| Why CDC Why is the CDC wasting resources tracking who has land line phones. Shouldn't say the FCC be doing this?
You would think the CDC would have better things to do. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | said by dcurrey:Why is the CDC wasting resources tracking who has land line phones. "The CDC collects phone usage data, and corresponding demographic information, in conjunction with its telephone-based National Health Interview Survey in order to ensure that the NHIS is effectively targeting a survey group that reflects the current state of nationwide health." |
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| reply to dcurrey
Because CDC has to have accurate polling data to track spread and rate of infection |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to dcurrey
said by dcurrey:Why is the CDC wasting resources tracking who has land line phones. Shouldn't say the FCC be doing this? You would think the CDC would have better things to do. Try learning about things before ranting. Thanks. |
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Because they already collect the data and are providing it for free.
In other words they are saving money by not having to do the survey twice! |
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| reply to leaner
said by leaner :
Because CDC has to have accurate polling data to track spread and rate of infection
They are tracking the infection of cellphones?  |
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 kleinml
join:2008-04-18
Levittown, PA | reply to openbox9
said by dcurrey:"The CDC collects phone usage data, and corresponding demographic information, in conjunction with its telephone-based National Health Interview Survey in order to ensure that the NHIS is effectively targeting a survey group that reflects the current state of nationwide health." now that's a mouthful |
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| reply to Hellrazor
No, they want to know because, in an emergency situation, you need to know how to contact people quickly without missing anyone. In the past, everyone had landlines, so if you had an outbreak of a serious disease in an area, you knew that you could call or robo-call all the numbers in a set of prefixes and have a good shot of reaching most of the population. However, as landline penetration drops, and as people move without changing their cell numbers, contacting people gets trickier. If you're going to either show that this is a problem or work to find a solution, you need accurate data on what kinds of phones people are using. That's why the CDC is doing this. |
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