Under-representation of certain disability groups by the American Community Survey (ACS)

Affiliations

¹ University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management, Kansas City, KS, USA; University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Lawrence, KS, USA. Electronic address: jhall@ku.edu.
² University of Montana, Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, Missoula, MT, USA.
³ University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Lawrence, KS, USA.
⁴ University of Utah, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Comment

Jean P Hall et al. Disabil Health J. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;10(4):457-458.

doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jul 8.

¹ University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management, Kansas City, KS, USA; University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Lawrence, KS, USA. Electronic address: jhall@ku.edu.
² University of Montana, Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, Missoula, MT, USA.
³ University of Kansas, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Lawrence, KS, USA.
⁴ University of Utah, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: American Community Survey; Disability; Measurement; Surveillance.

Comment in

Response letter to J.Hall et al.
Altman BM, Madans J, Weeks JD. Altman BM, et al. Disabil Health J. 2017 Oct;10(4):459-460. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.07.001. Epub 2017 Jul 8. Disabil Health J. 2017. PMID: 28728942 No abstract available.

An evaluation of the American Community Survey indicators of disability.
Altman BM, Madans J, Weeks JD. Altman BM, et al. Disabil Health J. 2017 Oct;10(4):485-491. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 Mar 15. Disabil Health J. 2017. PMID: 28385572 Free PMC article.