Death Rates in Virginia (1940)

Description

The dataset name has been changed to 'VADeaths_matrix' to avoid confusion with datasets from other packages in the R ecosystem and to align with the naming conventions of the 'MedDataSets' package. The suffix '_matrix' indicates that this dataset is a matrix, helping to distinguish it from other datasets within the package and from datasets in the broader R ecosystem. The original content of the dataset has not been modified in any way.

Usage

data(VADeaths_matrix)

Format

A matrix with 5 rows and 4 columns:

[,1]

Death rates for Rural Male (numeric).

[,2]

Death rates for Rural Female (numeric).

[,3]

Death rates for Urban Male (numeric).

[,4]

Death rates for Urban Female (numeric).

Row labels

Age groups: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74.

Details

This dataset contains death rates per 1,000 individuals in various population groups in Virginia in 1940, classified by age group and rural/urban residency.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia (1940) Death Records.