POLITICS 303 TOPICS IN POLITICAL THEORY DEATH IN AMERICA   Questions about the Mortality Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/other/atlas/atlas.htm Results: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/atlasres.pdf Maps for All Causes: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/gis/atmapall.pdf

 

Of the 18 major causes of death, any surprises?

What light does this data shed on our four case studies?

·       health insurance

·       physician-assisted suicide

·       capital punishment

·       oil

 

Are there any obvious or subtle patterns to the distribution of mortality?

 

Do you notice any patterns related to the following?

• race
• gender
• class
• age
• geography

 

What is missing from this data? What else might one want to know?