Design alternatives for integrating the National Medical Expenditure Survey with the National Health Interview Survey /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Cox, Brenda G. (Author), Folsom, Ralph E. (Author), Virag, Thomas G. (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics, 1987.
Series:	Vital and health statistics. Data evaluation and methods research ; no. 101. DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 87-1375.
Subjects:	National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) National Medical Expenditure Survey (U.S.) Medical care, Cost of > United States > Statistical methods. Medical care > Utilization > United States > Statistical methods. Health surveys > United States > Statistics. Health surveys. Medical care, Cost of > Statistical methods. Medical care > Utilization > Statistical methods. United States. Statistics.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo133711

Description
Item Description:	"Research was undertaken to evaluate alternative methods of selecting a sample of eligible respondents for the National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This report presents estimates of the effects of alternative design options, obtained by statistical modeling techniques, for linking the NMES with the NHIS. The estimated survey costs for alternative linked and unlinked design options are compared for fixed precision. The findings indicate that substantial savings would be realized by linking the NMES to the NHIS if a premium is put on small-domain estimates." "March 1987."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 75 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 52).