Greetings Drphb! I have located some questions for you concerning
your query. In addition to these questions, I have also located
reports in which you can easily form questions from the answers in
topics discussed by participants.
From http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:SQ1hLPympkUC:spg.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/final/execsummary.pdf+Texas+A%26M+University+Survey+Research+Laboratory+uninsured+questions&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
comes this information:
"The household survey was designed to provide a more detailed picture
of this population, including: the reasons they are uninsured; whether
employment-based insurance is available; the reasons they decline such
coverage; how much they are willing to pay for insurance; the extent
to which they desire health insurance; the types of medical benefits
they prefer in a health plan; their interest in a variety of public
and private insurance options; and other important demographic and
attitudinal information."
This report goes on to offer more statistics and findings. Another
site, http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/nr08311a.html, which
contained a press release offered three sample questions:
"Why do some Texans lack health insurance?
"What kind of assistance would help more Texans obtain health
insurance?
"What has been your experience in dealing with health insurance agents
and companies?"
Various polling questions (Gallup, Harris, CNN, USA Today, ABC, NBC,
Wall Street Journal) concerning health care delivery are available for
review at http://www.pollingreport.com/health1.htm. About halfway
down the site page is a subheading "Health Care Delivery" and I
believe those questions asked by the various polls will be of value to
you. I found the link to those polls from the web site
http://www.epinet.org/pulse/healthcareanalysis.html
More questions and results may be viewed at
http://www.publicforuminstitute.com/projects/2000/pa2/ - this site
includes (among others) the questions:
"Which of the following best describes the kind of health insurance
plan you are under?
"Do you believe there should be one national program covering everyone
with health insurance?
"Do you believe the state or the federal government can best help
those without insurance today?
"In light of all spending priorities (health & defense & education
etc.) - roughly how much of your tax dollars would you dedicate to
help uninsured families get health insurance?"
While these questions have a political slant, I believe they will
assist you in forming your question list. Also, two reports from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation located at
http://www.rwjf.org/publications/synthesis/reports_and_briefs/issue1.html
may be of interest for you in determining questions. I discovered
that link from the site
http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:E13EtI9OpNwC:www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/uploaded_files/NR_National.pdf+polling+the+uninsured&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Various questions concerning why a person is not insured are available
from the SHADAC survey module base at
http://www.shadac.umn.edu/services/assistance/StateQ/questions.asp and
more topics of modules may be selected at
http://www.shadac.umn.edu/services/assistance/StateQ/class.asp
At the web site http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/uninsured/
click on the link "Insurance survey" under the heading "Materials" to
view survey questions concerning the uninsured.
As for questions regrding health care concerns for children, the web
site located at http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/schip/focusgrp.htm (US
Department of Health and Human Services) gives a list of topics and
questions for discussion in focus groups concerning parental concern
over insuring children. The text reads in part:
"Perceptions - What are families’ perceptions about health insurance
in general and Medicaid/SCHIP in particular? What experiences with
private or public insurance do families have, and how do these
experiences affect their perception of Medicaid/SCHIP?
"Participation and barriers to participation - What influences bear on
participants’ decision-making and actions regarding enrollment,
renewal, and disenrollment? What do participants think of application
and enrollment requirements and how do these requirements facilitate
or hinder enrollment?
"Outreach - How do different outreach strategies affect families’
knowledge of public programs and motivation to enroll? Does the
effectiveness of different outreach efforts vary depending on
race/ethnicity, income, location, etc.? If so, what works for whom?
"Premiums and cost-sharing - How do families view premiums and
cost-sharing in SCHIP? What is the burden on families of different
cost-sharing schedules?
"Access, utilization, and satisfaction - How has participation in
SCHIP affected participants’ utilization of health services? How
satisfied are participants with the quality and accessibility of the
health care they receive?"
Other questions I thought of to consider for a survey to determine
stress might include:
Do you postpone visits to physicians because you have no health
insurance coverage? How does this make you feel? [NOTE: if
conducting a numbers response, have the participant rate an answer on
a 1-10 scale, 1 being "Not at all stressed" to 10 being "Extremely
stressed"]
If you visit a doctor and obtain a prescription, do you always fill
the prescription? Do you sometimes leave it unfilled because of
economic problems? How stresed does this make you feel?
If you have children, do you worry that you will not be able to
provide for them if you are taken ill? Do you worry that your child
will not receive needed health care because of lack of insurance?
[the film "John Q" comes to mind here...]
Have you ever approached a physician with the suggestion of a monthly
pay plan; for instance, asking the doctor if you might pay him $XX
each month or week as a buffer for fututre care? Would a plan like
this be appealing to you?
You might also consider asking participants if they have a TV, VCR,
DVD, microwave, Playstation, Nintendo, etc - things most people
consider a need but are really a luxury - because it might be
interesting to see what they spend their money on as opposed to health
care. Also, you might inquire about alcohol use, cigarette smoking
and/or drug use in the people polled regarding health care. On the
filp side, inquiring about nutrition and vitamin usage might prove
important.
If you need clarification on anything I have provided, please request
it and I will be happy to conduct further research in this area. As
an uninsured individual, this topic is of great interest to me.
OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:
A survey for small businesses concerning health insurance
http://spg.tdi.state.tx.us/survey/Employer_Survey.html
Help for the uninsured - a small business survey
http://www.hlc.org/Making_News/THE_National_Priority/Polling_Data/polling_data.html
What to do about health care
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/wat/archive/wat052200.htm
Health Insurance Data - US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins.html
Who is most likely to be uninsured? [this would help you determine the
demographics for your research]
http://coveringtheuninsured.org/factsheets/display.php3?FactSheetID=26
Who are the uninsured?
http://coveringtheuninsured.org/factsheets/index.php3?TopicID=1
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