Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty
Abstract Objective: To illustrate how regional variation in data quality could explain some or all of the apparent regional differences in the health status of Indigenous Australians. Methods: A series of simple hypothetical numerical examples is provided, with varying assumptions regarding the accu...
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| Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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| author | Joan Cunningham |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To illustrate how regional variation in data quality could explain some or all of the apparent regional differences in the health status of Indigenous Australians. Methods: A series of simple hypothetical numerical examples is provided, with varying assumptions regarding the accuracy of identification of Indigenous deaths. Results: The apparent difference in Indigenous mortality in remote compared with urban areas is of a magnitude that could be explained by relatively modest regional differences in data quality. Conclusion and implications: Determinations of relative health status within the Indigenous population must take into account the impact of variability in data quality. Accepted: October 2002 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3f94075ba094b8998292a62ab4d81f22023-09-02T09:14:49ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052002-12-0126649749910.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00355.xComparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertaintyJoan Cunningham0Menzies School of Health Research, Northern TerritoryAbstract Objective: To illustrate how regional variation in data quality could explain some or all of the apparent regional differences in the health status of Indigenous Australians. Methods: A series of simple hypothetical numerical examples is provided, with varying assumptions regarding the accuracy of identification of Indigenous deaths. Results: The apparent difference in Indigenous mortality in remote compared with urban areas is of a magnitude that could be explained by relatively modest regional differences in data quality. Conclusion and implications: Determinations of relative health status within the Indigenous population must take into account the impact of variability in data quality. Accepted: October 2002https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00355.x |
| spellingShingle | Joan Cunningham Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
| title | Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty |
| title_full | Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty |
| title_fullStr | Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty |
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| title_short | Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty |
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