CORRECTION OF MISCLASSIFICATION ERROR IN DISABILITY RATES

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 v...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health economics 2014-09, Vol.23 (9), p.1084-1097
Hauptverfasser: Gosling, Amanda, Saloniki, Eirini-Christina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age Factors
Classification
Demographics
Disability
Disabled Persons - classification
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Estimation bias
Female
Health economics
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Measurement errors
Middle Aged
misclassification
Prevalence
Probability
Selection Bias
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung: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. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1057-9230
1099-1050
DOI:10.1002/hec.3080