Survey Data on Perceived Healthcare Access in Trabzon, Turkey

Survey responses from 1,491 adults in Trabzon, Turkey, collected by researcher Murat Topbas. The data was used to analyze factors influencing perceived access to healthcare, including socioeconomic status, health literacy, and travel time, using Structural Equation Modeling and geospatial analysis. The dataset was last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling relationships between socioeconomic status and perceived healthcare access using Structural Equation Modeling.
• Analyzing the mediating role of health literacy between socioeconomic status and access perception.
• Investigating spatial dependence patterns of healthcare accessibility within a 1-km radius.
• Studying the impact of travel time and online health-seeking behavior on perceived access.

Strengths

• Dataset includes responses from 1,491 adults, providing a substantial sample size.
• Integrates multidimensional factors including socioeconomic status, health literacy, self-rated health, and travel time.
• Analysis includes validated geospatial results showing spatial dependence patterns.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific region of Trabzon, Turkey.

Provenance

Source

Murat Topbas via figshare

Collection Method

Survey research conducted with 1,491 adults, analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling and geospatial analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:18:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Trabzon, Turkey