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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Thursday, March 8th

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Meeting Summary
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 Act

HHS Data Standards:
Background
Process
Adoption

 James Scanlon, Ph.D., ASPE
9:30-10:00 am Purpose and Use of SES Survey Measures Policy

Poverty
Program eligibility
Health disparities
Research
Evaluation

Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H., AHRQ Acrobat logo
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 CenterAcrobat logo
11:15-12:30 pm Panel: Education

Comments from NHIS/MEPS/Census

Kurt Bauman, Ph.D., US Bureau of the Census Acrobat logo

Mitchell Wong, M.D., Ph.D., UCLA Center for Health ServicesAcrobat logo

 
12:30-1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30-3:15 pm Panel: Income

Connie Citro, Ph.D., CNSTAT/NRC Acrobat logo

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

Tom Selden, Ph.D., MEPS/AHRQ Acrobat logo

Charles Nelson, Ph.D., CPS/ACS, US Bureau of the Census Acrobat logo
3:15-3:30 pm Break
3:30-5:15 pm Panel: Occupation

Comments from NHIS/MEPS/Census

Sherry Baron, M.D., MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Acrobat logo

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

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

Melissa Chiu, Ph.D., Chief, Industry and Occupation Statistics Branch, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, US Bureau of the Census Acrobat logo
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/Introductions

Summary 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 Acrobat logo

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 period

Survey response options and categories
Missing data & imputation techniques
Implementation of 4302 Data Standards

John Czajka, Ph.D., Mathematica Acrobat logo

Linda Giannarelli, M.A., Urban Institute Acrobat logo

Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., ASPE Acrobat logo
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