Synthetic estimation of the distribution of mentally disabled adults for allocations to Ohio's mental health board areas

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Synthetic estimation of the distribution of mentally disabled adults for allocations to Ohio's mental health board areas
Citation	Jarjoura D, McCord G, Holzer CE, Champney TF. Eval. Program Plann. 1993; 16(4): 305-313.
Copyright	(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)
DOI	10.1016/0149-7189(93)90043-8
PMID	unavailable
Abstract	Various indirect forms of evidence are provided for the accuracy of synthetic estimation of the distribution of severely mentally disabled (SMD) adults across Ohio's mental health board areas. The board areas are public mental health jurisdictions which are allocated state funds to serve the needs of SMD adults. Equitable allocation of funds to these areas depends on accurate estimation of the distribution of SMD adults across the areas. The synthetic estimation method involved two steps: (a) ECA-based prevalences of SMD adults by demographic profiles were obtained; (b) prevalences were applied to a board area's demographic mix to yield the estimated SMD count for that area. The main indirect evidence of accuracy showed that the synthetically-estimated percentages across areas agreed closely with the actual percentages of SMD adults enrolled in federal programs. Statistical characteristics of various percentage estimators indicated that reasonably accurate estimation and allocation is not difficult to attain.