An evaluation of the American Community Survey indicators of disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collection of data in the Census for implementing disability legislation has been continuous since 1970 although the questions used have changed several times. Concerns have been raised about the ability of the newest question set developed for the American Community Survey (ACS) to adequately represent the population with disabilities because it does not capture all those eligible for certain benefit programs.

Objective

Using national data, we examine how the addition of questions on the receipt of SSI/SSDI changes the composition of the population identified by the ACS measures. In ancillary materials we also examine the addition of a work limitation question to the population identified by ACS measures.

Methods

Using descriptive secondary analysis of 201

SUBMITTER: Altman BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7532801 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature