International Collaborative Study of Medical Care Utilization Files

This series contains social survey information on selected demographic characteristics, attitudinal and socioeconomic factors, and respondents' perceptions of illness and its severity. Data on use of medical care services includes use of physician, hospital and dental care services, use of selected medicines, an d use of other health services including optometrists, nurses, midwives, chiropractors, and naturopaths.

The data also includes information on appointment practices, location of ambulatory contacts, respondents' satisfaction with contacts, and immunization. Data are from ten study sites: Alberta, British Columbia, Baltimore, Vermont, Rijeka, Buenos Aires, Helsinki, Liverpool, Lodz, and Saskatchewan. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC).