Author: Harry Michael Rosenberg
Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This report summarizes current knowledge and research on the quality and reliability of death rates by race and Hispanic origin in official mortality statistics of the United States produced by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). It provides a quantitative assessment of bias in death rates by race and Hispanic origin and identifies areas for targeted research. Death rates are based on information on deaths from death certificates filed in the states and compiled into a national database by NCHS, and on population data from the Census Bureau. Researchers summarized selected studies of race/Hispanic origin misclassification and undercoverage on deaths and population. They made estimates on the separate and joint bias on death rates by race and Hispanic origin from the two sources. They made simplifying assumptions about the stability of the biases over time and among age groups. Original results are presented using an expanded, updated database from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Death rates for all groups show net effects of race misclassification and undercoverage. For whites and blacks, published death rates are overstated in official publications by 1.0 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, resulting mainly from undercounts in the census. Death rates for other minority groups are understated as follows: American Indians, 21 percent; Asian or Pacific Islanders: 11 percent; and Hispanics, 2 percent. (SM)
Quality of Death Rates by Race and Hispanic-origin
Author: Harry Michael Rosenberg
Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This report summarizes current knowledge and research on the quality and reliability of death rates by race and Hispanic origin in official mortality statistics of the United States produced by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). It provides a quantitative assessment of bias in death rates by race and Hispanic origin and identifies areas for targeted research. Death rates are based on information on deaths from death certificates filed in the states and compiled into a national database by NCHS, and on population data from the Census Bureau. Researchers summarized selected studies of race/Hispanic origin misclassification and undercoverage on deaths and population. They made estimates on the separate and joint bias on death rates by race and Hispanic origin from the two sources. They made simplifying assumptions about the stability of the biases over time and among age groups. Original results are presented using an expanded, updated database from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Death rates for all groups show net effects of race misclassification and undercoverage. For whites and blacks, published death rates are overstated in official publications by 1.0 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, resulting mainly from undercounts in the census. Death rates for other minority groups are understated as follows: American Indians, 21 percent; Asian or Pacific Islanders: 11 percent; and Hispanics, 2 percent. (SM)
Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This report summarizes current knowledge and research on the quality and reliability of death rates by race and Hispanic origin in official mortality statistics of the United States produced by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). It provides a quantitative assessment of bias in death rates by race and Hispanic origin and identifies areas for targeted research. Death rates are based on information on deaths from death certificates filed in the states and compiled into a national database by NCHS, and on population data from the Census Bureau. Researchers summarized selected studies of race/Hispanic origin misclassification and undercoverage on deaths and population. They made estimates on the separate and joint bias on death rates by race and Hispanic origin from the two sources. They made simplifying assumptions about the stability of the biases over time and among age groups. Original results are presented using an expanded, updated database from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Death rates for all groups show net effects of race misclassification and undercoverage. For whites and blacks, published death rates are overstated in official publications by 1.0 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, resulting mainly from undercounts in the census. Death rates for other minority groups are understated as follows: American Indians, 21 percent; Asian or Pacific Islanders: 11 percent; and Hispanics, 2 percent. (SM)
Quality of Death Rates by Race and Hispanic-origin
Author:
Publisher: United States Government Printing
ISBN: 9780160501388
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Publisher: United States Government Printing
ISBN: 9780160501388
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
United States Life Tables by Hispanic Origin
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437941281
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437941281
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Health Status Indicators
Author: Christine Plepys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health status indicators
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health status indicators
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Vital and Health Statistics
United States Life Tables by Hispanic Origin
National Vital Statistics Reports
The validity of race and Hispanic origin reporting on death certificates in the United States
Leading Causes of Death by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin
Author: Paula Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780840605139
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780840605139
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Healthy People 2010 Statistical Notes
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public health surveillance
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public health surveillance
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description