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Abstract #301151

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Activity Number: 293
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301151
Title: The Mortality Impact by Race and Sex of Using Alternate Cutpoints for Determining a Match
Author(s): Gloria Wheatcroft*+ and Jennifer Parker
Companies: National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Health Statistics
Address: 3311 Toledo Rd., Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
Keywords: mortality ; National Health Interview Survey ; record linkage ; National Death Index
Abstract:

The addition of multiple measures of match quality has provided users with new alternatives for determining whether a specific death certificate belongs to the respondent. Consequently, it is now possible to vary the cutpoints for determining a match and perform a sensitivity analysis of the impact on mortality. We examine the changes in mortality by basic demographic characteristics including age, race, sex, and country of birth using a range of cutpoints. In addition, we compare estimates obtained from individual survey years with those resulting from combining the microlevel data.

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