The use of census data for determining race and education as SES indicators: A validation study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-177

  Kwok, Richard K ^a,b   Yankaskas, Bonnie C ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Census data; Ecologic fallacy; Education; Race; Socioeconomic status; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035129677     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00205-2     Document Type: Letter

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