Giving the prescription rate as a percentage confused me (though it seems commonly done). What's meant is the number of prescriptions per 100 persons, per year.

Giving the prescription rate as a percentage confused me (though it seems commonly done). What's meant is the number of prescriptions per 100 persons, per year. I assume a rate of 70 could mean 70 persons received one prescription each, or one person received 70 prescriptions? https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/rxrate-maps/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/rxrate-maps/index.html