Which of the following is accomplished by looking at an age-adjusted death rate rather than a crude death rate?
a) The age-adjusted death rate adjusts for differences in the age structure over time or between two populations.
b) The age-adjusted death rate weights infant mortality more highly because of the importance of infant death.
c) The age-adjusted death rate weights deaths over age 65 more highly because of the increased risks of death at older ages.
d) The age-adjusted death rate weighs deaths at ages 15-64 more heavily because of the importance of the working age population.
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).