A Validation Method to Determine Missing Years of Birth in a Cohort Study of Shipyard Workers Using Social Security Number

A Validation Method to Determine Missing Years of Birth in a Cohort Study of Shipyard Workers Using Social Security Number

OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to evaluate the generalizability and feasibility of a prediction method developed by Block et al (1983) to estimate missing age of workers by using their Social Security Numbers (SSNs). METHODS:Our study used a retrospective occupational cohort of about 15,000...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2016-06, Vol.58 (6), p.631-635
Hauptverfasser: Cabasag, Citadel J., Ziogas, Argyrios, Shehata, Merna, Anton-Culver, Hoda
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Distribution
Correlation analysis
Epidemiologic Methods
Humans
Occupational health
Original Article
Records as Topic
Research Design
Retrospective Studies
Ships
Social Security
Vital Statistics
Workers
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to evaluate the generalizability and feasibility of a prediction method developed by Block et al (1983) to estimate missing age of workers by using their Social Security Numbers (SSNs). METHODS:Our study used a retrospective occupational cohort of about 15,000 workers from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard (1978 to 1985). RESULTS:Our results showed an 89.2% agreement (P 
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000740