Objectives. To present information on the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) of the National Center for Health Statistics(NCHS). Overview. Staff from the SLAITS program will describe a new survey of the NCHS, which offers a way of collecting important healthcare data at state and local levels. This new data collection tool was developed by NCHS to provide in-depth state and local area data to meet various program and policy needs in an ever-changing healthcare system. SLAITS, funded through sponsorship of specific survey modules, uses the same random-digit-dial (RDD) telephone design approach and sampling frame as the ongoing National Immunization Survey of the National Immunization Program (NIP). Whereas the initial three years of pilot testing of this survey mechanism was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, SLAITS is now available for sponsorship to other government and nonprofit agencies that require high quality data at state and local levels. Results. Findings from pilot surveys in Texas and Minnesota will be presented. Although survey modules vary depending on sponsorship, modules in these two states investigate the association between public assistance program participation and factors, such as health care coverage, reliable childcare, safe neighborhoods, and parental employment that support child well-being. The sampling frame for this module includes a RDD sample in Texas including an oversample of low-income households with children under age 18, as well as list samples of known Medicaid participants in Texas and Medicaid and MinnesotaCare participants in Minnesota.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to: describe SLAITS and possibilities for sub-national data; discuss advantages of tailored surveys to meet state and local health needs; gain knowledge of contacts information for SLAITS staff.
Keywords: Survey, Methodology
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Employment