Re: st: Contextual analysis

[Sebastian Baumeister <baum_statal@web.de>]

Hi Fernando,

you take a look at this book: Rabe-Hesketh, S. and Skrondal: /Multilevel 
and Longitudinal Modeling Using Stata/. College Station, TX: Stata
and read this website
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/Library/cpsu.htm

Regards,
Sebastian


Fernando Augusto Proietti schrieb:


> Dear all,
>
> I am an epidemiologist, with some knowledge and training in 
> biostatistics. I have a dataset, from a health survey we conducted. 
> There are about 20,000 participants. Participants are nested in what 
> could be called in the US as census tracts.
>
> Right now, I am planning a Contextual analysis (the dependent variable 
> = Self-rated Health, 3 levels) and the explanatory variables measured 
> at two levels:
>
> Individual level: for example, age, sex, personal income, formal 
> education
>
> Aggregated level (Census tracts characteristics where participants are 
> nested): for example, Average Income, Average Age, % of roads that 
> have sidewalks.
>
> How could I conduct analysis of this type in Stata ?
>
> I am worried with what some authors report as " the residual 
> correlation between outcomes within groups that may persist after 
> accounting for individual-level and group-level variables included in 
> the analysis" (For example: Kawachi I, Berkman L. Neighborhood and 
> health. Chapter 3: The examination of neighborhood effects on health: 
> conceptual and methodological issues related to the presence of 
> multiple levels of organization. Oxford University Press,. 2003)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Fernando A Proietti
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