MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Apr 2;42(12):220-3.
The accuracy of infant mortality rates and other indices of the health of populations depends on the consistency of information collected from separate sources (e.g., birth and death certificates). Inconsistent recording of basic information such as race and ethnicity has resulted in underestimation of mortality among minority populations, particularly minority populations other than blacks. This report summarizes studies in California and Montana that describe and measure the magnitude of differences in the recording of race for American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AI/ANs) on birth and infant death certificates.
婴儿死亡率及其他人口健康指标的准确性取决于从不同来源（如出生证明和死亡证明）收集的信息的一致性。种族和族裔等基本信息记录不一致导致少数族裔人口死亡率被低估，尤其是黑人以外的少数族裔人口。本报告总结了加利福尼亚州和蒙大拿州的研究，这些研究描述并衡量了出生证明和婴儿死亡证明上美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（AI/ANs）种族记录差异的程度。
