About
- Data from Disability & Health Data System (DHDS) come from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
- The BRFSS is a telephone interview with questions on a variety of health risks and behaviors, chronic conditions, and demographics.
- Below are the specific questions and response categories about the barriers and costs of health care.
Could not see a doctor due to cost in past 12 months
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) respondents were asked, "Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?" Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Could not see a doctor due to cost in past 12 months data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Related Indicators:
- Routine check-up in past year
- Have a personal doctor
- Have health care coverage
Defined based on:
- Pearson WS, Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Language preference as a predictor of access to and use of healthcare services among Hispanics in the U.S. Ethn Dis. 2008;18:93–7.
Have a personal doctor
BRFSS respondents were asked, "Do you have one person (or a group of doctors) that you think of as your personal health care provider?" Responses were grouped into three categories:
- Yes, only one
- More than one
- No
Have a personal doctor data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Related Indicators:
- Routine check-up in past year
- Could not see a doctor due to cost in past 12 months
- Have health care coverage
Defined based on:
- Pearson WS, Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES, Mokdad AH. Language preference as a predictor of access to and use of healthcare services among Hispanics in the U.S. Ethn Dis. 2008;18:93–7.
Have health care coverage
BRFSS respondents were asked, "What is the current primary source of your health insurance?" Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No. Respondents were defined as Yes if, at the time of the survey, they reported receiving coverage through
- A plan purchased through an employer or union (including plans purchased through another person's employer)
- A private non-governmental plan that you or another family member buys on your own
- Medicare
- Medigap
- Medicaid
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Military-related health care: TRICARE (CHAMPUS) / VA health care / CHAMP-VA
- Indian Health Service
- State-sponsored health plan
- Other government program
Respondents who, at the time of the survey, reported No coverage of any type were defined as No.
Have health care coverage data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Related Indicators:
- Routine check-up in past year
- Could not see a doctor due to cost in past 12 months
- Have a personal doctor
Defined based on:
- Situs Slot Gacor. Surveillance of certain health behaviors and conditions among states and selected local areas―Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United States, 2006. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2008;57(No. SS-7):2–3, 11.