Andresen E M, Fitch C A, McLendon P M, Meyers A R
Department of Community Health, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, MO 63108, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Aug;90(8):1297-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.8.1297.
We investigated the validity and proxy reliability of 7 new disability questions from the 2000 US census ("Census 2000").
A total of 131 people with disabilities and their proxies from St Louis, Mo, and Massachusetts were interviewed, and responses were compared for concordance. Responses also were compared with responses to questions from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) instrument.
Overall, proxies reported more impairment than did people with disabilities, and agreement was low (kappa = 0.24-0.55). Concordance was moderate between the census questions and their BRFSS and ADL counterparts.
The Census 2000 questions may not provide an accurate profile of disability in America.
我们对2000年美国人口普查(“2000年人口普查”)中的7个新的残疾问题的有效性和代理可靠性进行了调查。
对来自密苏里州圣路易斯市和马萨诸塞州的131名残疾人和他们的代理人进行了访谈,并比较了回答的一致性。回答还与行为风险因素监测系统(BRFSS)和日常生活活动(ADL)工具的问题回答进行了比较。
总体而言,代理人报告的损伤比残疾人更多,一致性较低(kappa = 0.24 - 0.55)。人口普查问题与其BRFSS和ADL对应问题之间的一致性为中等。
2000年人口普查问题可能无法准确反映美国的残疾情况。