Sponsors include both government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Decision makers require quality health data for program development and policy-making activities.
Much data exists at national and regional levels but are not available at State and local levels. Data specific to certain groups or populations are useful in answering certain questions, as well as measuring strengths and weaknesses within programmatic areas at subnational levels. Research areas may range from health insurance coverage and access to care to perceived health status and utilization of services to measures of child well being. Data are collected at telephone centers in different parts of the United States by our current contracting agency, Abt Associates . Uses standardized questions to produce comparative data across States and for the Nation.