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What does a crude rate represent?

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Crude and standardised rates

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What does a crude rate represent?.

  1. A.The total number of events in a population
  2. B.The frequency of events per a standard number of people
  3. C.The average age of a population
  4. D.The percentage of a population affected by an event

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Crude Birth Rate in a Town

The crude birth rate is 15 per 1,000 people annually in a town with 20,000 residents.

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    Calculate the total number of births expected in the town in one year.

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