/* This file applies variable labels and defines and applies value labels */ /* for the CHCWG Health Poll 2006 */ /* Apply variable labels*/ label variable respondentid "Unique respondent ID#" label variable responsedt "Date and time of survey" label variable zipcode "Respondent's zip code" label variable q01 "HI as public policy" label variable q02 "Most important reason for HI" label variable q03 "How HI should be organized" label variable q04a "Include physicals and prev care" label variable q04b "Include chiropractic care" label variable q04c "Include community-based care" label variable q04d "Include comp. & alt. medicine" label variable q04e "Include dental care" label variable q04f "Include MD office visits" label variable q04g "Include elective surgery" label variable q04h "Include ER visits" label variable q04i "Include family planning" label variable q04j "Include hearing aids" label variable q04k "Include home health care" label variable q04l "Include hospice etc" label variable q04m "Include hospital stays" label variable q04n "Include imaging tests" label variable q04o "Include lab tests" label variable q04p "Include medical equipment" label variable q04q "Include mental health" label variable q04r "Include nursing home" label variable q04s "Include outpatient surgery" label variable q04t "Include physical, occup., and speech therapy" label variable q04u "Include Rx drugs" label variable q04v "Include substance abuse treatment" label variable q04w "Include vision/eye care" label variable q05 "Who decides on what's covered?" label variable q06 "Most important in choosing HI" label variable q07 "Next most important for HI" label variable q08a "All are responsible for paying most" label variable q08b "All are responsible for paying part" label variable q08c "Those with health problems pay more" label variable q08d "Higher incomes pay more for ESI" label variable q08e "Higher income pay more for indiv. HI" label variable q08f "Everyone pays the same" label variable q09a "Incentives for high quality care" label variable q09b "No payment for unproven treatment" label variable q09c "No payment for proven, high-cost treatment" label variable q09d "Incentives to consumers to use quality care" label variable q09e "Gov't set price limits" label variable q09f "Harder to qualify for gov't HI programs" label variable q09g "Gov't improve admin of HI programs" label variable q09h "Private HI improve efficiencies of providers" label variable q09i "Providers should computerize" label variable q10 "How much more would you pay" label variable q11a "Guarantee enough providers" label variable q11b "Invest in public health" label variable q11c "Guarantee that all have HI" label variable q11d "Fund computerized health info" label variable q11e "Fund medical education" label variable q11f "Fund programs to help minorities" label variable q11g "Fund biomedical research" label variable q11h "Guarantee all get care when needed" label variable q12a "Trade critical care for 10% cut in costs" label variable q12b "Trade higher deductible for more choice" label variable q12c "Trade higher taxes for coverage for all" label variable q12d "Trade more fed'l HI enrollment for less svcs" label variable q12e "Trade some end-of-life treatments for more at-home" label variable q13a "Financial assistance for uninsured" label variable q13b "Expand state HI programs" label variable q13c "Rely on free market" label variable q13d "Open enrollment to federal HI pgms" label variable q13e "Require employers to have HI" label variable q13f "Expand neighborhood health clinics" label variable q13g "Create national health plan" label variable q13h "Require ALL to enroll in basic care" label variable q13i "More flexibility to state use of fed'l funds" label variable q13j "Expand employer tax incentives" label variable q14 "Gender" label variable q15 "Age" label variable q16 "Hispanic or latino" label variable q17a "White" label variable q17b "Black or African-American" label variable q17c "Asian" label variable q17d "Hawaiian or Pacific Islander" label variable q17e "American Indian or Alaska native" label variable q17f "other" label variable q17g "No answer" label variable q18 "Highest education completed" label variable q19 "Health care coverage" label variable q20 "Attendance at community meetings" label variable q21 "Participated in web casts" label variable q22 "Read the Health report or other on web" /* This section defines values*/ label define agreement 5 "Strongly Agree" 4 "Agree" 3 "Neutral" 2 "Disagree" 1 "Strongly Disagree" 99 "N/A" 0 "No Response" label define reason1 1 "Pay for everyday expenses" 2 "Protect from high costs" 88 "No opinion" 0 "No response" label define organize 1 "Coverage for particular groups" 2 "Coverage for everyone" 88 "No opinion" 0 "No response" label define yes 1 "Yes" 0 "No Response" label define decider 1 "Consumers" 2 "Employers" 3 "Government" 4 "Insurance companies" 5 "Medical providers" 6 "Some combination" 77 "Not sure" 0 "No response" label define important 1 "Protect privacy" 2 "No paperwork" 3 "Minimize premiums" 4 "Minimize my costs" 5 "Convenience" 6 "Info on quality for decisions" 7 "Info on cost for decisions" 8 "Respectful providers" 9 "Ability to choose hospital" 10 "Ability to choose physician" 11 "Ability to choose specialist" 0 "No response" label define paymore 1 "$0" 2 "$1-$99" 3 "$100-$299" 4 "$300-$999" 5 "$1,000+" 77 "Don't know" 0 "No response" label define gender 1 "Male" 2 "Female" 99 "Decline" 0 "No response" label define age 1 "Under 25" 2 "25-44" 3 "45-64" 4 "65 and over" 99 "Decline" 0 "No response" label define hispanic 1 "Yes" 2 "No" 99 "Decline" 0 "No response" label define education 1 "Elementary or less" 2 "Some high school" 3 "High school or GED" 4 "Some college" 5 "Associate degree" 6 "Bachelor's degree" 7 "Graduate degree" 99 "Decline" 0 "No response" label define yesno 1 "Yes" 2 "No" 77 "Not sure" 0 "No response" /* This section applies the definitons to specific variables */ label values q01 agreement label values q02 reason1 label values q03 organize /* The foreach command performs a macro that loops through the label values command for a series of variables*/ foreach var of varlist q04a-q04w { label values `var' yes } label values q05 decider label values q06 important label values q07 important foreach var of varlist q08a-q09i { label values `var' agreement } label values q10 paymore foreach var of varlist q11a-q11h { label values `var' yes } foreach var of varlist q12a-q13j { label values `var' agreement } label values q14 gender label values q15 age label values q16 hispanic foreach var of varlist q17a-q17g { label values `var' yes } label values q18 education foreach var of varlist q19-q22 { label values `var' yesno }