Small Area Inference for Binary Variables in the National Health Interview Survey
全国健康访谈调查中二元变量的小区域推断
The National Health Interview Survey is designed to produce precise estimates of finite population parameters for the entire United States but not for small geographical areas or subpopulations. Our investigation concerns estimates of proportions such as the probability of at least one visit to a doctor within the past 12 months. To include all sources of variation in the model, we carry out a Bayesian hierarchical analysis for the desired finite population quantities.…