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Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)Detailed 2004/05 HICAP Data HICAP Statewide Counseling Activity Report

	Jul-Sep 04	Oct-Dec 04	Jan-Mar 05	Apr-Jun 05	Total
Total Clients Counseled	7,128	8,051	7,728	7,885	30,792
Quick Calls	12,694	16,206	17,718	18,056	64,674
# Contacts by Telephone	5,391	6,367	6,472	7,032	25,262
Site & Home Contacts In Person	3,984	3,523	4,523	4,350	16,380
Other-email, mail, etc.	1,242	877	1,006	1,105	4,230
Volunteer Counselors	485	470	534	589
Paid Staff Counselors	128	138	146	141
Total Counselors	613	608	726	696
Total Hours Spent Counseling	9,744	10,932	10,958	11,489	43,123
Female	4,357	4,231	4,551	4,636	17,775
Male	2,436	2,510	2,635	2,830	10,411
Gender Not Collected	91	91	121	123	426
Under 60	800	643	814	927	3,184
60-64	1,004	966	1,071	1,075	4,116
65-74	2,320	2,502	2,521	2,706	10,049
75-84	1,550	1,872	1,611	1,638	6,671
85+	568	560	707	668	2,503
Age Not Collected	479	603	556	436	2,074
Married	2,684	2,818	3,001	3,048	11,551
Single	1,004	802	680	713	3,199
Divorced	657	669	875	908	3,109
Widowed	1,524	1,586	1,619	1,705	6,434
Marital Status Not Collected	862	926	980	1,074	3,842

Link to: HICAP Counseling Activity Annual Report 2004-2005 by PSA (pdf)

HICAP Statewide Public and Media Activity Report

	Jul-Sep 04	Oct-Dec 04	Jan-Mar 05	Apr-Jun 05	Total
Activity Information
Inter. Present. to Public	466	397	355	522	1,740
EPR-Inter. Present. to Public	14,454	142,748	15,636	16,188	189,026
Other Education *	51	55	87	112	305
EPR-Other Education	3,304,883	5,494,408	7,794,718	31,739,822	48,333,831
Outreach **, Combined Totals	244	194	105	225	768
EPR-Outreach, Combined Totals	9,132,407	1,304,452	2,623,033	4,758,269	17,818,161
Total Hrs of Combined Act.	696	712	454	1,118	2,980
Targeted Audience
Medicare Beneficiaries	457	441	275	570	1,743
Low-Income	142	189	59	248	638
Rural	105	267	162	147	681
Low Literacy	17	14	7	12	50
Family Member of Med. Beneficiary	171	180	101	145	597
Ethnic Minority	168	130	49	164	511
Disabled	83	71	34	92	280
English Second Language	31	56	41	53	181
Professional	7	19	27	67	120
Other Groups	78	55	57	110	300

* Television Show, Radio Show, Print Media/Article, or Website Event
** E-mail, Printed Outreach, Booth/Exhibit, or Mobile InfoVan

Link to: HICAP Public and Media Activity Annual Report 2004-2005 by PSA (pdf)