ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES A-151
14.2.3
Standard Number of
Population Expected
Age-Specific Based on U.S. Deaths in
Age Death Rates Population Standard
(Years) Population
a
Deaths
b
U.S. Population
c
(per 100,000) 2000 Population
0–4 539,509 1,178 19,175,798 218.3 68139 149
5–14 1,113,920 224 41,077,577 20.1 145964 29
15–24 1,117,439 954 39,183,891 85.4 139235 119
25–34 1,213,415 1,384 39,891,724 114.1 141751 162
35–44 1,287,120 2,823 45,148,527 219.3 160430 352
45–54 1,085,150 5,271 37,677,952 485.7 133884 650
55–64 723,712 8,035 24,274,684 1110.2 86257 958
65 and
Over 969,048 51,863 34,991,753 5352.0 124339 6655
Total 8,049,313 71,732 281,421,906 891.2 1000000 9073
Age-adjusted death rate 9.1
14.3.1. (a) (10–14): 1.3, (15–19): 59.9, (20–24): 126.7, (25–29): 112.6, (30–34): 83.6,
(35–39): 36.5, (40–over): 2.6; (b) 2142.1 (c) (10–14):
6.3, (15–19): 305.9, (20–24): 939.2, (25–29): 1502.3, (30–34): 1920.2,
(35–39): 2102.9, (40–over): 2142.1 (d) 46.7
14.3.3. (a) (10–14): 1.2, (15–19): 58.5, (20–24): 120.2, (24–29): 113.7, (30–34): 84.2,
(35–39): 33.8, (40–44): 6.0, (45 and over):.5; (b) 2089.6
(c) (10–14): 6.1, (15–19): 298.5, (20–24): 899.6, (25–29): 1468.1, (30–34):
1889.3, (35–39): 2058.2, (40–44): 2088.1, (45 and over): 2089.6
(d) 45.6
14.4.1. (a) immaturity ratio: 1997—7.3, 2001—8.1 (b) prevalence ratio:
Nevada—22.2, United States—20.5 (c) incidence rate—14.5 per 100,000
Review Exercises
9. 8.9
11. Infant mortality: Total—5.7; white—5.3; nonwhite—6.5;
Cause of death: heart disease total—36.8; white 37.7; nonwhite 32.3
Cancer total—23.7; white—23.8; nonwhite—23.1
AIDS total—1.5; white .8; nonwhite 4.9
Immaturity ratio: total—7.0; white—6.7; nonwhite—7.5
Incident rate C-section: total—22.6; white 25.0; nonwhite—18.3
13. 15.9, 51.6