title: Correction of misclassification error in disability rates.
abstract: This paper examines misclassification error in survey estimates of disability. The results suggest that a significant number of those with a disability fail to be recorded as such in the British Household Panel Survey. In addition, the probability of a false positive is estimated as being very close to zero in all socio-demographic groups. There is a strong bias in estimates of differences in rates of disability across groups but only a small effect on estimates of the difference in employment rates by disability status.
authors.affiliation: School of Economics, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gosling
authors.forename: Eirini-Christina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Saloniki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D015983:Selection Bias; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: disability; employment; misclassification