Reporting of Indian Health Service Coverage in the American Community Survey
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Description
Evaluates the extent to which American Indian and Alaska
Native (AIAN) people incorrectly report Indian Health
Service (IHS) coverage in the American Community Services
(ACS), as well as characteristics associated with false
negative and false positive misreporting. Includes data on
urban/rural residence. Findings based on a comparison of
the IHS portion of the 2014 ACS health insurance question
to whether or not individuals are in the 2014 IHS Patient
Registration data.
Author(s)
Renuka Bhaskar, Rachel M. Shattuck, James Noon
Date
05/2018
Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Tagged as
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· Health insurance
· Research methods and resources
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Tribal communities