2008-09 Colorado Household Survey (COHS)
The survey focused on health insurance coverage, access to health care services, and affordability of coverage and health care. It was the first health insurance survey done in Colorado since 2001 and has recently been updated in 2011 through The Colorado Trust’s
Colorado Health Access Survey.
The 2008-09 survey provides state policymakers and researchers with baseline information about health insurance and health insurance coverage in Colorado at the regional level.
CHI conducted the survey under a contract with HCPF which received a grant from
The Colorado Trust. In turn, CHI contracted with SRSS, a national survey research firm, to conduct the random digit-dialing telephone survey which included a target of 10,000 Colorado households. The sampling design included 21 regions of the state to ensure that rural communities were adequately represented in the survey.
American Community Survey (ACS)
The ACS is designed to provide general, social, economic and housing characteristics such as disability, poverty and employment status of communities.
Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a telephone survey sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor behaviors related to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity.
Colorado Child Health Survey
The Colorado Child Health Survey was initiated in 2004 through a partnership between the Health Statistics Section and several other programs and organizations. This survey is designed to fill the health data gap in Colorado that exists for children ages 1-14 years. It provides information on children's physical activity, nutrition, access to health and dental care, behavioral health, school health, sun safety, injury and other indicators.