Deck 4: Data Sources to Study Health and Health Care Disparities

Question 1

Primary data and secondary data are, in some respects:

A) Synonyms
B) Antonyms
C) Homonyms
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The census data collected every ten years by the U.S. Government is an example of primary data.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

If you were to conduct a study of nursing home quality by income and minority status in the U.S., you would be required to collect primary data.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A hospital collects data from their patients as they are admitted this is:

A) Primary data
B) Secondary data
C) Tertiary data
D) None of the above

Question 5

When your college/university asks you to completed evaluations of your teachers, the administrator is collecting:

A) Primary data
B) Secondary data
C) Tertiary data
D) None of the above

Question 6

When you apply or applied to graduate or professional school and requested your college/university to send an original copy of your transcript to that graduate/professional school, the "data" received by your school of choice was:

A) From a primary source of primary data
B) From a secondary source of primary data
C) From a primary source of secondary data
D) From a secondary source of secondary data
E) None of the above.

Question 7

The authors of the text advise you as a current or future health disparity researcher to:

A) Only complete research using primary data
B) Only complete research using secondary data
C) Only complete research using primary data and/or a primary source of secondary data
D) Only complete research using a secondary source of data

Question 8

Based upon your understanding of the text, if you and/or your group decided to complete research on disparity in death and death rates:

A) Only the data sources in Box 4.1. should be used
B) The data sources in Box 4.1. are samples of sources that you may choose to use
C) Neither of the above would be a correct understanding of that which the text said relative to Box 4.1.
D) Both a and b above would be a correct understanding of that which the text said relative to Box 4.1.

Question 9

Which component or components of the health care system listed below is/are data sources that cannot be used to uncover new information regarding health and health care disparities?

A) National survey
B) Electronic medical records
C) Health insurance companies
D) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
E) None of the above

Question 10

Which organization below maintains datasets on either public and/or private insurance?

A) National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
C) Both of the above
D) Neither of the above

Question 11

In selecting a large secondary database in the area of health so that original health and/or healthcare disparities research can be completed, which question(s) below should be asked?

A) Are both independent as well as the dependent variables also included in the dataset?
B) Does the dataset include a sufficiency of data on other determinants of health outcomes?
C) Does the database minimize missing data?
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 12

All datasets can be used to conduct a longitudinal data analysis.

Question 13

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:

A) Is a dataset that is collected by CMS
B) Is a dataset that is collected by PubMed
C) Is a dataset that is collected by Google
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 14

Based upon the information in our PowerPoint Study Guide, the BRFSS is:

A) The second largest in the world
B) The largest in the world
C) Almost the largest in the world
D) While not the largest in the world, it is the most respected

Question 15

The BRFSS can be extremely important as a data source for health disparity research because it focuses upon:

A) Cancer
B) Behaviors
C) Family relations
D) Community Centers

Question 16

Probability theory is:

A) Approximately 50 years old since Apostal crated it in 1969
B) More than 3.5 centuries old
C) Credited with beginning in 1984
D) None of the above

Question 17

Which dataset below is inclusive of a statistical calculator that will computer the probability level or p-value:

A) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
B) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
C) National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
D) National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS)
E) a and b
F) b and c
G) c and d
H) None of the above

Question 18

Which dataset listed below would be best for completing research on changes in diabetes self-management for selected subgroups?

A) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
B) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
C) National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
D) National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS)
E) a and b
F) b and c
G) c and d
H) None of the above

Question 19

If you decided to conduct a causal analysis that viewed disparities in limitations in the activities of daily living as a function of health behaviors, family security income and assets and health insurance status, which dataset below would you probably use?

A) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
B) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
C) National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
D) National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS)
E) a and b
F) b and c
G) c and d
H) None of the above

Question 20

If the research that interested you required DNA samples, which dataset would you use.

A) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
B) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
C) National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
D) National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS)
E) a and b
F) b and c
G) c and d
H) None of the above

Question 21

If the foci of your research interested involves family status and sexual behavior, which dataset below would you use?

A) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
B) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
C) National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
D) National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS)
E) a and b
F) b and c
G) c and d
H) None of the above

Question 22

Which data listed below can be found in the National Vital Statistics System?

A) Mortality rates by occupation
B) The number and % of babies who are preterm deliveries
C) The number and percent of females who breast-fed their infants in selected years
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 23

Which dataset listed below would be very useful in identifying health care disparities:

A) National Long-Term Care Providers
B) National Nursing Home Survey
C) National Home and Hospital Care Survey
D) a and b
E) b and c
F) a, b and c

Question 24

All reliable datasets are owned by the federal government.