A Simple Method for Estimating Age-Specific Rates from Sequential Cross Sections.

I develop and demonstrate a simple formula for estimating age-specific event rates for a period from “before” and “after” cross sections. The general approach applies to a wide range of estimation problems in demography, the social sciences, and epidemiology. The method arises from the formal mathem...

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Publicado en:Demography Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 287 - 311
Autor principal: Schmertmann, Carl P.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. May 2002
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