An Introduction to Community & Public Health 8th Edition by James McKenzie, Pinger

Exercise 15

Look at the data in Table 1. What conclusion can you draw about the risk for acquiring tuberculosis for populations in each age group? Write down your answer. Now examine Table 2. Which age groups exhibit the highest disease rates? Explain why it is important to calculate rates to report disease outbreaks accurately.
TABLE 1 Reported Tuberculosis Cases, by Age group, Low Socloeconomic Area, City of Dixon, 1960
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
TABLE 2 Reported Tuberculosis Cases and incidence rates per 100,000, Low Socioeconomic Area, City of Dixon, 1960
*Example: 7 cases ÷ 8,638 population × 100,000 = 81.0.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.