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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000740
Personal Author:
Cabasag, Citadel J. ; Ziogas, Argyrios ; Shehata, Merna ; Anton-Culver, Hoda
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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).|Our study used a retrospective occupational cohort of about 15,000 workers from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard (1978 to 1985).|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.|Although the method is useful in imputing missing age, the accuracy is dependent on the year, age, and location of SSN issuance.
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Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 58(6):631-635.
Pubmed ID:
27281641
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4958378
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
F31 CA200344/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008412/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
F31 CA200344/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008412/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
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