Age Adjustment
Need help with this assignment?Get an original answer from a qualified tutor — from $10/page.
Get it written →Answer the following questions about Age Adjustment:
Compute the age-specific mortality rates (to four decimal places) and the overall crude mortality rates per 1,000 for Sunderland for 1960 and 1990 by filling in the columns on Table 1 and Table 2 (below)
1960 199
Sunderland Overall Crude Mortality rates ________________ ___________________
Table 1. Sunderland, 1960
Age Category
Number of Persons
Number of Deaths
Mortality Rate
Under 5
1,037
13
5 – 17
2,003
0
18 – 24
5,156
0
25 – 34
1,636
0
35 – 54
2,123
10
55 – 64
793
8
65+
968
56
Total
13,716
87
Table 2. Sunderland, 1990
Age Category
Number of Persons
Number of Deaths
Mortality Rate
Under 5
1,152
3
5 – 17
3,044
0
18 – 24
18,760
2
25 – 34
4,073
5
35 – 54
5,123
9
55 – 64
1,280
7
65+
1,796
91
Total
35,228
117
2. How has the overall crude mortality rate changed between 1960 and 1990?
3. Have the age specific mortality rates changed consistently in the same direction? Elaborate!
4. Has the proportion of the population between 18 and 24 changed between 1960 and 1990? How? Why do you think this dramatic change in age distribution may have occurred? What effects do you expect this change had on the overall crude mortality rate of 1990 versus 1960? Why?
Get a plagiarism-free answer to this question
Send us your instructions and we’ll match you with the best writer in your subject.
- 100% human-written, zero AI
- Turnitin report included
- Confidential — we never share your data
- Free revisions & refunds