Creating local estimates from a population health survey: practical application of small area estimation methods.

ABSTRACT: Regular health surveys can produce reliable estimates at higher geographic levels but not for small areas. Alternatives are to aggregate data over several years or use model-based methods. We created and evaluated model-based estimates for four health-related outcomes by gender, for 153 Local Government Areas using data from the New South Wales Population Health Survey. The evaluation examined evidence on bias and determined the covariates available and appropriate for each outcome variable. The evaluation considered the likely precision of the resulting estimates. The bias and precision of results for single years (2006-2008) for each outcome variable using six covariate specifications were compared with direct survey estimates based on a single year's data and those obtained by aggregati

SUBMITTER: Hindmarsh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327397 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature