This dataset, USMortality_df, is a data frame containing mortality rates across all ages in the USA by cause of death, sex, rural and urban status from 2011 to 2013. The data represent national aggregate rates under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Usage
data(USMortality_df)Format
A data frame with 40 observations and 5 variables:
- Status
Rural/Urban status (factor with 2 levels)
- Sex
Gender (factor with 2 levels)
- Cause
Cause of death (factor with 10 levels)
- Rate
Mortality rate (numeric vector)
- SE
Standard error of mortality rate (numeric vector)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'USMortality_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a standard data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.