Estimating healthy life expectancies using longitudinal survey data : methods and techniques in population health measures / by Michael T. Molla, Jennifer H. Madans.
Imprint
Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, [2008]
Mode of access: Internet from the NCHS web site. Address as of 2/11/09: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_146.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Note
Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 11, 2009).
GPO sales statement incorrect in publication.
"May 2008."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13).
Contents
Measures of health that combine mortality and morbidity -- Methods for calculating healthy life expectancies -- Objectives and contents of the report -- Data sources for illustrating the method -- Model specification -- The IMaCH program -- Expected years with and without activity limitation -- Expected years in good and poor health.
summary measures of population health health states life expectancy healthy life expectancy active life expectancy multistate life table Markov chain multinomial logistic regression
