The following data were collected from information on young females aged 30-39 years:
Years spent in Single state 51,343
Years spent in Married state 49,098
Number of transitions from Married to Single 2512
Number of transitions from Married to Dead 33 Number of transitions from Single to Dead 50
i Estimate: the constant transition rate from Single to Dead
ii Estimate: its variance.
iii Test the hypothesis that the death rate for Single and Married men is the same.