In 2012, the Ohio Department of Medicaid redoubled its efforts to collect population-level health and health systems data specific to Ohio’s Medicaid and Medicaid eligible populations. These data were critical to assess the potential impacts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. With this intensified focus, the Ohio Department of Medicaid replaced the Ohio Family Health Survey (OFHS) with the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS).
Survey Data
The 2012 OMAS dataset is available for download in SAS, STATA, SPSS, and R versions. SAS formats are also available. This public dataset includes all of the data collected during the survey except zip code and census tract. Researchers interested in obtaining a dataset with these geographic identifiers should contact GRC to learn more about the process for acquiring the restricted access research dataset.
The Adult and Child Codebooks include a complete list of the variables in the dataset. The 2012 OMAS public dataset also includes a subset of variables for which missing data were imputed and a number of derived variables. Derived variables are variables that were created from two or more survey items. The Derived Variable Codebook has a complete listing of the imputed and derived variables that are available.
OMAS is a complex designed survey that requires special software to perform data analysis. Users should not analyze the data in Excel.
The sample size of the 2012 OMAS is not sufficient to calculate county-based estimates. For geographic estimates, data users can calculate population-level estimates for the state, the four county clusters (Appalachia, rural, suburban, and metropolitan), and the eight Medicaid Managed Care Planning Regions.
2012 Public Use Datasets
2012 OMAS Analytical Codebook Files
Design and Methods
The 2012 OMAS is a complex designed dual-framed (cell phone and landline phone) cross-sectional telephone survey with a sample size of 22,929. The 2012 OMAS enabled analysis for Ohio’s Appalachian, rural, suburban, and metropolitan county clusters, and enabled selected analysis at Medicaid Managed Care Regions and the county levels. Survey weighting was performed in stages at the county, regional, state, oversample, and cell phone levels to provide robust analyses with inferential certainty. The 2012 OMAS excluded institutional settings such as university dorms, incarceration facilities, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and businesses. Additionally, to address cultural/ethnic/racial variations, African-Americans are oversampled and Hispanics and Asians are set into separate sample lists via surname techniques. The data collection period for the 2012 OMAS began in late May 2012 and finished in early October 2012. Download the full methods report to learn more about the design and data collection processes.
A number of documents pertaining to the sampling strategy, pilot testing, final questionnaires, and data editing and recoding are available:
- Adult Questionnaire (Last updated November 15, 2012)
- Child Questionnaire (Last updated February 28, 2013)
- Sample Design and Survey Methodology
- Interviewer Training Manual
- Pilot Test Report
- Cognitive Interviewing Report
- Disposition Codes
- Guide to Recoding Open-ended Questions
Research and Reports
Below is a list of briefs and reports that address key findings from the 2012 OMAS. In addition to these documents, descriptive tables are also available for download. These descriptive tables have information on the distribution of key variables for all of Ohio, the four county clusters, the eight Medicaid Managed Care Planning Regions, and those currently enrolled and not enrolled in Medicaid. Data on the adult variables are available for three populations: non-senior adults (ages 19-64), seniors (ages 65 and older, and all adults (ages 19 and older). Data on the child variables are provided for the population of all children (ages 0-18).
A one page summary of the methods used to create these descriptive tables is also available for download.
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Medicaid Recipients with Functional Impairment Due to a Mental Health Condition or Emotional Problem Carol Carstens, PhDKwok Tam, MSSc |
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An Examination of Substance Use Among Adults in Ohio Amy K. Ferketich, PhDLing Wang, MPH |
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2012 Update On Public-Private Substitution Among Adults In Ohio Medicaid Eric Seiber, PhDTimothy R. Sahr, MPH, MA |
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Emerging Challenges of Serving Ohio’s Children with Special Health Care Needs Deena Chisolm, PhDKenneth Steinman, PhD, MPH Lindsey Asti, MPH Elizabeth Earley, MPH |
Report | Brief | Appendices |
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A Health Profile of Ohio Women and Children Kelly Balistreri, PhDKara Joyner, PhD |
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Status in Ohio Robert Ashmead, MSEric Seiber, PhD Timothy R. Sahr, MPH, MA |
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Health Disparities Among Adults in Ohio Amy K. Ferketich, PhDLing Wang, MPH Timothy R. Sahr, MPH, MA |
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Types of Insurance Coverage Among Ohio's Non-Senior Adult and Child Populations in 2012 Rachel Tumin, MSRobert Ashmead, MS Timothy R. Sahr, MPH, MA |
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An Overview of Children with Developmental Disabilities in Ohio Barry Jamieson, MAThalia Farietta |
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Chronic Disease Prevalence Among Adults in Ohio Amy K. Ferketich, PhDLing Wang, MPH |
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Poverty and Health Cost Difficulties Among Ohio's Non-Senior Adult Populations in 2012 Timothy R. Sahr, MPH, MARobert Ashmead, MS William D. Hayes, PhD Eric Seiber, PhD |
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