Hawaii Health Survey - Data and Services

 

Did you know . . .

… 47.4% of Hawai`i's population was categorized as overweight or obese by their Body Mass Index in 2000, HHS 2000	Prevalence of Selected Health Conditions By Gender   Per 1,000 People, HHS 2000		… Over one in ten persons were living "below poverty level" in 2000, HHS 2000.
The Hawai`i Health Survey
What is HHS?
	The Hawai`i Health Survey (HHS), managed by the Office of Health Status Monitoring (OHSM) is a survey conducted to provide the Hawai`i Department of Health (DOH) useful statistics for planning and evaluating health services and programs, and to provide health information for the public. The HHS is a continuous statewide household survey on health and socio-demographic data modeled after the National Interview Health Survey.  It was first conducted in 1968 as a household interview survey and has been a telephone survey since 1996.
HHS Objective
	Collect and analyze data on health and social conditions that affect all age groups in Hawai`i’s population. HHS collects demographic information for measuring population changes during intercensal years. It is the primary source of statewide estimates of gender, age, race, education, household size, insurance status, and health status. Information on special topics is covered each year.  The issues are health care related and currently include childcare, food security, health care access, literacy, suicide ideation, tobacco usage in the home, and others.
Sample Size
	In 2000, HHS gathered data on 17,183 people in 5,882 households statewide.  Similar numbers are collected each year.  The survey target group is all persons living in non-institutionalized housing units in the State of Hawai`i and having working telephone service at the time of the survey.  Results exclude residents of Ni`ihau, households without phones, the homeless, and persons in group quarters. The sampling method is random digit dialing (RDD) and the sample is disproportionately selected by island.  That is, slightly larger proportions of interviews are conducted on islands with smaller populations.  The objective is to adequately represent all island populations.  Data weighting is required for statewide population estimates.
Survey Content
	Although survey content varies from year to year, some core items remain the same.  Those include:   1.  Demographic data 1.1  Island, County, Sub-area 1.2  Age 1.3  Gender 1.4  Race/Ethnicity 1.5   Income and Poverty 1.6  Household size and type 1.7  Education 1.8  Marital Status 1.9  Employment and Jobs 1.10  School Complex Code    2.  Health data 2.1  Health Insurance 2.2  Obesity 2.3  Asthma  2.4  Arthritis 2.5  Diabetes 2.6  High blood cholesterol 2.7  Hypertension 2.8  SF-12â Mental and Physical Summary Scores       Contact us for a complete list of data.
Data Distribution
	HHS information is available in a wide variety of formats.  Standard Output Tables of selected demographic and health variables by county can be obtained from the OHSM office or on the Web site at:  http://www.state.hi.us/doh/stats/surveys/hhs.html
A Partnership for Expanded Access to Health Information
Alvin T. Onaka, State Registrar and Chief Office of Health Status Monitoring Hawai`i Department of Health 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 104 Honolulu, Hawai`i  96813 Phone (808) 586-4600 Fax (808) 586-4606		James E. Dannemiller, President SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. Honolulu, Hawai`i  96813 Phone (808) 537-3356 Fax (808) 537-2686
SERVICES
	Ø      Data Collection ·            Custom questions ·            Add sample size ·            Recruit cases   Ø      Analysis and Reporting ·            Trends ·            Monthly, quarterly, annual reporting ·            Custom Reports ·            Data delivery via Internet ·            On-demand access through Internet Ø      Datasets that can be combined with HHS results ·            Hawai`i Vital Statistics ·            SMS Hawai`i Market Study ·            Census 2000, and CPS Updates ·            Many others
For further information, please contact:
DOH:  Brian Horiuchi – 586-4600		SMS:  Jim Dannemiller – 537-3356
WEBSITE:
http://www.state.hi.us/doh		http://www.smshawaii.com