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Mumps serological data from the UK in 1986 and 1987 (aggregated)

Source: R/data.R
mumps_uk_1986_1987.Rd

a large survey of prevalence of antibodies to mumps and rubella viruses in the UK. The survey, covering subjects from 1 to over 65 years of age, provides information on the prevalence of antibody by age

Usage

mumps_uk_1986_1987

Format

A data frame with 3 variables:

age

Age group

pos

Number of seropositive individuals

tot

Total number of individuals surveyed

Source

Morgan-Capner P, Wright J, Miller C L, Miller E. Surveillance of antibody to measles, mumps, and rubella by age. British Medical Journal 1988; 297 :770 doi:10.1136/bmj.297.6651.770

Examples

# Reproduce Fig 4.4 (left panel), p. 67
age <- mumps_uk_1986_1987$age
pos <- mumps_uk_1986_1987$pos
tot <- mumps_uk_1986_1987$tot
plot(age, pos / tot,
  cex = 0.008 * tot, pch = 16, xlab = "age", ylab = "seroprevalence",
  xlim = c(0, 45), ylim = c(0, 1)
)