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. 1981 Sep;3(1):89–116.

Table G. Approximate Standard Error of Number of Services per Beneficiary or per User.

Base of Rate (persons in thousands) Services per Person

5 7 10 20 30 40
1 5.0 5.9 7.1 10 12 14
2 3.5 4.2 5.0 7.1 8.8 10
3 2.9 3.4 4.1 5.8 7.2 8.3
5 2.3 2.7 3.2 4.5 5.6 6.5
7 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.8 4.7 5.5
10 1.6 1.9 2.3 3.2 4.0 4.6
20 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.3 2.8 3.3
30 .93 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.7
50 .72 .86 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.1
70 .61 .73 .87 1.2 1.5 1.8
100 .51 .61 .73 1.0 1.3 1.5
200 .36 .43 .52 .73 .90 1.0
300 .30 .35 .42 .60 .74 .85
500 .23 .27 .33 .47 .57 .66
700 .20 .23 .28 .40 .49 .56
1,000 .16 .19 .23 .33 .41 .47
2,000 .12 .14 .17 .24 .29 .33
3,000 .096 .11 .14 .19 .24 .27
5,000 .074 .088 .11 .15 .18 .21
7,000 .063 .075 .089 .13 .16 .18
10,000 .053 .063 .075 .11 .13 .15
20,000 .037 .044 .053 .075 .093 .11