epidemiology lab 3
NAME:
LAB: MORBIDITY & MORTALITY INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
DIRECTIONS:
This assignment is to be done alone with you as the sole author. Any work that appears to have been done in groups or with a partner will receive a zero.
QUESTIONS:
1) Use the data on all-cause mortality and unintentional injury deaths in Table 1. For each of the following questions write out the full formula you are using, then perform the necessary calculations to get an answer. Show your work in order to get full credit or to get partial credit in the case of an incorrect answer.
a) (4 points) What is the sex ratio of males per 1,000 females (use the total population counts)?
b) (4 points) What was the sex specific mortality rate (per 100k) for females in 2002?
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c) (4 points) What was the age-specific mortality rate (per 100k) for all causes for females in the age group 0-4 in 2002?
d) (4 points) What was the unintentional-injury-specific mortality rate (per 100k) for females in 2002?
e) (4 points) What was the proportional mortality rate for unintentional injury (in %) for females in 2002?
f) (8 points) What is the age-specific mortality rate for unintentional injury (per 100k) for females in 2002 for the ages 15-24 and also for ages 65+?
g) (4 points) In the group portion of this lab, you should have calculated the sex-specific mortality rate for males to be 846.6 per 100,000 males. Compare this answer to 1b) above. Which is higher? Why might these two numbers be misleading in the same way that crude mortality rates are?
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Table 1
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All Races, Both_sexes |
All Races, Males |
All Races, Females |
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Age group (years) |
All_causes |
Unintentional Injuries |
Estimated Pop. |
All_causes |
Unintentional Injuries |
Estimated Pop. |
All_causes |
Unintentional Injuries |
Estimated Pop. |
|
0–4 |
32,892 |
2,587 |
19,597,000 |
18,523 |
1,577 |
10,020,000 |
14,369 |
1,010 |
9,577,000 |
|
5–14 |
7,150 |
2,718 |
41,037,000 |
4,198 |
1713 |
21,013,000 |
2,952 |
1005 |
20,024,000 |
|
15–24 |
33,046 |
15,412 |
40,590,000 |
24,416 |
11,438 |
20,821,000 |
8,630 |
3,974 |
19,769,000 |
|
25–34 |
41,355 |
12,569 |
39,928,000 |
28,736 |
9,635 |
20,203,000 |
12,619 |
2,934 |
19,725,000 |
|
35–44 |
91,140 |
16,710 |
44,917,000 |
57,593 |
12,012 |
22,367,000 |
33,547 |
4,698 |
22,550,000 |
|
45–54 |
172,385 |
14,675 |
40,084,000 |
107,722 |
10,492 |
19,676,000 |
64,663 |
4,183 |
20,408,000 |
|
55–64 |
253,342 |
8,345 |
26,602,000 |
151,363 |
5,781 |
12,784,000 |
101,979 |
2,564 |
13,818,000 |
|
65+ |
1,811,720 |
33,641 |
35,602,000 |
806,431 |
16,535 |
14,772,000 |
1,005,289 |
17,106 |
20,830,000 |
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Not stated |
357 |
85 |
0 |
282 |
74 |
0 |
75 |
11 |
0 |
|
Total |
2,443,387 |
106,742 |
288,357,000 |
1,199,264 |
69,257 |
141,656,000 |
1,244,123 |
37,485 |
146,701,000 |
Data Source: Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online database] Atlanta; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars .
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2) Graph 1 shows the age-specific mortality rates for unintentional injuries among males and females. Use it to answer the questions that follow. Be as specific as possible to get full credit.
( Age-Specific Mortality Rates for Unintentional Injuries by Sex 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 Males Females 40.0 20.0 0.0 0–4 5–14 15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65+ Age Groups )Graph 1
( Deaths due to unintentional injury per 100K )Data Source: Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online database] Atlanta; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars .
a) (4 points) Describe how the mortality due to unintentional injuries changes with age for females.
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b) (4 points) How does female age-specific mortality due to unintentional injuries compare to that of males?
c) (4 points) What are some possible reasons for these differences based on sex?