A validation method to determine missing years of birth in a cohort study of shipyard workers using social security number

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• Personal Author:
  Anton-Culver H ; Cabasag CJ ; Shehata M ; Ziogas A
• Description:
  Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the generalizability and feasibility of a prediction method developed by Block et al (1983) to estimate missing age of workers by using their Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Methods: Our study used a retrospective occupational cohort of about 15,000 workers from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard (1978 to 1985). Results: Our results showed an 89.2% agreement (P<0.0001) between the predicted and observed years of birth using Block's method. The correlation increased to 93.1% (P<0.0001) after our modifications by removing workers with SSNs issued in U.S. territories. The method performed better in shipyard workers who obtained their SSNs after 1950. Conclusion: Although the method is useful in imputing missing age, the accuracy is dependent on the year, age, and location of SSN issuance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Cohort Studies Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety Ships Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Cohort Studies Etiology Shipyard Industry Shipyard Workers Work Environment Workers
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048160
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Jun; 58(6):631-635
• Contact Point Address:
  Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California 92697-3950
• Email:
  hantoncu@uci.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7c3a7b974d011ac9b69a3565deedf645efdca942470df149de3452f25931ff1875ad662bfca47c0712fe8df61fde1f339dbcc8b1eabaaa8c8cc9dde27e3dee10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202983/cdc_202983_DS1.pdf
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