SPNEEDSERV is a one-column variable.
1 = No -- No special health care need in the domain of service use above that considered usual or routine
2 = Yes -- Special health care need in the domain of service use above that considered usual or routine
9 = NIU
Description
SPNEEDSERV indicates whether sample children age 17 and under met the criteria for having a special health care need in the domain of service use above that considered usual or routine. Children met the criteria for this classification if they had a medical, behavioral, or other health condition that had lasted or was expected to last for at least 12 months which required either (a) more medical care, mental health, or educational services than is usual for most children of the same age or (b) special therapy, such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy or (c) treatment or counseling for any kind of emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem.
SPNEEDSERV is an IPUMS NHIS-created variable that summarizes responses given to a series of questions that were part of the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Supplement included in the Sample Child Health Care Access and Utilization section of the NHIS. A value of 1 in SPNEEDSERV indicates that the child did not have a special health care need in the domain of service use above that considered usual or routine; a value of 2 in SPNEEDSERV indicates that the child had a special health care need in the domain of service use above that considered usual or routine. For information on the variables and scoring procedures used to determine if sample children qualified as having this particular special health care need, see CHNEEDRX.
Related Variables
Two other domains of special health care need can be identified through the questions asked in the CSHCN Supplement.
The variables SPNEEDLIM and SPNEEDRX respectively indicate whether the child's special health care needs were in the domain of "functional limitations" and/or "dependency on prescription medication."
The IHIS-created variable SPNEEDKID indicates whether sample children age 17 and under met the criteria for having a special health care need. Children met the criteria for having a special health care need if they had a medical, behavioral, or other health condition that (1) lasted or was expected to last for at least 12 months, and (2) required health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. Children with a special health care need in any of the three domains identified by SPNEEDRX, SPNEEDSERV, and SPNEEDLIM have a positive value (IHIS code 2) in SPNEEDKID.
Universe
- 2002: Sample children under age 18.
Availability
- 2002
Weights
- 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT
