Secondary data sources for public health :
Boslaugh, Sarah,
Secondary data sources for public health : a practical guide / Sarah Boslaugh. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Practical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology . - Practical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
An introduction to secondary data analysis -- Health service utilization data -- Health behaviors and risk factors data -- Data on multiple health topics -- Fertility and mortality data -- Medicare and Medicaid data -- Other sources of data.
Secondary data play an increasingly important role in epidemiology and public health research and practice; examples of secondary data sources include national surveys such as the BRFSS and NHIS, claims data for the Medicare and Medicaid systems, and public vital statistics records. Although a wealth of secondary data is available, it is not always easy to locate and access appropriate data to address a research or policy question. This practical guide circumvents these difficulties by providing an introduction to secondary data and issues specific to its management and analysis, followed by an enumeration of major sources of secondary data in the United States. Entries for each data source include the principal focus of the data, years for which it is available, history and methodology of the data collection process, and information about how to access the data and supporting materials, including relevant details about file structure and format.
9780511618802 (ebook)
Public health--Research--Statistical methods.
Epidemiology--Research--Statistical methods.
RA409 / .B66 2007
362.1072/7
Secondary data sources for public health : a practical guide / Sarah Boslaugh. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Practical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology . - Practical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
An introduction to secondary data analysis -- Health service utilization data -- Health behaviors and risk factors data -- Data on multiple health topics -- Fertility and mortality data -- Medicare and Medicaid data -- Other sources of data.
Secondary data play an increasingly important role in epidemiology and public health research and practice; examples of secondary data sources include national surveys such as the BRFSS and NHIS, claims data for the Medicare and Medicaid systems, and public vital statistics records. Although a wealth of secondary data is available, it is not always easy to locate and access appropriate data to address a research or policy question. This practical guide circumvents these difficulties by providing an introduction to secondary data and issues specific to its management and analysis, followed by an enumeration of major sources of secondary data in the United States. Entries for each data source include the principal focus of the data, years for which it is available, history and methodology of the data collection process, and information about how to access the data and supporting materials, including relevant details about file structure and format.
9780511618802 (ebook)
Public health--Research--Statistical methods.
Epidemiology--Research--Statistical methods.
RA409 / .B66 2007
362.1072/7