Final Agenda

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

Population Health Subcommittee Meeting

Hearing on Minimum Data Standards for the Measurement of Socioeconomic Status in Federal Health Surveys

National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 458-4200

March 8 – 9, 2012

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Meeting Summary

Thursday, March 8th

Transcript
9:00-9:15 am Call to Order and Welcome/Introductions Larry A. Green, M.D., Co-Chair, University of Colorado Health Science Center

Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., MSPH, UCLA, Hearing Chair
9:15-9:30am Overview: Sec. 4302, Affordable Care ActHHS Data Standards:
Background
Process
Adoption		 James Scanlon, Ph.D., ASPE
9:30-10:00 am Purpose and Use of SES Survey Measures PolicyPoverty
Program eligibility
Health disparities
Research
Evaluation		 Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H., AHRQ
10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-11:15 am Defining Socioeconomic Status (SES) Michael Hout, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Dept. of Sociology Berkeley Population Center
11:15-12:30 pm Panel: EducationComments from NHIS/MEPS/Census Kurt Bauman, Ph.D., US Bureau of the Census

Mitchell Wong, M.D., Ph.D., UCLA Center for Health Services

 
12:30-1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30-3:15 pm Panel: Income Connie Citro, Ph.D., CNSTAT/NRC

James M. Dahlhamer, Ph.D., NHIS/CDC

Tom Selden, Ph.D., MEPS/AHRQ

Charles Nelson, Ph.D., CPS/ACS, US Bureau of the Census
3:15-3:30 pm Break
3:30-5:15 pm Panel: OccupationComments from NHIS/MEPS/Census Sherry Baron, M.D., MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Thomas J. Plewes, M.A., CNSTAT/NRC

Alfred Gottschalck, Ph.D., Chief, Labor Force Statistics Brance, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, US Bureau of the Census

Melissa Chiu, Ph.D., Chief, Industry and Occupation Statistics Branch, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, US Bureau of the Census
5:15-6:00 pm General Discussion/Closing Thoughts Group Discussion
6:00 pm Adjourn

Friday, March 9th

Transcript
8:30-9:15 am Call to Order and Welcome/IntroductionsSummary of Previous Day Larry A. Green, M.D., Co-Chair, University of Colorado Health Science Center

Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., MSPH, UCLA, Hearing Chair
9:15-10:45 am Panel: Data Linkages Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

Fritz Scheuren, Ph.D., NORC

Amy O’Hara, Ph.D., Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, US Bureau of the Census
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00-12:30 pm Panel: Methodology Measuring SES: Methodology
Survey objectives & sample design
Question wording & reference periodSurvey response options and categories
Missing data & imputation techniques
Implementation of 4302 Data Standards		 John Czajka, Ph.D., Mathematica

Linda Giannarelli, M.A., Urban Institute

Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., ASPE
12:30-1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30-2:30 pm Committee Discussion Committee Members
2:30-3:00 pm Summary and Next Steps Larry A. Green, M.D., Co-Chair, University of Colorado Health Science Center
3:00 pm Adjourn

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March 20, 2012