The following table shows, by age group, deaths in North Carolina during 2001, the estimated population of North Carolina for 2001, and the population of the United States for 2000. Use these data to compute the 2001 age-adjusted death rate for North Carolina. Use the 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

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Age (Years) Population" Deaths U.S. Population 0-4 566,740 1,178 19,175,798 5-14 1,140,934 224 41,077,577 15-24 1,130,671 954 39,183,891 25-34 1,210,066 1,384 39,891,724 35-44 1,293,741 2,823 45,148,527 45-54 1,124,305 5,271 37,677,952 55-64 753,533 8,035 24,274,684 65 and over 986,115 51,863 34,991,753 Total 8,206,105 71,732 281,421,906