Abstract:CENSUS TRACTS are useful demographic and statistical units of study. Within the larger circumscribed community, they are especially useful for determining subpopulation characteristics and subpopulations at risk to inadequate care, disease, and mortality. Officials participating in community health planning have expressed a strong interest in studies using census tract data. A recent report by the Study Group on the 1970 Census and Vital and Health Statistics suggests that the availability of such small area d… Show more
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