National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA)
This is a subset of the NPHA dataset filtered down to develop and validate machine learning algorithms for predicting the number of doctors a survey respondent sees in a year. This dataset’s records represent seniors who responded to the NPHA survey.
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Introductory Paper
National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA)
By Malani, Preeti N., Kullgren, Jeffrey, and Solway, Erica. 2017
Provided by
University of California, Irvine
Creators
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37305.v1
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Features
| Attribute Name | Role | Type | Demographic | Description | Units | Missing Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number_of_Doctors_Visited | Target | Categorical | The total count of different doctors the patient has seen = { 1: 0-1 doctors 2: 2-3 doctors 3: 4 or more doctors } | no | ||
| Age | Feature | Categorical | Age | The patient's age group = { 1: 50-64 2: 65-80 } | no | |
| Physical_Health | Feature | Categorical | A self-assessment of the patient's physical well-being = { -1: Refused 1: Excellent 2: Very Good 3: Good 4: Fair 5: Poor } | no | ||
| Mental_Health | Feature | Categorical | A self-evaluation of the patient's mental or psychological health = { -1: Refused 1: Excellent 2: Very Good 3: Good 4: Fair 5: Poor } | no | ||
| Dental_Health | Feature | Categorical | A self-assessment of the patient's oral or dental health= { -1: Refused 1: Excellent 2: Very Good 3: Good 4: Fair 5: Poor } | no | ||
| Employment | Feature | Categorical | The patient's employment status or work-related information = { -1: Refused 6 1: Working full-time 2: Working part-time 3: Retired 4: Not working at this time } | no | ||
| Stress_Keeps_Patient_from_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | Whether stress affects the patient's ability to sleep = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Medication_Keeps_Patient_from_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | Whether medication impacts the patient's sleep = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Pain_Keeps_Patient_from_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | Whether physical pain disturbs the patient's sleep = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Bathroom_Needs_Keeps_Patient_from_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | Whether the need to use the bathroom affects the patient's sleep = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Uknown_Keeps_Patient_from_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | Unidentified factors affecting the patient's sleep = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Trouble_Sleeping | Feature | Categorical | General issues or difficulties the patient faces with sleeping = { 0: No 1: Yes } | no | ||
| Prescription_Sleep_Medication | Feature | Categorical | Information about any sleep medication prescribed to the patient = { -1: Refused 1: Use regularly 2: Use occasionally 3: Do not use } | no | ||
| Race | Feature | Categorical | Race | The patient's racial or ethnic background = { -2: Not asked -1: REFUSED 1: White, Non-Hispanic 2: Black, Non-Hispanic 3: Other, Non-Hispanic 4: Hispanic 5: 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic } | no | |
| Gender | Feature | Categorical | Gender | The gender identity of the patient = { -2: Not asked -1: REFUSED 1: Male 2: Female } | no |