Latest Hawaii Health Survey Data Now Available

The Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring (OHSM) has announced that the most recent Hawaii Health Survey (HHS) data are now available on-line at www.state.hi.us/doh/stats/surveys/hhs/hhs01.html.

Modeled after the National Health Information Survey, the HHS telephone survey is the primary source of statewide estimates of gender, age, income, race, education, household size, insurance status, health status, morbidity, and food security.

Approximately 5,500 Hawaii households were contacted over the course of the year for this statewide household survey, which gathers data on every member of the household, including children and senior citizens, segments often excluded from other surveys.

Says Alvin Onaka, Ph.D., State Registrar and Chief, Office of Health Status Monitoring, "Information like this is extremely useful to those who plan and evaluate healthcare programs throughout the state, in both the public and private sectors."

SMS Research has conducted this survey since 1996. "We’re pleased to be able to work on a survey like this, that provides so much critical information," notes James Dannemiller, President, SMS Research. "It’s one of the best surveys done in the state. The methods are rigorous and the quality and accuracy are high."

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