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HSCdataOnline is an interactive system that allows you to obtain results for a variety of topics from the CTS and Health Tracking Household and Physician Surveys.

How does HSCdataOnline work?

HSCdataOnline is very quick and easy to use. At its simplest, you select a topic and then click on a tab that immediately displays a table with results for that topic for each survey year. For any topic that you choose, you can see results for the full population or for subgroups that you select.

Results from the Household Survey

17,800 individuals in 9,400 families comprise the sample for the most recent Household Survey in 2007, which focuses on tracking changes in the health care system and how such changes will affect people. The response rate was 44% in 2007. The survey is nationally representative. Particular areas of inquiry include access, satisfaction, use of services and insurance coverage. Information about health status, sociodemographic characteristics and employment is also collected. Mathematica Policy Research conducts the Household Survey for HSC. The first four CTS household surveys were conducted in 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01, and 2003. The fifth survey, referenced as the 2007 HSC Health Tracking Household Survey, was conducted primarily in calendar year 2007.

HSCdataOnline contains Household Survey results for these broad topic areas:

You can request tables that show results for these and other topics by year, age (e.g., children, elderly), and other factors (e.g., race/ethnicity, income). Click here to see examples of the types of Household Survey tables that you can generate.

Results from the Physician Survey

Practicing physicians across the country provide perspectives on how health care delivery is changing. Physicians respond to a series of questions about source of practice revenue, problems they face in practicing medicine, quality of care, access to services, information technology, sources of practice revenue and compensation, as well as questions about their practice arrangements and care practices. Over twelve thousand practicing physicians across the country provided perspectives on how health care delivery is changing in the first three rounds of the survey (1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01), while more than 6,600 physicians were interviewed in round four (2004-05). Data from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey is currently being processed and includes responses from more than 4,700 physicians. Unlike previous rounds of the survey that were administered over the telephone, this round used a mail questionnaire. It was conducted by Westat, while the Gallup Organization conducted previous rounds of the survey. The new survey includes questions in new topic areas, such as coordination of care, malpractice, and physician ownership of equipment and hospitals.

HSCdataOnline contains CTS and Health Tracking Physician Survey results for these broad topic areas:

You can request tables that show results for these and other topics by year, type of physician (primary care physicians or specialists) and other factors (e.g., physician age, gender). Click here to see examples of the types of Physician Survey tables that you can generate.

Frequently Asked Questions.

For answers to other frequently asked questions about HSCdataOnline, refer to our FAQ page.

Feedback.

Please send any questions and comments that you have, including requests for estimates that you would like to see added to HSCdataOnline, to HSCdataOnline@hschange.org.