Question

16. In 1940, a statistician at the Bureau of the Census was interested in comparing the death rate in Maine to the death rate in South Carolina. The table below contains some relevant data from 1930 [17] Maine South Carolina Age Population Deaths Population Deaths 75,037 79,727 74,061 68,683 60,575 105,723 101,192 90,346 72,478 46,614 22,396 4905 446 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ 1543 148 104 153 224 413 552 980 1476 2433 3056 205,076 240,750 222,808 211,345 166,354 219,327 191,349 143,509 80,491 40,441 16,723 901 1073 1910 2377 2862 2667 2486 2364 Total 796,832 11,082 1,738,173 22,401 The age-specific population sizes and numbers of deaths for each state are saved under the variable names popn and deaths in the data set dthrate (Appendix B,

Answer 1

b.

Yes, these two states differ with respect to age composition as depicted in the chart below:

Comparison with respect to age composition 300000 200000 150000 Maine South Carolina 50000 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75+ Age Groups

c;

Maine South Carolina Age Population Deaths Age SpecificMortality Rate Population Deaths g Secific Mortality Rate 0 to 4 5 to 9 75037 79727 10 to 1474061 15 to 19 68683 20 to 24 60575 25 to 34 105723 0.020563189 0.001856335 0.001404248 0.002227625 0.003697895 0.003906435 0.005454977 0.010847187 0.0203648 0.05219462 0.136452938 0.258970249 240750 0.001852544 0.001840149 0.004263172 0.0064501 0.008708458 0.012422328 0.019943 0.033134139 0.061472268 0.141362196 0.315366317 211345 166354 552 2377 45 to 54 90346 55 to 64 72478 46614 22396 796832 2433 40441 1 2364 Total 11082 1738173