Question: For this problem, note the following chart: Age Group (in years) % of Population in Age Group Influenza Rate per 1,000 person-years CITY A CITY
For this problem, note the following chart:
| Age Group (in years) | % of Population in Age Group | Influenza Rate per 1,000 person-years | |||||
| CITY A | CITY B | CITY C | Massachusetts | CITY A | CITY B | CITY C | |
| YOUNG | 40% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| OLD | 60% | 50% | 20% | 40% | 70 | 110 | 5 |
There are 10,000 individuals in City A, which is located in Massachusetts. Eight young individuals and 420 old individuals develop the flu over the course of a year.
- Use these data to calculate the crude influenza rate per 1,000 individuals per years in City A.
- What is the crude rate of influenza in City B?
- What is the crude rate of influenza in City C?
- Calculate an age-adjusted influenza rate for each of the cities. Use the age distribution for the State of Massachusetts (shown in the table) as the standard.
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