Utility of Health data from Social Surveys: Is There a Gold Standard for Measuring Morbidity?

Ferraro, Kenneth F.; Farmer, Melissa M.

doi:10.1177/000312249906400212

Cited by 68Health disparities and outcomesHealth and Medical StudiesSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse

Utility of Health data from Social Surveys: Is There a Gold Standard for Measuring Morbidity?

Ferraro, Kenneth F., Farmer, Melissa M.·1999·American Sociological Review

DOI 10.1177/000312249906400212

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Most sociological and epidemiological studies of health status in adulthood rely on reports of morbidity from respondents to social surveys. This study compares self-reported morbidity with indicators of morbidity from physicians ‘ evaluations and examines the predictive validity of each indicator on self-assessed health and mortality in adulthood. Special attention is given to differences in the measures between white and African American adults. Adults from a large national survey received a detailed medical examination by a physician; they also were asked about the presence of 36 health conditions. Results indicate that self-reported morbidity is equal or superior to physician-evaluated morbidity in a prognostic sense. Both types of morbidity predict self-assessed health for white respondents, but physician-evaluated morbidity is not related to either self-assessed health or mortality for African American respondents.

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Authors: Ferraro, K. F., & Farmer, M. M.
Affiliations: Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
ORCID: Ferraro, Kenneth F.
Farmer, Melissa M.
Venue: American Sociological Review
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1999-04
Volume: 64
Issue: 2
Pages: 303-315
ISSN: 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
1939-8271
DOI: 10.1177/000312249906400212
OpenAlex: W4385886501
Cited by: 64
References: 25
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 1.79
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: American Sociological Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Keywords: self-reported morbidity, health status measurement, predictive validity, mortality prediction, self-rated health, racial differences, African American adults, White adults

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