Statistical data integration models to bridge health official statistics

• Published in: Statistical journal of the IAOS Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 1185 - 1194
• Main Author: Erciulescu, Andreea L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2022; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Data integration; Error analysis; Estimates; Insurance; Risk analysis; Surveillance systems; Young Statistician Prize 2022; multilevel models; hierarchical Bayes; small area estimation; Different levels of aggregation; health insurance coverage

There are at least two sources of health insurance coverage estimates in the United States: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program. This paper addresses the integration of BRFSS and SAHIE data using multilevel models that...