Studies from University of New Hampshire in the Area of Health Insurance Reported (Estimates of prevalence, demographic characteristics and social…

Studies from University of New Hampshire in the Area of Health Insurance Reported (Estimates of prevalence, demographic characteristics and social factors among people with disabilities in the USA: a cross-survey comparison)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Research findings on Health Insurance are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting from Durham, New Hampshire, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "A national priority for disability research in the USA is the standardised identification of people with disabilities in surveillance efforts. Mandated by federal statute, six dichotomous difficulty-focused questions were implemented in national surveys to identify people with disabilities."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of New Hampshire, "The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, demographic characteristics and social factors among people with disabilities based on these six questions using multiple national surveys in the USA. American Community Survey (ACS), Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Civilian, non-institutionalised US residents aged 18 and over from the 2009 to 2014 ACS, 2009 to 2014 CPS-ASEC, 2009 to 2014 NHIS and 2008 SIPP waves 3, 7 and 10. Disability was assessed using six standardised questions asking people about hearing, vision, cognition, ambulatory, self-care and independent living disabilities. Social factors were assessed with questions asking people to report their education, employment status, family size, health and marital status, health insurance and income. Risk ratios and demographic distributions for people with disabilities were consistent across survey. People with disabilities were at decreased risk of having college education, employment, families with three or more people, excellent or very good self-reported health and a spouse. People with disabilities were also consistently at greater risk of having health insurance and living below the poverty line. Estimates of disability prevalence varied between surveys from 2009 to 2014 (range 11.76%-17.08%). Replicating the existing literature, we found the estimation of disparities and inequity people with disabilities experience to be consistent across survey. Although there was a range of prevalence estimates, demographic factors for people with disabilities were consistent across surveys."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Variations in prevalence estimates can be explained by survey context effects."

For more information on this research see: Estimates of prevalence, demographic characteristics and social factors among people with disabilities in the USA: a cross-survey comparison. Bmj Open, 2018;8(2):e017828. (BMJ Publishing Group - group.bmj.com/; Bmj Open - bmjopen.bmj.com/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting E.A. Lauer, Institute on Disability, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, United States (see also Health Insurance).

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017828. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Durham, New Hampshire, United States, Health Insurance, Health and Medicine, Risk and Prevention, North and Central America.

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