Levels of analysis and levels of need: cultural factors and the assessment of need for alcoholism treatment services in an urban community.
This is a case study in techniques for combining qualitative and quantitative data in local community service needs assessments. Problems in available administrative statistics when applied to local communities are illustrated and discussed. Supplementation of epidemiologic estimates and utilization statistics with ethnographic, historical, and sample survey data is shown.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D014505:Urban Population