Self-reported vs administrative race/ethnicity data and study results

A study investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of root canal therapy. African Americans were significantly less likely and Asians significantly more likely than whites to obtain root canal therapy.

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 92; no. 9; pp. 1471 - 1473
Main Authors:	BOEHMER, Ulrike, KRESSIN, Nancy R, BERLOWITZ, Dan R, CHRISTIANSEN, Cindy L, KAZIS, Lewis E, JONES, Judith A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Public Health Association 01-09-2002 American Journal of Public Health 2002
Subjects:	Administrative records African Americans Asian people Biological and medical sciences Censuses Databases as Topic Dental care Dental treatment Elderly people Endodontics Epidemiology Ethnic Groups - classification Ethnicity General aspects Health Care Surveys Health services Health surveys Hispanic Americans Humans Medical sciences Methodology Minority & ethnic groups Native North Americans Odds Ratio Pacific Islander people Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Quality Control R&D Race Research & development Research and Practice Root Canal Therapy - statistics & numerical data Self Disclosure Self report Selfreport Tooth Extraction - statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology USA Veterans Veterans - classification Veterans - statistics & numerical data White people United States North America America Human Methodology Information source Self evaluation Health Race Epidemiology Ethnic group Public health Result
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Summary:	A study investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of root canal therapy. African Americans were significantly less likely and Asians significantly more likely than whites to obtain root canal therapy.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Peer Reviewed Note. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs. U. Boehmer designed the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the brief. N. R. Kressin, D. R. Berlowitz, and J. A. Jones assisted in the study design, data analyses, and writing. C. L. Christiansen provided guidance on the data analyses and assisted in the writing. L. E. Kazis designed and conducted the 1999 survey that provided the self-reported data and reviewed the manuscript. Requests for reprints should be sent to Ulrike Boehmer, PhD, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, 200 Springs Rd, Bldg 70, Bedford, MA 01730 (e-mail: boehmer@bu.edu).
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.92.9.1471