PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 45: National Health Interview Survey, American Community Survey, Risk Perception
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Lecture: life expectancy risk assessment and risk perception, relate the raw numbers to size of population birth rates mortality rates. Adjusted rates e. g. , age adjusted. Group specific rates e. g. , gender specific. For well-known risks, can be calculated from historical data. For poorly understood risks, must make many assumptions. Cost is easier to calculate than benefit. Role of data in public health uses of data. Assess the health of a community. Raw material for research collection of data. Local records birth certificates death certificates notifiable diseases other vital: what monetary value to put on a life saved, often controversial, statistics, specificity and sensitivity statistics. Transmitted from local governments to states. Transmitted from states to national center for health statistics (part of cdc) Serves as denominator for most public health data age, sex, race, ethnicity. American community survey done in between, on an ongoing basis education, housing, health insurance surveys. National health and nutrition examination survey (nchs)
