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Survey mode effects and insurance coverage estimates in the redesigned Gallup well-being index.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To test whether a change from a telephone to mail and Internet survey in January 2018 affected the sample composition and uninsured estimates in the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.Data sources
Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (2013-2018).Study design
Regression discontinuity analysis identified changes after the survey redesign in the estimated U.S. uninsured rate (adults 18-64) and in the sample's demographic composition.Principal findings
After the survey redesign, the estimated uninsured rate fell 5.3 percentage points (P < 0.001), respondents were older and disproportionately white, more likely to have a college degree, and had higher average incomes. These changes were modestly reduced by survey weights.Conclusions
The shift to a mail survey (with a web option) led to an older, more educated sample with fewer minorities, and a significant break in trend in the estimated uninsured rate.
SUBMITTER: Sommers BD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6606554 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Survey mode effects and insurance coverage estimates in the redesigned Gallup well-being index.
Health services research 20190422 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To test whether a change from a telephone to mail and Internet survey in January 2018 affected the sample composition and uninsured estimates in the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.<h4>Data sources</h4>Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (2013-2018).<h4>Study design</h4>Regression discontinuity analysis identified changes after the survey redesign in the estimated U.S. uninsured rate (adults 18-64) and in the sample's demographic composition.<h4>Principal findings</h4>After the ...[more]