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Criteria to assess the feasibility of using Medicare records for
estimating migration
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| Criterion | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | In that it measures all of the population of interest. This is measured in two parts: coverage issues related to the eligibility of the administrative program and the completeness of their deemed population. | |
| Eligibility | Of the province's total resident population who is covered by the administered program. | |
| Completeness | Between the mandated program and its "client" base, how many are covered. | |
| Consistency | That the various criteria mentioned or collected are stable over time. | |
| Timeliness | That the data are available in time for the released information to be current and reflect the phenomenon that we are trying to study over time (e.g. there is no lag effect or that the lag is correctable). | |
| Reliability | That the data be made available and in a useable form consistently so that provincial changes do not affect its reliability, timeliness and quality | |
| Level of detail | That the level of detailed breakdown (e.g. age, sex, origin of in-migrants, both in-migrants and out-migrants) is available and accurate. | |
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