The health status module is designed to assess the health status of individual household members on a broad spectrum of measures. Activity and functional limitations. Mental health assessment. A substantial level of detail is collected on various types of health care utilization. Emergency room visits.
Outpatient department visits.
Medical provider visits. Home health care. Other medical expenses. These modules collect more detailed data on when and where the health care use occurred, what happened during the encounter, the reason for it, and other characteristics, depending on the type of care received. This section is administered only if the household reports some health care use.