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Activity Number:
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370
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #307329 |
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Title:
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The National Longitudinal Mortality Study
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Author(s):
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Norman Johnson*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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DSMD, Room 3716 FB 3 MS 8700, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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longitudinal data ; current population survey ; 1980 census data ; National Death Index ; mortality differentials
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Abstract:
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The National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS) is a sponsor-funded database developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to study the effects of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics on differentials in U.S. mortality rates. The NLMS consists of bureau data from Current Population Surveys, Annual Social and Economic Supplements, and the 1980 Census combined with death certification information from the National Death Index. The study currently consists of approximately 3.3 million records with more than 250,000 identified mortality cases. The socioeconomic variables offer researchers the potential to answer questions on mortality differentials for a variety of important socioeconomic and demographic subgroups not extensively covered in other databases. This paper will provide a general overview of the NLMS and discuss current activities to update longitudinal records.
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