1. From the data in the attached table, compute the following mortality rates as deaths per 1000 persons/yr:

a. The crude mortality rates for Miami, Alaska, and the US b. Age-specific mortality rates for Miami, Alaska, and the U.S.

c. The direct age-adjusted mortality rates for Miami and Alaska, using the age distribution of the U.S. for these calculations.

2. Your supervisor interrupts you at this point and needs an immediate overview on mortality in white females in Miami compared to Alaska in 1970. How would each of the above calculations be useful in your response?

1: FOR WHITE TABLE POPULATION AND DEATHS BY AGE IN 1970 FEMALES IN MIAMI, ALASKA, AND THE UNITED STATES MIAMI ALASKA U.S.* AGE POP. DEATHS POP. DEATHS POP. DEATHS 64 92,168 3,605 2,077 81 10,685 529 TOTAL 562,887 5,022 106,917 285 91,028 740 * POPULATION AND DEATHS EXPRESSED AS 1000's