Question 1

Influenza is an example of _______ that occur within the U.S. population.

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemics 
B)  pandemics 
C)  endemics 
D)  all of the above 
A)  epidemics 
B)  pandemics 
C)  endemics 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the perinatal mortality rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.54 deaths per 1,000 live births 
B)  1.95 deaths per 1,000 live births 
C)  2.02 deaths per 1,000 live births 
D)  2.48 deaths per 1,000 live births 
A)  1.54 deaths per 1,000 live births 
B)  1.95 deaths per 1,000 live births 
C)  2.02 deaths per 1,000 live births 
D)  2.48 deaths per 1,000 live births D

Question 3

Which of the following is not a measure of public health statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crude rates 
B)  Confounding rates 
C)  Specific rates 
D)  Adjusted rates 
A)  Crude rates 
B)  Confounding rates 
C)  Specific rates 
D)  Adjusted rates B

Question 4

Pinehill County recorded 915 of the 5,211 deaths were among people age 75-84 in 2014. The mid-interval estimate on July 1st counts 8,284 people age 75-84 in the county. What was the age-specific death rate for individuals age 75-84 in Pinehill County in 2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  175.59 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
B)  162.90 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
C)  110.45 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
D)  183.16 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
A)  175.59 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
B)  162.90 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
C)  110.45 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84 
D)  183.16 deaths per 1,000 in individuals age 75-84

Question 5

While ______ statistics measure most of their rates in ______, __________ (including vital statistics) rates are usually expressed as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Public health, percentages; hospital, per thousand 
B)  Public health, per thousand; hospital, per thousand 
C)  Hospital, percentages; public health, per thousand 
D)  Hospital, per thousand; public health, percentages 
A)  Public health, percentages; hospital, per thousand 
B)  Public health, per thousand; hospital, per thousand 
C)  Hospital, percentages; public health, per thousand 
D)  Hospital, per thousand; public health, percentages

Question 6

Which subset of public health statistics measures births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces in a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natality statistics 
B)  Morbidity statistics 
C)  Mortality statistics 
D)  Vital statistics 
A)  Natality statistics 
B)  Morbidity statistics 
C)  Mortality statistics 
D)  Vital statistics

Question 7

Pinehill County reported that 159 babies were born with low birth weights in 2014. During 2014, they counted 814 live births. Calculate the low birth weight rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  19.53% 
B)  24.85% 
C)  31.46% 
D)  39.48% 
A)  19.53% 
B)  24.85% 
C)  31.46% 
D)  39.48%

Question 8

The size of the multiplier or constant depends on how rare an event occurs. The more ____ an occurrence, the ____ the constant.

Accepted Answer

A)  rare; smaller 
B)  rare; larger 
C)  infrequent; larger 
D)  infrequent; more stable 
A)  rare; smaller 
B)  rare; larger 
C)  infrequent; larger 
D)  infrequent; more stable

Question 9

The denominator used for fertility rates is:

Accepted Answer

A)  males and females of child-bearing age. 
B)  total females in the population. 
C)  females of child-bearing age. 
D)  total number of births. 
A)  males and females of child-bearing age. 
B)  total females in the population. 
C)  females of child-bearing age. 
D)  total number of births.

Question 10

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City A:

Accepted Answer

A)  30.8 deaths per 1,000 
B)  35.2 deaths per 1,000 
C)  40.1 deaths per 1,000 
D)  45.9 deaths per 1,000 
A)  30.8 deaths per 1,000 
B)  35.2 deaths per 1,000 
C)  40.1 deaths per 1,000 
D)  45.9 deaths per 1,000

Question 11

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the age-specific mortality rate for people age 45-64 in City B:

Accepted Answer

A)  30 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
B)  35 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
C)  40 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
D)  45 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
A)  30 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
B)  35 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
C)  40 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64 
D)  45 deaths per 1,000 people age 45-64

Question 12

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the infant death rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Accepted Answer

A)  3.54 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
B)  6.34 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
C)  9.85 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
D)  12.64 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
A)  3.54 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
B)  6.34 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
C)  9.85 infant deaths per 1,000 live births 
D)  12.64 infant deaths per 1,000 live births

Question 13

Factors related solely to death are called _______ statistics.

Accepted Answer

A)  natality 
B)  morbidity 
C)  mortality 
D)  vital 
A)  natality 
B)  morbidity 
C)  mortality 
D)  vital

Question 14

A given state counted 16 maternal deaths within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication on its death certificates. That year, the state counted 134,617 live births. Calculate the maternal mortality rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  4.37 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
B)  9.51 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
C)  11.89 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
D)  14.46 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
A)  4.37 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
B)  9.51 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
C)  11.89 maternal deaths per 100,000 births 
D)  14.46 maternal deaths per 100,000 births

Question 15

In 2014, 12,864 induced abortions were recorded in the state. The state counted a mid-interval population of women age 15-44 of 804,813. Calculate the state's 2014 abortion rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  6.14 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
B)  9.26 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
C)  12.85 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
D)  15.98 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
A)  6.14 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
B)  9.26 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
C)  12.85 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44 
D)  15.98 abortions per 1,000 females age 15-44

Question 16

In order to compare public health rates, you must locate a/an _____ estimate for the particular group in question.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  population 
C)  sample 
D)  area 
A)  individual 
B)  population 
C)  sample 
D)  area

Question 17

At the end of 2014, 5,200,000 Americans were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 new cases of Alzheimer's are diagnosed each month. What would be the estimated prevalence of Alzheimer's in the United States by the end of March 2015 (for the purpose of this question, assume that no patients die during this period). The 2015 population is estimated to be 320,000,000 people.

Accepted Answer

A)  12.57 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
B)  14.98 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
C)  16.54 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
D)  18.13 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
A)  12.57 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
B)  14.98 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
C)  16.54 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people 
D)  18.13 Alzheimer's cases per 1,000 people

Question 18

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City B:

Accepted Answer

A)  20.5 deaths per 1,000 
B)  26.2 deaths per 1,000 
C)  30.8 deaths per 1,000 
D)  35.2 deaths per 1,000 
A)  20.5 deaths per 1,000 
B)  26.2 deaths per 1,000 
C)  30.8 deaths per 1,000 
D)  35.2 deaths per 1,000

Question 19

Pinehill County began January 2014 with a population of 76,000. They ended the year with an estimated 64,750 people. Pinehill County's mid-interval population estimate on July 1st was 49,250 people. During 2014, they counted 814 live births. Calculate the crude birth rate for Pinehill County during 2014.

Accepted Answer

A)  10.24 live births per 1,000 
B)  16.53 live births per 1,000 
C)  22.94 live births per 1,000 
D)  29.51 live births per 1,000 
A)  10.24 live births per 1,000 
B)  16.53 live births per 1,000 
C)  22.94 live births per 1,000 
D)  29.51 live births per 1,000

Question 20

Which of the following is a method of calculating maternal mortality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Counting the number of maternal deaths and comparing that number to the number of live births. 
B)  Counting the number of maternal survivals and comparing that number to the number of live births. 
C)  Counting the number of live births and comparing that to the number of paternal deaths. 
D)  Counting the number of live births and comparing that to the number of paternal survivals. 
A)  Counting the number of maternal deaths and comparing that number to the number of live births. 
B)  Counting the number of maternal survivals and comparing that number to the number of live births. 
C)  Counting the number of live births and comparing that to the number of paternal deaths. 
D)  Counting the number of live births and comparing that to the number of paternal survivals.

Influenza is an example of _______ that occur within the U.S. population.

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the perinatal mortality rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Which of the following is not a measure of public health statistics?

Pinehill County recorded 915 of the 5,211 deaths were among people age 75-84 in 2014. The mid-interval estimate on July 1st counts 8,284 people age 75-84 in the county. What was the age-specific death rate for individuals age 75-84 in Pinehill County in 2014?

While statistics measure most of their rates in , (including vital statistics) rates are usually expressed as ___.

Which subset of public health statistics measures births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces in a population?

Pinehill County reported that 159 babies were born with low birth weights in 2014. During 2014, they counted 814 live births. Calculate the low birth weight rate.

The size of the multiplier or constant depends on how rare an event occurs. The more an occurrence, the the constant.

The denominator used for fertility rates is:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City A:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the age-specific mortality rate for people age 45-64 in City B:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the infant death rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Factors related solely to death are called _______ statistics.

A given state counted 16 maternal deaths within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication on its death certificates. That year, the state counted 134,617 live births. Calculate the maternal mortality rate.

In 2014, 12,864 induced abortions were recorded in the state. The state counted a mid-interval population of women age 15-44 of 804,813. Calculate the state's 2014 abortion rate.

In order to compare public health rates, you must locate a/an _____ estimate for the particular group in question.

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City B:

Which of the following is a method of calculating maternal mortality?

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Exam 6: Public Health Data

Influenza is an example of _______ that occur within the U.S. population.

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the perinatal mortality rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Which of the following is not a measure of public health statistics?

Pinehill County recorded 915 of the 5,211 deaths were among people age 75-84 in 2014. The mid-interval estimate on July 1st counts 8,284 people age 75-84 in the county. What was the age-specific death rate for individuals age 75-84 in Pinehill County in 2014?

While ______ statistics measure most of their rates in ______, __________ (including vital statistics) rates are usually expressed as _________.

Which subset of public health statistics measures births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces in a population?

Pinehill County reported that 159 babies were born with low birth weights in 2014. During 2014, they counted 814 live births. Calculate the low birth weight rate.

The size of the multiplier or constant depends on how rare an event occurs. The more ____ an occurrence, the ____ the constant.

The denominator used for fertility rates is:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City A:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the age-specific mortality rate for people age 45-64 in City B:

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the infant death rate for Bluegrass County in 2014:

Factors related solely to death are called _______ statistics.

A given state counted 16 maternal deaths within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication on its death certificates. That year, the state counted 134,617 live births. Calculate the maternal mortality rate.

In 2014, 12,864 induced abortions were recorded in the state. The state counted a mid-interval population of women age 15-44 of 804,813. Calculate the state's 2014 abortion rate.

In order to compare public health rates, you must locate a/an _____ estimate for the particular group in question.

-Refer to above figure :Calculate the crude death rate (for all combined age groups) for City B:

Which of the following is a method of calculating maternal mortality?

Introduction to Statistical Terms and Concepts in Health Data Management

Basic Math Concepts, Central Tendency, and Dispersion

Data Presentation

Administrative Data

Clinical Facility Data

Departmental Data

Financial Data

Scrubbing and Mapping Data

Predicting Data

Filters

While statistics measure most of their rates in , (including vital statistics) rates are usually expressed as ___.

The size of the multiplier or constant depends on how rare an event occurs. The more an occurrence, the the constant.