National Long-Term Care Survey and National Survey of Informal Caregivers, 1982: Report on Methods and Procedures Used in the Surveys, Part 1. Documentation

摘要

The material represents full documentation for the 1982 National Survey of Long-Term Care and the linked National Survey of Informal Caregivers. The National Long-Term Care Survey (LTC) of 1982 is a detailed interview study of the 65 and over population who are not living in hospitals, nursing homes or other institutions. The survey is designed to provide nationally-representative data on: The pattern of functional limitations; medical conditions and recent medical problems; the kind and amount of health and social services, and of informal services received by impaired individuals, and information on the caregivers; age, race, sex, education and veterans status; the cost of services, health insurance, and the ability to pay (income and ownership of homes and cars) of the impaired person and his/her immediate family; some attitude and psychological questions; housing and neighborhood characteristics; and cognitive functioning (using a simple test battery). The LTC was planned by several agencies and funded by two agencies of the U.S. The National Opinion Research Center conducted a linked Survey of Informal Caregivers which is discussed in Part Two of the documentation.