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JSM 2002 Abstract #301186
Activity Number: 66
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 12, 2002 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods*
Abstract - #301186
Title: Sample Design Research for the National Nursing Home Survey
Author(s): Karen Davis*+
Affiliation(s): National Center for Health Statistics
Address: 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 915, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20782, U.S.A.
Keywords: Sample survey ; cost model
Abstract:

The National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) is a nationally representative sample survey of nursing home facilities, their residents, discharges, and staff, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The NNHS estimates are for freestanding facilities and nursing care units in hospitals, retirement centers, or similar institutions, where the unit maintained separate financial and resident records from the larger institutions. The NNHS has been conducted six times since 1973 (1973-74, 1977, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999). The NNHS was not fielded in 2001 to allow time to conduct survey and sample design developmental work that would facilitate future survey redesign efforts. This paper describes the research objectives, the current sample design, the design changes, and ongoing research activities. A redesigned NNHS will be fielded in 2003.

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