eligibility | eligible for long term care insurance service | - | - | - | - | - | w1 - w3 | - | - | - |