Us Population Estimates By Age Sex Race And Hispanic Origin 1990 To 1997 Ppl 91 Us Department Of Commerce

Author : Harry Michael Rosenberg
Publisher : National Center for Health Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quality of Death Rates by Race and Hispanic-origin written by Harry Michael Rosenberg and published by National Center for Health Statistics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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)