Sample runs & output for rate calculation

All files used in the sample runs & output for rate calculation of ED initial injury visits by age and sex are listed below with brief descriptions.

File name / Function
SAS program files
Ed04inp.sas / Modified SAS input statement to read in ED data for 2004
Ed04freq.sas / Program that obtained frequencies of ED initial injury visits from Falls by five year age groups and sex using data from 2004
Ed04freqwithse.sas / Program that obtained frequencies with standard errors of ED initial injury visits from Falls by five year age groups and sex using data from 2004
SAS Log file
Ed04.log / SAS Log of running the program ed04for.txt, ed04inp.sas, and ed04lab.txt to read ED 2004 data
Excel files
Ed04freq.xls / Output from sas program Ed04freq.sas provided needed frequencies for rate calculation. (see list below for detailed variable information)
Ed04freqwithse.xls / Output from sas program Ed04freqwithse.sas provided needed frequencies for rate calculation with standard errors. (see list below for detailed variable information)
Ed04rate.xls / Calculate rates (with se)

The name of variables created from the above programs with a brief discription.

Name / Description
Variables in Ed04freq.xls
TOTAL / Both sexes, Weighted ED visits
MALE / Male, Weighted ED visits
FEMALE / Female, Weighted ED visits
TOTALSAMPLE / Both sexes, Unweighted ED visits
MALESAMPLE / Male, Unweighted ED visits
FEMALESAMPLE / Female, Unweighted ED visits
Variables in Ed04freqwithse.xls
TNSUM / Bothsexes, Unweighted ED visits
TWSUM / Bothsexes, Weighted ED visits
TSEWGT / Bothsexes SE, Weighted ED visits
MNSUM / Male, Unweighted ED visits
MWSUM / Male, Weighted ED visits
MSEWGT / Male SE, Weighted ED visits
FNSUM / Female, Unweighted ED visits
FWSUM / Female, Weighted ED visits
FSEWGT / Female SE, Weighted ED visits;

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions concerning the Sample runs & output for rate calculation please contact:

Injury Team/Office of Analysis and Epidemiology

National Center for Health Statistics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3311 Toledo Road, Room 6418

Hyattsville, MD 20782

Email:

Internet: www.cdc.gov/nchs/injury.htm

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Office of Information Services

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Hyattsville, MD 20782

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