Journal article
Determining occupation for National Violent Death Reporting System records: An evaluation of autocoding programs
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.64(12), pp.1018-1027
12/2021
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23292
PMCID: PMC8711134
PMID: 34490655
Abstract
Background
Suicide is a leading cause of death for working‐age adults. Suicide risk varies across occupations. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects information about violent deaths occurring in the United States. Occupation can be determined using autocoding programs with NVDRS data. The objective of this analysis is to determine the accuracy of autocoding programs for assigning occupations in the NVDRS.
Methods
Deaths from suicide were identified in NVDRS for individuals age 16 and older from 2010 to 2017. Occupations were assigned after processing job description free text with autocoding programs. Job assigned by autocoding program were compared with the occupation code recorded on the death certificate.
Results
Assignment of major occupation group had substantial agreement (Cohen's kappa > 0.7) for the two autocoding programs evaluated. Agreement of assigned code varied across race/ethnicity and occupation type.
Conclusions
Autocoding programs provide an efficient method for identifying the occupation for decedents in NVDRS data. By identifying occupation, circumstances of suicide and rates of suicide can be studied across occupations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Determining occupation for National Violent Death Reporting System records: An evaluation of autocoding programs
- Creators
- Jonathan Davis - University of IowaCorinne Peek‐Asa - University of IowaAnn Marie Dale - Washington University School of MedicineLing Zhang - University of IowaCarri Casteel - University of IowaCara Hamann - University of IowaBradley A Evanoff - Washington University School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.64(12), pp.1018-1027
- DOI
- 10.1002/ajim.23292
- PMID
- 34490655
- PMCID
- PMC8711134
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ind Med
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (R49 CE003095) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U19 OH008868)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2021
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984214799402771
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