Comparison of Information on Death Certificates and Matching 1960 Census Records: Age, Marital Status, Race, Nativity and Country of Origin
- 1 November 1969
- journal article
- Published by Duke University Press in Demography
- Vol. 6 (4), 413-423
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2060086
Abstract
A sample of death certificates matched with 1960 Census records permitted comparison of response data for items asked on both records. Estimates of bias in death rates which are based on information from the two records are derived from the comparison data. Most of the comparisons yielded small discrepancies of inconsequential effect on the mortality rates. Some large inconsistencies, however, of potentially serious impact on the death rates were observed. The comparisons are examined and the implications of the results for the relevant mortality rates are discussed. In addition, age-specific death rates “corrected” for the disparities found in the age information on the two records are presented.Keywords
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