Table 3.
Key Variables and Sources of Information for Participants
| Self-reported | Electronic Medical Records | Time Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment survey | EOS survey | EMR | Employee Records | From year(s) prior to the study | Data from years enrolled in study | |
| Demographic | ||||||
| Sex | ✓ | |||||
| Date of birth | ✓ | |||||
| Marital status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Country of birth | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Immigration date | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Ethnicity by country of birth of individual, the parents, or grandparents | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Socio-economic status by clinic address | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Supplementary insurance status | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Dates enrolled as CHS member | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Level of education | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Household composition (number of rooms; number of family members in the house) | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Occupation and work responsibilities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Family income | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Health Status and Risk Behaviors | ||||||
| Health status and health behaviors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Smoking status, history | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Pack years | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Height | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Weight | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Body mass index | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Medication use for chronic conditions and immunosuppressants | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Attitudes | ||||||
| Perceptions of illness, vaccines, missing work | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Recollection of influenza vaccination (for vaccinated HCP) | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Reasons for not receiving the influenza vaccine (for unvaccinated HCP) | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Job satisfaction | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Influenza Vaccination Documentation | ||||||
| Vaccine administration date | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Vaccine type | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Vaccine manufacturer & lot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Employee Records of Illness Absences | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Acute Respiratory Illness | ||||||
| Number of inpatient admissions associated with acute illness | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Chronic Medical Conditions and Pregnancy | ||||||
| Number of ambulatory or inpatient medical encounters associated with chronic medical condition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Chronic medical conditions | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Pregnancy | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Abbreviations: EOS end of season, EMR electronic medical record, CHS Clalit health plan, HCP healthcare personnel