Table 2 Linkage not using Medicare number and suffix (V2)
From: Validation of de-identified record linkage to ascertain hospital admissions in a cohort study
Iteration | Linkage Variables used in V2 | Records Linked | Â | Records remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yearbirth+Monthbirth+Daybirth+Sex+Country of Birth+Postcode1 | 1,599 | Â | 410 |
2 | Yearbirth+Monthbirth+Daybirth+Sex+Country of Birth+Postcode2 | 193 | Â | 208 |
3 | Yearbirth+Monthbirth+Daybirth+Sex+Country of Birth+Postcode3 | 39 | Â | 169 |
4 | Yearbirth+Monthbirth+Daybirth+Sex+Country of Birth+Postcode4 | 12 | Â | 157 |
| Â | Total Matched | 1843 | Â | 157 |