Beyond question wording: How survey design and administration shape estimates of disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 2008 and 2014, annual estimates of disability prevalence among U.S. adults varied somewhat across federal surveys that use a standardized measure of disability, but trends over-time were relatively stable and consistent. In 2014, however, estimates of disability from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) increased markedly relative to previous years and were much higher than disability estimates from other federal surveys.

Objective

To examine why disability prevalence among adults aged 40 and older substantially increased in the first wave of the 2014 SIPP Panel.

Methods

We consider three factors that may have contributed to the rise in disability: data processing, context effects linked to question order, and sampling. To do so, we

SUBMITTER: Jackson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10237032 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature