The number of persons with health insurance coverage kept pace with the growth of the population between 1990 and 1991--with approximately 86% of the population insured. The most important new information regarding health insurance in the 1992 CPS is that the number of persons helped by the Medicaid program during the year rose by 2.6 million or 11% to almost 27 million in 1991.
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Advanced SearchThe National Long-Term Care Surveys (1982, 1984, 1989)
The 1982 and 1984 National Long-Term Care Surveys (NLTCS) are household surveys of functionally impaired Medicare beneficiaries age 65+. The 1989 NTLCS is a resurveying of this population.
Searching for a Needle in a Haystack: Creative Use of the Decennial Census Dress Rehearsal Data to Find Board and Care Places in Central Missouri
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Effects of Multiple Admissions on Nursing Home Use: Implications for "Front-end" Policies
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Measuring the Activities of Daily Living: Comparisons Across National Surveys
The activities of daily living (ADLs) are the basic tasks of everyday life. Reported estimates of the size of the elderly population with ADL disabilities differ substantially across national surveys. Differences in which ADL items are being measured and in what constitutes a disability account for much of the variation.
Characteristics of Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
In spite of the growth in federal programs affecting the developmentally disabled, there is little comprehensive information about this population. The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is one available source of information. SIPP is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the adult civilian non-institutionalized population in the U.S.
Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions in Mental Retardation Facilities: Selected Findings From the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey
This report presents selected statistics gathered on residential facilities designated as mental retardation facilities and their residents as part of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey Institutional Population Component (NMES/IPC).
The Activities of Daily Living, National Surveys and Long-Term Care Cost Estimates: Two Current Initiatives
This paper was presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 17-21, 1989. It focuses on several problems associated with making estimates using activities of daily living and highlights some of the methodological work carried out or sponsored by HHS to overcome these problems. [14 PDF pages]
Evaluation of the 1989 Child Care Supplement in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
This report summarizes the results of a special experiment in the collection (from 347 mothers) of detailed current and retrospective child care information carried out in conjunction with the 1989 (11th round) wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.