A dual frame design for sampling elderly minorities and persons with disabilities.
Multiple data sources are sometimes available as potential sampling frames for population surveys, and in some situations the use of a multiple frame sample design is more advantageous than using a single sampling frame. The use of multiple sampling frames, however, has variance and bias implications, as well as sampling, data collection, and logistical considerations. These issues are addressed for a proposed dual frame sampling approach in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The results of an investigation of the sampling efficiencies and operational issues in supplementing the NHIS area frame sample with a sample of elderly African and Hispanic Americans and persons with disabilities selected from Social Security Administration files are presented.
Ezzati
T M
TM
National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
Hoffman
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K
Judkins
D R
DR
Massey
J T
JT
Moore
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012943:Social Security / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States