EXERCISE 7-TABLE 1-LIFE TABLE: US POPULATION FEMALE 1980 REED-MERRELL METHOD

George W. Barclay. Techniques of Population Analysis, pp. 93-106,
107-134, and 286-305.

Assume: qo = infant mortality rate
            q80 = 1.0
         Lo = .3 * lo + .7 * l1-4
         L85+ = T85+

SAMPLE WORKSHEET ON LIFE TABLE USING REED-MERRELL METHOD WITH LOG FORMULA
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   AGE     ASDRS     qx       lx       dx       Lx       Tx       ex
    0
   1-4
   5-9
  10-14
  15-19
  20-24
  25-29
  30-34
  35-39
  40-44
  45-49
  50-54
  55-59
  60-64
  65-69
  70-74
  75-79
  80-84
   85+

Use the appropriate information on births, deaths, and population
from the previous exercises to complete this spread sheet.


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