Appendix 4
References
Alsharif, A. I. (2008). Health system and insurance in Saudi Arabia.
Paper presented at the Board of Healthcare Funders Southern
African Annual Conference, Durban, 3–16
Aman, B., & Todd, W. (2006). Self-reported utilization of health care
services: Improving measurement and accuracy. Medical Care
Research and Review, 63(2), 217–235.
Anderson, M., Dobkin, C., Gross, T. (2012). The effect of health
insurance coverage on the use of medical services. American
Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.
1257/pol.4.1.1.
Ayako, K., & Hitoshi, S. (2013). Effects of universal health insurance
on health care utilization, and supply-side responses: Evidence from
Japan. Journal of Public Economics, 99(3), 1–23.
Questionnaire used in the survey
Dear Participant,
Thank you for your participation. The questionnaire is brief, and it
will take few minutes to fill it out. The questionnaire designed to
examine the impact of privatizing health insurance on the use of
medical services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Please be assured that all information you provide will be kept strictly
confidential.
1. Do you have private health insurance?
• Yes
• No
2. What is your nationality?
• Saudi
• Other
3. What is your age category?
• 20–29
• 30–39
• 40–49
• 50–64
4. What is your gender?
• Male
• Female
5. What is your marital status
• Married
• Other
6. What is your educational status
• High school or less
7. What is your approximate average income?
• 0–5000
• 5000–10,000
• 10,000–15,000
• 15,000 or more
8. What is your general health status?
• Good
• Poor
9. Do you have any chronic disease
• Yes
• No
10. Number of medical providers visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
• once
• twice
• Three or more
11. Number of dentists visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
(continued)
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
12. Number of emergency department visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
13. Inpatient numbers in the hospital in the last 12 months
• Nil
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
14. Number of inpatient nights spent in the hospital in the last 12
months
• 0
• 1–7
• 8–30
• nights or more 31
15. Prescription of medicine use in the last 12 months
• Never taken
• taken, not always
• Always
16. Number of X-ray or other diagnostic images in the last 12 months
• 0
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
17. Number of Laboratory test or blood analysis in the last 12 months
• 0
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
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References
Alsharif, A. I. (2008). Health system and insurance in Saudi Arabia.
Paper presented at the Board of Healthcare Funders Southern
African Annual Conference, Durban, 3–16
Aman, B., & Todd, W. (2006). Self-reported utilization of health care
services: Improving measurement and accuracy. Medical Care
Research and Review, 63(2), 217–235.
Anderson, M., Dobkin, C., Gross, T. (2012). The effect of health
insurance coverage on the use of medical services. American
Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.
1257/pol.4.1.1.
Ayako, K., & Hitoshi, S. (2013). Effects of universal health insurance
on health care utilization, and supply-side responses: Evidence from
Japan. Journal of Public Economics, 99(3), 1–23.
Questionnaire used in the survey
Dear Participant,
Thank you for your participation. The questionnaire is brief, and it
will take few minutes to fill it out. The questionnaire designed to
examine the impact of privatizing health insurance on the use of
medical services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Please be assured that all information you provide will be kept strictly
confidential.
1. Do you have private health insurance?
• Yes
• No
2. What is your nationality?
• Saudi
• Other
3. What is your age category?
• 20–29
• 30–39
• 40–49
• 50–64
4. What is your gender?
• Male
• Female
5. What is your marital status
• Married
• Other
6. What is your educational status
• High school or less
7. What is your approximate average income?
• 0–5000
• 5000–10,000
• 10,000–15,000
• 15,000 or more
8. What is your general health status?
• Good
• Poor
9. Do you have any chronic disease
• Yes
• No
10. Number of medical providers visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
• once
• twice
• Three or more
11. Number of dentists visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
(continued)
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
12. Number of emergency department visit in the last 12 months
• No visit
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
13. Inpatient numbers in the hospital in the last 12 months
• Nil
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
14. Number of inpatient nights spent in the hospital in the last 12
months
• 0
• 1–7
• 8–30
• nights or more 31
15. Prescription of medicine use in the last 12 months
• Never taken
• taken, not always
• Always
16. Number of X-ray or other diagnostic images in the last 12 months
• 0
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
17. Number of Laboratory test or blood analysis in the last 12 months
• 0
• Once
• Twice
• Three or more
266
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