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OMB# 09350118
Exp. Date XX/XX/XXXX
2015
Your Health and Health Opinions
Survey Instructions
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Your Health Care in the Last 12 Months
In the last 12 months, did you have an illness, injury, or condition that needed care right away in a clinic, emergency room, or doctor’s office?
Yes
No Skip to Question 3
In the last 12 months, when you needed care right away how often did you get care as soon as you thought you needed?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, not counting the times you needed care right away, did you make any appointments for your health care at a doctor’s office or clinic?
Yes
No Skip to Question 5
In the last 12 months, not counting the times you needed care right away, how often did you get an appointment for your health care at a doctor’s office or clinic as soon as you thought you needed?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, not counting the times you went to an emergency room, how many times did you go to a doctor’s office or clinic to get health care for yourself?
None Skip to Question 18
1
2
3
4
5 to 9
10 or more
In the last 12 months, did you or a doctor believe you needed any care, tests, or treatment?
Yes
No Skip to Question 8
In the last 12 months, how often was it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment you or a doctor believed necessary?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, did a doctor or other health provider give you instructions about what to do about a specific illness or health condition?
Yes
No Skip to Question 15
In the last 12 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers ask you to describe how you were going to follow these instructions?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
In the last 12 months, did you have to fill out or sign any forms at a doctor’s or other health provider’s office?
Yes
No Skip to Question 17
In the last 12 months, how often were you offered help in filling out a form at the doctor’s or other health provider’s office?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
Using any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst health care possible and 10 is the best health care possible, what number would you use to rate all your health care in the last 12 months?
0 Worst health care possible
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Best health care possible
Do you currently smoke?
Yes
No Skip to Question 20
In the last 12 months, did a doctor advise you to quit smoking?
Yes
No
Had no visits in the last 12 months
In the last 2 years, has your blood pressure been checked by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?
Yes
No
Getting Health Care from a Specialist
When you answer the next questions, do not include dental visits.
Specialists are doctors like surgeons, heart doctors, allergy doctors, skin doctors, and others who specialize in one area of health care.
In the last 12 months, did you or a doctor think you needed to see a specialist?
Yes
No Skip to Question 23
In the last 12 months, how often was it easy to see a specialist that you needed to see?
Never
Sometimes
Usually
Always
General Health
In general, would you say your health is:
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
The following questions are about activities you might do during a typical day. Does your health now limit you in these activities? If so, how much?
Moderate activities, such as moving a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling, or playing golf
Yes, limited a lot
Yes, limited a little
No, not limited at all
Climbing several flights of stairs
Yes, limited a lot
Yes, limited a little
No, not limited at all
During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of your physical health?
Accomplished less than you would like
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Were limited in the kind of work or other activities
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious)?
Accomplished less than you would like
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Did work or other activities less carefully than usual
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
During the past 4 weeks, how much did pain interfere with your normal work (including both work outside the home and housework)?
Not at all
A little bit
Moderately
Quite a bit
Extremely
These questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you during the past 4 weeks. For each question, please give the one answer that comes closest to the way you have been feeling.
How much of the time during the past 4 weeks:
Have you felt calm and peaceful?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Did you have a lot of energy?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Have you felt downhearted and depressed?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.)?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
The following questions ask about how you have been feeling during the past 30 days. For each question, please mark the box that best describes how often you had this feeling.
During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel...
...nervous?
...hopeless?
...restless or fidgety?
...so sad that nothing could cheer you up?
...that everything was an effort?
...worthless?
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
The following two questions ask about how you have been feeling in the past 2 weeks.
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?
Little interest or pleasure in doing things.
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.
Nearly every day
More than half the days
Several days
Not at all
For items 4346, please mark one of the boxes to indicate how strongly you agree or disagree for each statement. If you are uncertain, mark the box for uncertain.
I’m healthy enough that I really don’t need health insurance.
Health insurance is not worth the money it costs.
I’m more likely to take risks than the average person.
I can overcome illness without help from a medically trained person.
Disagree strongly
Disagree somewhat
Uncertain
Agree somewhat
Agree strongly
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