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Table 1: Estimated number of emergency department (ED) visits for asthma, by age group for May: Orlando and
Florida, 2012
Age (Years)
0-17
18+
Total
# of ED
Visits on
May 16:
100
32
132
Orlando
Population
52,408
197,154
249,562
Rate (per
100K/day)
190.8
16.2
52.9
# of ED
Visits on
May 16:
3978
4676
8654
Florida
Population
4,057,357
15,263,392
19,320,749
Rate (per
100K/mo)
98.0
30.6
44.8
2. Public Health officials compare cause-specific rates to determine whether there is evidence to support claims that
this is a large number of cases. Which of the below best describes how the cause-specific rate for Orlando compares
to that for Florida?
a. The cause-specific rate for ED visits among Orlando residents is about 1.3 times that among Florida residents.
b. The cause specific rate for ED visits among Orlando residents is 0.5-1.9 times that among Florida residents.
c. The cause-specific rate for ED visits among Orlando residents is more than 65 times that among Florida
residents.
d. The cause-specific rate for ED visits among Orlando residents is about 35 times that among Florida residents.
