Disease, Death, and the Body Politic: An Areal Interpolation Example for Political Epidemiology

James L. Wilson and Christopher J. Mansfield
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James L. Wilson: Northern Illinois University, USA
Christopher J. Mansfield: East Carolina University, USA

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 2010, vol. 1, issue 3, 49-68

Abstract: More than a trillion dollars of public money is spent annually on health care in the United States. In order to inform policymakers, health advocacy groups, tax-paying constituents, and beneficiaries, it would be useful to present and analyze health outcome and health-related data at the U.S. congressional district level. Presently, health event data are not reported at this political unit; however, recent interest and advances in areal interpolation techniques are beginning to transcend the inherent limitations imposed by legacy data collection and analyses systems. In this paper, the authors use the dasymetric approach to illustrate how this areal interpolation technique can be used to transfer county-level mortality rate data from several causes of death to the U.S. congressional district level. The study’s primary goal is to promote areal interpolation techniques in the absence of a systematic and comprehensive national program for geocoding health events.

Date: 2010
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