C. Correct answer is total population.
Crude rate is calculated by dividing the total number of cases in a given time period by the total number of persons in the population.
Crude rates refer to: a specific age group. a specific gender. the total population. the total...
5. Consider the following data on the age distribution and age-specific mortality rates in Angola and Thailand. Age distribution and age-specific mortality rates for Angola and Thailand Angola Thailand Proportion of population Deaths per 1,000 p-y Proportion of population Deaths per 1,000 p-y <5 0.25 131 0.06 8 5-10 0.2 20 0.05 4 11-55 0.49 9 0.49 5 56-75 0.05 190 0.25 180 75+ 0.01 220 0.15 205 a. Calculate the crude mortality rate for Angola and for Thailand. 6...
Specific rates differ from crude rates in that they are based on particular subgroups of the population. O A. True OB. False Reset Selection
Using direct adjustment with the total study population as your reference group, please calculate the age-standardized cumulative incidence rate for the association between hypertension and stroke. You, as an investigator, are interested in the association between hypertension and stroke and collect the following data. Hypertension: 368 (stroke), 752 (no stroke) Non-Hypertensive 556 (stroke), 2,324(no stroke) a) Calculate the crude appropriate measure of association for the relationship between hypertension and stroke and interpret your answer. After completing the crude analysis, you...
Question 1A: Briefly discuss the difference between crude rates and age-standardized rates. Discuss one advantage of using age-standardized rates over crude rates. (4pts) Question 1B: In 2019, the American Psychiatric Association proposed that the definition of autism spectrum be narrowed. Under their definition, a person needs to exhibit three deficits in social interaction and at least two repetitive behaviors. This proposal is a much stricter standard than previously used. Assuming no changes in diagnosis and reporting, would the more stringent...
7. The poorest eld ofest elderly ethnic group in the United States is: a. Native Americans Hispanies African Americans Asian Americans all are about the same 8. What factor has the largest influence on life expectancy! ethnicity 6.) gender rice income all have equal influence 9. Which of the following is true? a. elders are lonelier than younger age groups b. about one-fourth of the elder population resides in a nursing home elders have more chronic health problems than younger...
QUESTION 1 8 Age <18 22 6% 22 3% Poverty rates by age and gender Age 18-64 12.0% . 15.3% SRK 11 / / Rank the following from one to six) in order of the relative poverty (six has the highest poverty rate and one has the lowest). / Female adults (ages 18-64) - Male children (under 18) - Female elderly (over 64) - Male adults (ages 18-64) Female children (under 18) Male elderly (over 64)
Use the 5 characteristics of PERSON (age, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion) that are used in epidemiologic studies. For each characteristic, explain how it is associated with the distribution of health outcomes in a population by selecting an example of a specific disease. (You may use a different disease for each characteristic of PERSON or you may choose a single disease for all.) Ensure that your statements are factual and not just personal observations
Why might crude death rates be misleading? What is SMR? Can SMR of one population be compared to SMR of another population? In the indirect method, what data from the reference (standard) population is used?
Citizen registration and voting varies by age and gender. The following data is based on registration and voting results from the Current Population Survey following the 2012 election. A survey was conducted of adults eligible to vote. The respondents were asked in they registered to vote. The data below are based on a total sample of 760. We will focus on the proportion who voted for males and for females. There is no expectation that one group is more likely...
3.TFR and Birth Rates: a.Define the crude birth-rate and the total fertility rate Suppose country A and B have are identical in their population size and structure, and rate of mortality, but A has a higher average TFR than B. b.What could be some of the reasons why A has a higher fertility rate than B? c.What will be true about the size and age structure of the population in A relative to B in 25 years? Will the proportion...