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The official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is free and accessible to all researchers, students, and policy-makers.

Our Data Host: The Health and Medical Care Archive

The Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA) at the University of Michigan's Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HMCA is devoted to preserving and making available research data to expand knowledge about and contribute to the improvement of the health and health care of all Americans.

HMCA data are free and immediately accessible to all researchers, students and policy-makers. Each one of more than 100 collections includes complete documentation, often including original survey questionnaires; links to related publications; and access to restricted data. Data are provided in ASCII text format, and for many collections, in at least one additional format, i.e., SPSS, SAS or Stata.

Data collections in HMCA are organized under five categories:

Health Care Providers
Cost/Access to Health Care
Substance Abuse & Health
Chronic Health Conditions
Other

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Sample Data Collections Available at HMCA

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National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey, 2003-2005

This survey assessed the smoking habits of youth smokers, aged 16 to 24, including their motives and barriers to quit.

National Profile of Local Health Departments, 2008

This survey of local health departments (LHDs) will advance and support the development of a database for LHDs to describe and understand their structure, function, and capacities.

Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care

Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers.

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RWJF Survey Guidelines

RWJF standards are consistent with American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and should be adhered to by any organization or contractor conducting a poll or survey on RWJF's behalf.

Culturally Focused Psychiatric Consultation Service For Massachusetts General Hospital's Asian American and Latino American Primary Care Patients with Depression, 2009-2011 July 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey, 2003-2005 May 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll

RWJF Public Opinion Polls

African Americans' Lives Today June 4, 2013
A Poll About Children and Weight February 25, 2013
The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress January 24, 2013

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