Shai D, Rosenwaike I
Sociology Department, Villanova University, PA 19085.
Am J Epidemiol. 1989 Jul;130(1):188-92. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115311.
This paper examines possible biases in death certificate data on education that may be used in studies of mortality and socioeconomic status. By means of a matching study conducted in 1987, self-reported education level in a large-scale survey (Cancer Prevention Study II) is compared with education as subsequently reported by next of kin on death certificates in upstate New York and in Utah. These are the only two states that presently have an education item on the certificates. In both state samples, agreement was highest for high school graduates and for those with graduate school education. Overall agreement was 68%, indicating serious problems in the accuracy of education reporting. Possible systematic biases in the new death certificate item on education are indicated.
本文探讨了死亡证明中教育程度数据可能存在的偏差，这些数据可能用于死亡率和社会经济地位的研究。通过1987年进行的一项匹配研究，将大规模调查（癌症预防研究II）中自我报告的教育水平与纽约州北部和犹他州亲属随后在死亡证明上报告的教育程度进行了比较。这是目前仅有的两个在死亡证明上设有教育项目的州。在两个州的样本中，高中毕业生和研究生学历者的一致性最高。总体一致性为68%，表明教育程度报告的准确性存在严重问题。文中指出了新的死亡证明教育项目中可能存在的系统性偏差。
