Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data

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dc.contributor.advisorDorrington, Roberten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNduru, Polite Munyaradzien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:39:37Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:39:37Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractAn understanding of the errors found in census questions is important in order to assess the level of confidence in the census data and to get an appreciation of the impact of using these data in estimating mortality derived from census data. While demographic methods are often used to determine the direction of bias in the data, direct evaluation studies are required to determine the nature and extent of biases with more accuracy. Equally important is an understanding of the characteristics of the respondents who produce better responses in censuses. This can be used to inform selection of better respondents in order to improve the quality of the collected data. This research uses census data from a survey, which is matched to the longitudinal Health Demographic Surveillance System site (HDSS) data from Agincourt, Limpopo Province, South Africa, in order to assess the biases found in data used in child and adult mortality estimation that uses indirect techniques.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNduru, P. M. (2013). <i>Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5891en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNduru, Polite Munyaradzi. <i>"Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5891en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNduru, P. 2013. Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nduru, Polite Munyaradzi AB - An understanding of the errors found in census questions is important in order to assess the level of confidence in the census data and to get an appreciation of the impact of using these data in estimating mortality derived from census data. While demographic methods are often used to determine the direction of bias in the data, direct evaluation studies are required to determine the nature and extent of biases with more accuracy. Equally important is an understanding of the characteristics of the respondents who produce better responses in censuses. This can be used to inform selection of better respondents in order to improve the quality of the collected data. This research uses census data from a survey, which is matched to the longitudinal Health Demographic Surveillance System site (HDSS) data from Agincourt, Limpopo Province, South Africa, in order to assess the biases found in data used in child and adult mortality estimation that uses indirect techniques. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data TI - Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5891 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5891
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNduru PM. Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5891en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Actuarial Research (CARE)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDemographyen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system dataen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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