Assigned 2/23 Due 3/2 Returned 3/9
[Point number - total: 10 point assignment]
7.4 GRADING KEY
(A) Calculate the crude mortality rate in this state. (Use a
population multiplier of 100,000.) Compare this crude rate in this population to that of Florida.
[1] Crude rate for state X (cRStateX) = 15,984 / 2,450,000 � 100,000 = 652
[2] The crude rate in Florida is much
higher (cRFlorida = 1026)
(B) Calculate age-specific death rates in the fictitious state. (Use a
population multiplier of 100,000 throughout this problem.) Compare these to Florida's
. .
[3] For age-specific rates
| Age | Rate (per 100,000) |
| 0 - 4 | 238 |
| 5 -24 | 64 |
| 25 - 44 | 208 |
| 45 - 64 | 809 |
| 65 - 74 | 2221 |
| 75+ | 6887 |
[4] Compare these to Florida's . . . The age-specific rates in the states are identical.
(C) Results to this point may appear paradoxical, but are easily
explained. Explain.
[5]
Florida is the older state. For
example, in Florida, 1,038,000 of the 13,278,000 (11.9%) are over 75. In the
fictitious state, 100,000 of 2,450,000 (4.1%) of the people are over 75.
(D) Using the standard million reported in Table 7.3 (p. 145) as the
reference population, adjust the fictitious state's death rate using the direct
method.
| Age | Fictitious state | Standard Million (Ni) | Product (Niri) |
| 0 - 4 | 238 | 76158 | 18125604 |
| 5 -24 | 64 | 286501 | 18336064 |
| 25 - 44 | 208 | 325971 | 67801968 |
| 45 - 64 | 809 | 185402 | 149990218 |
| 65 - 74 | 2221 | 72494 | 161009174 |
| 75+ | 6887 | 53474 | 368275438 |
[6] One point for the last column in the above
table
[7] One point for the sum of the products (SNiri)
= 18125604 + 18336064
+ . . . + 368275438 = 783538466
[8] One point for the adjusted rate (aRStateX) = 783538466 / 1000000 @ 784
(E) Discuss your findings; compare the fictitious state's age-adjusted death rate to
Florida's (Table 7.8, p. 147).
[9] Age-adjusted rates are the same. (This is because the adjusted rate
compensates for age differences.)
[10] Free point