Research Catalog

Title

Health maintenance organizations in the United States, 1984 [electronic resource].

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• Louis Harris and Associates. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056629

Summary

The Health Maintenance Organization study was designed to provide an up-to-date report card on how well HMOs are meeting the aspirations and demands of members, employers, and physicians who work in them. This study includes a detailed assessment of the strengths and successes, weaknesses and failures of HMOs as perceived by their key constituencies. This survey also obtained attitudes toward, and knowledge of HMOs among the general public, as well as changes in those attitudes. Other objectives include a comparison of different levels of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of HMOs among the public, employers, and physicians both working in HMOs and non-HMO physicians. Variables in the Corporate Employer file include familiarity with HMOs, whether the company offers HMOs to employees, type of experience with HMOs, incentives and drawbacks of HMOs, number of employees, industry of the company, and number of years at present position of the executive being interviewed. The Physicians file contains variables on opinions and attitudes toward HMOs, whether the physician is an HMO practitioner, the number of HMO patients seen in a week, changes in the physician's practice caused by HMOs, primary speciality, number of years in practice, and age. The Members of HMOs and Public Cross-Section files contain variables on HMO membership, opinions on services at HMOs, comparisons between HMOs and traditional services, desire to join an HMO, health of respondent, occupation, education, age, marital and financial status, and race.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 8468

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 8468.

Alternative Title

HMO, 1984

Subjects

• dataset
• Medical care
• Health maintenance organizations > United States > Public opinion
• dataset > 1984
• Patient care
• Physician choice
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Medical specializations
• Public opinion > United States
• Physician practice
• Health care services
• Health insurance

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1984.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on March 28, 2008).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 4 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF).

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: August 1984-October 1984.
• Time period: 1984.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: United States.

Cite As (note)

• Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1984 [Computer file]. Princeton, NJ: Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: card image.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library