Health Status and Use of Health Services in Rural Counties in Indiana: A Summary.1991 Telephone Survey

摘要

The report highlights the results of a telephone survey of a sample of the ruralpopulation in Indiana. The survey was a representative sample of 1,001 people in the 44 counties in Indiana which are defined by the Indiana State Department of Health as rural. The report includes the survey findings on: (1) health of the household, (2) general health care, (3) prenatal care, (4) impariment, (5) injury, (6) hospital care including hospital inpatient experience and emergency care, (7) prescriptions, (8) dental health, (9) health insurance, and (10) the health care delivery system. Also, the report contains a section of additional analyses that examine relationships among the survey variables. This includes an index of health services used and a health risk index.