Table 5 Probabilistic score distribution by individual characteristics for matches
From: Survival analysis under imperfect record linkage using historic census data
Variable | Ancestry.com and NDI matches (Ancestry.com matches are treated as true matches) | NDI matches only | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Avg. probabilistic score (95% CI) | n | Avg. probabilistic score (95% CI) | % true NDI matches | |
Female | 1027 | 0.92 (0.91, 0.93) | 273 | 0.71 (0.68, 0.74) | 9.2% |
Male | 1413 | 0.94 (0.94, 0.95) | 453 | 0.83 ( 0.81, 0.84) | 3.0% |
U.S | 2093 | 0.93 (0.93, 0.94) | 672 | 0.79 (0.78, 0.81) | 5.4% |
Non-U.S | 347 | 0.95 (0.93, 0.97) | 54 | 0.67 (0.59, 0.74) | 0% |
White | 2191 | 0.94 (0.93, 0.95) | 651 | 0.79 (0.78, 0.81) | 5.5% |
Black | 249 | 0.91 (0.88, 0.93) | 75 | 0.69 (0.63, 0.74) | 0% |
Occ Exp | 259 | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) | 35 | 0.83 (0.76, 0.9) | 2.9% |
Non-Occ Exp | 2181 | 0.93 (0.92, 0.94) | 691 | 0.78 (0.76, 0.8) | 5.1% |
ParaOcc Exp | 752 | 0.91 (0.90, 0.93) | 272 | 0.76 (0.73, 0.79) | 2.6% |
Non-ParaOcc Exp | 1688 | 0.95 (0.94, 0.95) | 454 | 0.8 (0.78, 0.82) | 6.4% |