Disability Evaluation Study Design

First Interim Report

Disability Evaluation Study Design
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Contents
1 Introduction
2 Background
- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
- SSA'S REDESIGN PLAN FOR DETERMINING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
3 SSA's Proposed Design for the Disability Evaluation Study
- INFORMATION GOALS OF THE DES
- GENERAL FEATURES OF THE DES DESIGN
  - DES in Three "Stages"
- SAMPLE DESIGN
- ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM EXISTING NATIONAL SURVEYS
4 Data Collection Plan
- SCREENING INTERVIEW
- MEDICAL EXAMINATION
- MISCELLANEOUS DATA QUALITY AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES
- DATA LINKAGE WITH SSA FILES AND CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES
5 Concluding Comments
Appendix REVIEW OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S DISABILITY DECISION PROCESS RESEARCH
Acronyms and Abbreviations