The Alcohol Related Mortality analysis types are presently being developed. The two analysis types currently available are simple listings and bar charts. If this is an area of interest for you then check back frequently to see when additional options become ready. Alcohol-Related Mortality 1. The main intended use of this component of SPOT is to compare regions and counties with each other and the State as a whole over time and by age, sex, and race.
Estimates are more robust for use for relative than absolute comparisons.
Estimates presented are conservative, i.e., they are likely to underestimate the true alcohol-related mortality rates because of differential case ascertainment. The mortality attributed to alcohol could be masked by deaths attributable to tobacco smoking as well as other drug use and abuse. This also introduces a conservative bias. To avoid the possible confusion of having different estimates, it was decided in mid-1997 to adopt the Census Bureau's figures. Both versions of these estimates are offered on this analysis form in order to provide the options of research continuity and comparison.