Table 1.

Items and Response Choices for Key Measures

Measure	Item	Response Choices
American-Indian identity index	To what extent do you live by or follow the American-Indian way of life? To what extent does your family live by or follow the American-Indian way of life? How important is it for you to follow religious or spiritual beliefs that are based on traditional Indian beliefs?	0=not at all 1=a little 2=some 3=a lot
White-American identity index	To what extent do you live by or follow the white-American way of life? To what extent does your family live by or follow the white-American way of life?
Patient self-rated health	Overall, how would you rate your health during the past four weeks?	1=poor 2=fair 3=good 4=very good 5=excellent
Provider-rated health	Overall, how would you rate the patient's health during the past four weeks?