Wisconsin Wisconsin Children's Access to Health Care 1996 National research has shown that good access to health care is facilitated by insurance and a stable source and provider of care. Access may be hindered by barriers of distance, transportation, and work and child-care conflicts.
Good access translates into good preventive health care, such as timely checkups and dental care.
This report presents information from a telephone survey conducted between July 1995 and June 1996. One person in each sampled household provided information about all children and adults in the household. Typically, the respondent in a household with children was their mother. Over the past 12 mos. The Wisconsin Family Health Survey is a statewide random sample telephone survey of all household residents, which collects information about health status, use of health care services, and health problems.