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Data & Surveys
The Fund tracks trends in health coverage, access and quality, and general policy/practice issues in the U.S. and internationally. All information is available free of charge. Raw data are available to researchers one year post release. For more information, contact data@cmwf.org.
2004
2004 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Adults' Experiences with Primary Care
According to this survey of patients in five industrialized nations, a serious shortfall in the delivery of safe, effective, timely, or patient-centered primary care is an international problem. Read more >>
Assessing Health Care Experts' Views on Policy Priorities
The first in a new Fund series of online surveys of health care experts finds broad consensus that covering the uninsured and improving quality and safety of care should be Congress' top two health care priorities over the next five years. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, is designed to provide an ongoing measure of expert views of health policy priorities and options for addresing key issues. January 7, 2005 Read more >>
2003
2003 Biennial Health Insurance Survey
This survey assessed insurance status, medical debt, the importance of health care as an election issue, policy options for paying for care and covering the uninsured, and more. Read more >>
2003 International Health Policy Survey of Hospital Executives
The most recent Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey asked hospital executives in five countries—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—for their views of their nation's health care system, the level and quality of hospital resources, and efforts to improve quality of care. Read more >>
Commonwealth Fund Supplement to the 2003 National Organizations Study
This survey found that rising health insurance premiums have caused many employers to shift more of the cost of coverage to their employees. It also found widespread support for reforms to strengthen the job-based health insurance system. Read more >>
2002
2002 International Health Policy Survey of Adults with Health Problems
This survey asked patients in five English-speaking nations about quality of care, focusing on medical errors, patient-physician communication and coordination of care. Read more >>
2002 Workplace Health Insurance Survey
This survey was designed to assess a number of issues related to employer-sponsored coverage, including trends in premiums, deductibles, level of benefits, and overall health costs. Read more >>
2001
2001 Health Care Quality Survey
This survey assessed racial and ethnic differences in patient experiences with the health care system, focusing on such quality measures as patient–physician communication and access to care. Read more >>
2001 Health Insurance Survey
This survey assessed the degree to which working-age adults had been uninsured for at least some period of time during the past year and how their insurance status was related to such issues as accessing health care or paying medical bills. Read more >>
2001 International Health Policy Survey
This survey assessed how satified citizens of five English-speaking countries were with their health care systems and the relationship between income and such issues as access to care. Read more >>
2000
2000 International Health Policy Survey of Physicians
This survey asked physicians in five English-speaking nations a series of questions about quality of care, including their thoughts on physician supply, use of information technology, medical errors, and patients' ability to pay. Read more >>
1999
1999 Health Care Survey of Adults Ages 50 to 70
This survey highlights the vulnerability of millions of midlife Americans to losing their job-based coverage in the face of heightened risk for chronic disease, disability, or loss of employment. Read more >>
1999 International Health Policy Survey of the Elderly
This study assessed how well health care systems in five English-speaking nations care for the elderly, focusing on access and quality of care and these systems' ability to care for the elderly in the future. Read more >>
1999 National Survey of Workers' Health Insurance
This survey looked at how Americans feel about the traditional employer-based health insurance system compared with other options for health coverage. Read more >>
1998
1998 International Health Policy Survey
This survey assessed whether access to care is more equitably distributed among income groups in countries that provide universal, publicly funded health coverage. Read more >>
1998 Survey of Adults Mentoring Young People
This survey looked at the perceived value and impact of adult mentoring of young adults. Read more >>
1998 Women's and Men's Health Survey
This survey looked at adults' experiences with preventive care, relationships with physicians, and caregiving, assessing differences between men and women. Read more >>
1997
1997 Kaiser/Commonwealth Fund Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries
This survey profiles beneficiaries' experiences getting health care and examines their exposure to financial burdens. The survey's findings underscore the diversity of the Medicare population and point to the challenge of improving protections for the relatively large share of beneficiaries with low incomes and/or health problems. Read more >>
1997 Survey of Health Care in New York City
This survey assessed insurance rates among residents of New York City, assembled a demographic profile of the uninsured and looked at how these residents are cared for. Read more >>
1997 Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys
This survey looked at a number of health care issues affecting adolescent girls, focusing on the links between behavior and health. Read more >>
Kaiser/Commonwealth 1997 National Survey of Health Insurance
The survey finds that one of three adults age 18 to 64, or 52 million people, either were uninsured or had been uninsured at some time during the previous two years. The vast majority of these adults were in working families. Read more >>
1996
The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Parents with Young Children
A nationwide survey of more than 2,000 mothers and fathers with children under age 3 finds that parents want more information, services, and help from doctors on how they can help their children thrive and learn during the critically important first years. Read more >>