Disparities Can Be Further Disaggregated in Order to Identify Areas

Disparities can be further disaggregated in order to identify areas of need that may be under-addressed. Table 13.4 presents data on death rates per 100,000 by age, race/ethnicity, and sex for 2013. Please refer to Table 13.4 for any questions that contain data from this table. These questions assess your competencies in correctly reading, analyzing and evaluating data on life expectancy disparities.

-Infant mortality rates are normally cited per 1,000 while death rates in general are cited per 100,000. Based upon your analysis and/or evaluation of this practice, which statement below could be inferred by stating either infant mortality rates and/or death rates for children under 1 as number per 1,000?

A) The public will not truly notice the age disparate needs of children under age 1
B) The public will be less alarmed by the rate per 1,000 than by the rate per 100,000
C) If the public is less alarmed, however, less attention will be directed towards decreasing death rates per 100,000
D) a, b and c
E) Neither a, b, nor c