Special Reports
In this section of the Member Health Survey website you will find links to selected presentations, reports, and publications based on the Member Health Survey. We will add to this listing as additional reports and presentations we think will be of interest to the general public are created.
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PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS BASED ON MEMBER HEALTH SURVEY DATA
Healthcare Using New Technologies (HUNT): A survey to assess seniors’ readiness to use web-based methods of communicating about health and with the health care system in 2008 (September 2010)
This PowerPoint presentation provides statistics from a 2008 survey of White, Black, and Latino Kaiser Permanente members conducted showing how age, gender, race-ethnicity, and education are associated with access to the Internet, preferences for using the Internet for communicating with the health care system and obtaining health information and health education.
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Members and Sleep, 2008 (May 2010)
This brief report created for National Sleep Month provides statistics about the percentage of Kaiser Permanente Northern California adult members who in 2008 got less than 6 and less than 7 hours of sleep, made an effort to get enough sleep, had frequent problems with sleep, and who took OTC and prescription sleep medicines. Statistics are presented for different age, gender, and race-ethnic groups.
Adult Health Plan Members’ Access to Information Technology and Preferred Methods for Obtaining Health Information and Health Education. (April 2010)
This report provides statistics based on the 2008 Member Health Survey about Kaiser Permanente members’ access to a computer, the Internet, and email as of Spring 2008; their use of the kp.org website to access information and services during the 12 months prior to the survey; methods used in the 12 months prior to the survey to obtain health Information and help with changing health-related behaviors; and preferred methods for obtaining health information and help with changing health-related behaviors and risks. Statistics are presented for different age, gender, and race-ethnic groups.
A Comparison of Demographic, Health Status, and Behavioral/Lifestyle Risk Factor Profiles of Kaiser Permanente Adult Membership, Aged 25-79 in 2008 vs. 2005 (February 2010)
This internal report compares selected demographic and health-related characteristics of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region membership aged 25-79 in 2008 and 2005 based on Member Health Survey data for those years.
What the Member Health Surveys Project Tells Us about the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adult Membership: Demographics, IT Access, Behavioral/Lifestyle Risks, and Health: Trends, Race-Ethnic Differences, and Variation Across Service Populations (February 2008)
This PowerPoint presentation updates our tracking of selected demographic and health characteristics of Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region adult members aged 25-79, drawing on Member Health Survey data from 1993, 1996, 2002, and 2005.
Preferred Methods of Learning About Health and Health Improvement (January 2007)
This report provides statistics about prevalence of computer, Internet, and email access as of Spring 2005; use of the Internet to get health information or relate to the health care system during the previous year; and preferred methods of learning about taking care of health problems and improving health.
2005 Member Health Survey Shows Significant Drop in HRT Use Compared to Previous Survey Years (January 2007)
This PowerPoint slide tracks estimated use of HRT by women aged 45-79 across the 1996, 1999, 2002, and 2005 Member Health Surveys.
Internet Access, Past Year Health-Related Use of the Internet, and Interest in Selected IT Modalities for Health Education (December 2006)
This PowerPoint presentation, based on 2005 Member Health Survey data, provides statistics related to computer, Internet, and email access and interest in using digital and web-based modalities for health education for adult health plan members aged 25-79 in Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Region.
COMPARISONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA KAISER PERMANENTE MEMBERS WITH THE GENERAL COMMUNITY
Kaiser Permanente researchers are frequently asked to show how the Kaiser Permanente membership compares with the community at large. To study this, we used California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data for respondents residing in Northern California to compare sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of the respondent group that self-identified as Kaiser Permanente members with three different Northern California populations: (1) those with any kind of health insurance, (2) those with any health insurance except Medi-Cal (Medicaid) only, and (3) all Northern California adults including Kaiser Permanente members. An additional set of analyses compares statistics about the Kaiser Permanente adult membership derived from CHIS data with similar statistics derived from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California adult Member Health Survey (MHS). Comparison reports for adults aged 25-79 were done using 2003 CHIS data (along with 2002 MHS data), 2007 CHIS data (along with 2008 MHS data), and 2009 CHIS data. CHIS 2009 data were used to compare seniors (ages 65-90) who identified as Kaiser Permanente members with insured seniors not covered by Kaiser Permanente and with all Northern California seniors.
How Does the Adult Kaiser Permanente Membership in Northern California Compare with the Larger Community? (June 2006)
Similarity of the Adult Kaiser Permanente Membership in Northern California to the Insured and General Population in Northern California: Statistics from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (January 2012)
A Comparison of Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Membership Derived from Two Data Sources: The 2008 Member Health Survey and the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (January 2012)
Similarity of the Kaiser Permanente Membership in Northern California to the Insured and General Population in Northern California: Statistics from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (January 2012)
Similarity of the Kaiser Permanente Senior Member Population in Northern California to the Non-Kaiser Permanente Covered and General Population of Seniors in Northern California: Statistics from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (January 2012)
PUBLICATIONS BASED ON MEMBER HEALTH SURVEY DATA
Ethnic disparities in accessing treatment for depression and substance use disorders in an integrated health plan
Satre, D. D.; Campbell, C. I.; Gordon, N. P.; Weisner, C.;
Int J Psychiatry Med 40 (1): 57-76
2010
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Health-related characteristics and preferred methods of receiving health education according to dominant language among Latinos aged 25 to 64 in a large Northern California health plan
Gordon, N. P.; Iribarren, C.;
BMC Public Health 8 305
2008
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Race/ethnicity and validity of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination
Gordon, N. P.; Wortley, P. M.; Singleton, J. A.; Lin, T. Y.; Bardenheier, B. H.;
BMC Public Health 8 227
2008
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Alcohol consumption, medical conditions, and health behavior in older adults
Satre, D. D.; Gordon, N. P.; Weisner, C.;
Am J Health Behav 31 (3): 238-48
May-Jun 2007
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Gay/Lesbian sexual orientation increases risk for cigarette smoking and heavy drinking among members of a large Northern California health plan
Gruskin, E. P.; Gordon, N.;
BMC Public Health 6 241
2006
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Use of dietary supplements by female seniors in a large Northern California health plan
Gordon, N. P.; Schaffer, D. M.;
BMC Geriatr 5 10
2005
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine by the adult membership of a large northern California health maintenance organization, 1999
Gordon, N. P.; Lin, T. Y.;
J Ambul Care Manage 27 (1): 12-24
Jan-Mar 2004
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Nonvitamin, nonmineral supplement use over a 12-month period by adult members of a large health maintenance organization
Schaffer, D. M.; Gordon, N. P.; Jensen, C. D.; Avins, A. L.;
J Am Diet Assoc 103 (11): 1500-5
Nov 2003
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Patterns of cigarette smoking and alcohol use among lesbians and bisexual women enrolled in a large health maintenance organization
Gruskin, E. P.; Hart, S.; Gordon, N.; Ackerson, L.;
Am J Public Health 91 (6): 976-9
Jun 2001
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Characteristics of nonrespondents to questions on sexual orientation and income in a HMO survey
Gruskin, E.; Geiger, A.; Gordon, N.; Ackerson, L.;
J Gay Lesbian Med Assoc 5 (1): 21-4
2001
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Advance directives are more likely among seniors asked about end-of-life care preferences
Gordon, N. P.; Shade, S. B.;
Arch Intern Med 159 (7): 701-4
Apr 12 1999
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Alcohol consumption and utilization of health services in a health maintenance organization
Armstrong, M. A.; Midanik, L. T.; Klatsky, A. L.;
Med Care 36 (11): 1599-605
Nov 1998
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Use of and interest in alternative therapies among adult primary care clinicians and adult members in a large health maintenance organization
Gordon, N. P.; Sobel, D. S.; Tarazona, E. Z.;
West J Med 169 (3): 153-61
Sep 1998
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Obesity, health services use, and health care costs among members of a health maintenance organization
Quesenberry, C. P., Jr.; Caan, B.; Jacobson, A.;
Arch Intern Med 158 (5): 466-72
Mar 9 1998
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