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Multiple-race mortality data for California, 2000-2001.

Katherine E Heck1, Jennifer D Parker, C Jane McKendry

  • 1Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, Maternal and Child Health Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA, USA. keheck@ucdavis.edu

Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
|June 15, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Mortality rates for multiple-race individuals in California were implausibly low, indicating issues with race reporting on death certificates. Improvements are needed for accurate data on this population.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Vital Statistics

Background:

  • Accurate mortality data is crucial for understanding population health.
  • The inclusion of multiple-race reporting on death certificates presents new opportunities and challenges for data analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate mortality rates among multiple-race individuals in California.
  • To assess the quality of race reporting on death certificates for this demographic.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized California vital statistics data from 2000-2001 and 2000 census data.
  • Calculated age-adjusted mortality rates for multiple-race individuals and specific subgroups.
  • Analyzed rates by county and for the largest reported multiple-race combinations.

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Main Results:

  • Multiple-race decedents were disproportionately younger, Hispanic, male, and never-married.
  • Age-adjusted mortality rates for multiple-race groups were significantly lower than for single-race individuals.
  • Considerable geographic variation in mortality rates for multiple-race decedents was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Observed mortality rates for multiple-race individuals are implausibly low.
  • Geographic clustering of death certificates for multiple-race individuals suggests reporting inconsistencies.
  • Enhancements in death certificate race reporting are essential for accurate mortality calculations.