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Health Risk Factors The bar graph in Figure shows the risk factors of premature death (i.e...

Health Risk Factors The bar graph in Figure shows the risk factors of premature death (i.e., before their life expectancy) and the corresponding percentages for individuals living in Fairfield County, Connecticut, which has an approximate population of 902,775.

TABLE 1.3

IT Profession

Median Salary (West Coast)

Median

Salary

(Midwest)

Senior Software Engineer

$ 82,900

$ 78,700

Software Engineer

71,700

64,900

Sr. Database Analyst/Admin.

80.400

80,900

Post Y2K Analyst

84,200

78,700

Object-Oriented/GUI Developer

79,200

73,600

WWW/Internet Developer

82.000

70,700

LAN/WAN Administrator

74,300

69,800

Sr. Systems Analyst Programmer

75,400

67,800

Systems Analyst Programmer

62,000

61,300

Sr. Systems Admin./Unix

80,000

67,900

Sr. Client Server Prog./Analyst

73,800

71,700

Client Server Prog./Analyst

67,800

65,000

Sr. Mid/MF Programmer Analyst

72,800

67,100

Mid/ME Programmer Analyst

60,700

58,100

Telecommunications Specialist

64.100

59,000

PC Applications Specialist

53,900

48.700

Quality Assurance Analyst

69,800

66,900

Security Specialist

83,500

80,900

GUI = graphical user interface; WWW = World Wide Web: LAN = local area network; WAN = wide area network; MF = mainframe. Thus, Mid/MF Programmer Analyst refers to a Middle Manager/Mainframe Programmer Analyst.

a. Which risk factor will be the result of the most early deaths?


b. Estimate the number of people in Fairfield County who will die early from not eating a sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables.


c. EstimatethetotalnumberofpeopleinFairfield County who will die early from either smoking or diabetes.

Figure 1.13

Risk factors for early (i.e.,premature) death.

Note: HBP = High Blood Pressure; D =Diabetes.

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