Calculate the number of physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and dentists there would be in an average small town with 10,000 people. Follow the directions below and populate the table with your answers.

1.Go to:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

2.Use the data found under: "Health, United States, 2017"

3.Select "Trends Table"

4.Under the "Subjects" drop down, find the "Health Care Resources" Heading

5.Under "Health Care Resources", select each of the identified categories to identify the correct data to populate the table below:

Physicians

Hospitals

Nursing Homes

Dentists

6.All total counts are then divided by the Total Population (provided below) to get the per capita rates.

7.Multiply the per capita rates by 10,000 to get an estimate of the numbers in a small town.

Total

Per Capita

Per 10,000

TABLE # / DATE

Physicians (will state "Active")

27.5

83/1975-2015

Hospitals

5,564

89/1975-2015

Nursing Homes

1,690,304

92/1995-2016

Dentists

196,441

86/1989-2015

2016

Total Population

323,128,000

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

Short Answer

Is there anything surprising to you based on the data results? How could this data be used effectively?Explain your answer.