Census Bureau vital statistics

Figure 1. Age-adjusted cancer death rates for selected sites, males, United States, 1930 to 1978. Standardized on the age distribution of the 1970 U.S. census population. Sources of data National Vital Statistics Division and U.S. Bureau of the Census. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 70. Copyright 1982, American...

U.S. Census Bureau, U.S.A. Statistics in Brief—Population and Vital Statistics http //www.census.gov/statab/www/ partl.html (accessed July 26, 2000). 

The United States Census Bureau tracks our so-called vital statistics, which include life expectancies and rates and causes of death. Because this data is compiled by census and not for purposes of proving or disproving arguments specifically relating to chemical residues, it should provide us with an unbiased perspective on the health status of the United States. The annual compilation of these statistics will be the primary source of my data. They are readily accessible to anyone who looks (www.census.gov/statab). Let s go to the source. Table 4.1 is an abstract of the life-expectancy data from 1970 projected through the year 2010. In other words, for a baby born in the tabulated year, this is how long he or she is expected to live based on past life expectancies. 

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