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. 1982 Mar;3(3):21–40.

Table A. Approximate Standard Error of Discharges Per 1,000 Enrolled.

Estimated Discharges Per 1,000 Enrolled Base of Rate
(Number of Persons Enrolled in Thousands)

25 50 100 250 500 750 1,000 2,500 5,000 10,000 25,000
10 2.0 1.4 .97 .61 .43 .35 .30 .19 .13 .092 .058
20 2.7 1.9 1.4 .85 .60 .49 .42 .26 .19 .13 .081
30 3.4 2.4 1.7 1.0 .73 .59 .51 .32 .23 .16 .099
40 3.9 2.7 1.9 1.2 .84 .68 .59 .37 .26 .18 .11
50 4.3 3.0 2.1 1.3 .94 .76 .66 .41 .29 .20 .13
100 6.1 4.3 3.0 1.9 1.3 1.1 .92 .58 .41 .29 .18
150 7.4 5.2 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.1 .71 .50 .35 .22
200 8.5 6.0 4.2 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.3 .81 .57 .40 .25
250 9.5 6.7 4.7 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.4 .91 .64 .45 .28
300 10.0 7.3 5.1 3.2 2.3 1.8 1.6 .99 .70 .49 .31
350 11.0 7.9 5.5 3.5 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.1 .75 .53 .33
400 12.0 8.4 5.9 3.7 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.1 .80 .56 .35
450 13.0 8.9 6.2 3.9 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.2 .85 .60 .38
500 13.0 9.4 6.6 4.1 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.3 .90 .63 .40
550 14.0 9.8 6.9 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.1 1.3 .94 .66 .41