Age Validation in the Long Life Family Study Through a Linkage to Early-Life Census Records

被引:18
作者
Elo, Irma T. [1 ]
Mykyta, Laryssa [2 ]
Sebastiani, Paola [3 ]
Christensen, Kaare [4 ]
Glynn, Nancy W. [5 ]
Perls, Thomas [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Ctr Populat Studies, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] US Bur Census, Social Econ & Housing Stat Div, Washington, DC 20233 USA
[3] Boston Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Biostat, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[4] Univ Southern Denmark, Dept Epidemiol Clin Biochem & Pharmacol, Dept Clin Genet, Danish Aging Res Ctr, Odense, Denmark
[5] Univ Pittsburgh, Ctr Aging & Populat Hlth, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[6] Boston Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Geriatr Div, Boston, MA 02215 USA
来源
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2013年 / 68卷 / 04期
关键词
Age validation; Census; Centenarian; Longevity; Oldest old participants; ELDERLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH REGISTRATION; UNITED-STATES; OLDER AGES; SUPERCENTENARIANS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; ACCURACY;
D O I
10.1093/geronb/gbt033
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Studies of health and longevity require accurate age reporting. Age misreporting among older adults in the United States is common. Participants in the Long Life Family Study (LLFS) were matched to early-life census records. Age recorded in the census was used to evaluate age reporting in the LLFS. The study population was 99% non-Hispanic white. About 88% of the participants were matched to 1910, 1920, or 1930 U.S. censuses. Match success depended on the participants education, place of birth, and the number of censuses available to be searched. Age at the time of the interview based on the reported date of birth and early-life census age were consistent for about 89% of the participants, and age consistency within 1 year was found for about 99% of the participants. It is possible to match a high fraction of older study participants to their early-life census records when detailed information is available on participants family of origin. Such record linkage can provide an important source of information for evaluating age reporting among the oldest old participants. Our results are consistent with recent studies suggesting that age reporting among older whites in the United States appears to be quite good.
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