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Parker, J. (Jennifer D.) ; Talih, Makram ; Malec, Donald J. ; Beresovsky, Vladislav ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; ... More +
Parker, J. (Jennifer D.) ; Talih, Makram ; Malec, Donald J. ; Beresovsky, Vladislav ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; Gonzalez, Joe Fred ; Hamilton, Brady E. ; Ingram, Deborah D. ; Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; McCarty, Frances ; Moriarity, Christopher L. ; Shimizu, Iris ; Strashny, Alexander ; Ward, Brian W. Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Data Suppression Workgroup.
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Background: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) disseminates information on a broad range of health topics through diverse publications. These publications must rely on clear and transparent presentation standards that can be broadly and efficiently applied. Standards are particularly important for large, cross-cutting reports where estimates cannot be individually evaluated and indicators of precision cannot be included alongside the estimates.

Objective: This report describes the NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions.

Results: The multistep NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions are based on a minimum denominator sample size and on the absolute and relative widths of a confidence interval calculated using the Clopper-Pearson method. Proportions (usually multiplied by 100 and expressed as percentages) are the most commonly reported estimates in NCHS reports.

Conclusions: The NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions will be applied to all NCHS publications. Using these Standards, some estimates will be identified as unreliable and suppressed and some estimates will be flagged for statistical review. For reports where estimates are evaluated individually, a particular proportion not meeting the NCHS Data Presentation Standards could be identified as unreliable but not be suppressed if it can be interpreted appropriately in the context of subject-specific factors and report objectives.

Suggested citation: Parker JD, Talih M, Malec DJ, et al. National Center for Health Statistics Data Presentation Standards for Proportions. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(175). 2017.

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Data Accuracy
Data Display/standards
Health Surveys/standards
Research Design
Statistics As Topic

Series:
Vital and health statistics. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods research ; no. 175 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2017–1375
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National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ; NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions. ; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ; NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions.
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ; NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions. ; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ; NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions. Less -
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Standards
Place as Subject:
United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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