Last year Census Tract (CT) #108, midyear population 7000, had 28 deaths due to heart disease and 24 deaths due to cancer. National mortality rates for the same year were heart disease: 334 per 100,000, and cancer: 182 per 100,000
Compared with national death rates, CT #108 had:
a. A higher death rate for heart disease but a lower death rate for cancer
b. A lower death rate for heart disease but a higher death rate for cancer
c. Higher death rates for both heart disease and cancer
d. Lower death rates for both heart disease and cancer
ANS: C
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