Authors: Myrna Epstein, Raul Moreno, Peter Bacchetti

Publication Year: 1997

Last Updated: 2019-09-30

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

Keywords: racial misclassification, birth records, infant mortality

Abstract:

The objectives of this study were to determine the extent of racial misclassification in mortality reported for American Indian infants and children in California, Misclassification at time of death was more likely if the child resided in the more urbanized counties outside of the Indian Health Service delivery areas   Deaths due to injuries were less likely to be misclassified than deaths due to other causes. Deaths occurring outside of the hospital are likely to be investigated, which may have led to greater accuracy. Overall rates of misclassification may be higher in California because of the heterogeneity of the population and the large number of American Indians with Hispanic surnames.

Source: Link to Original Article.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1381103/pdf/amjph00507-0109.pdf