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PE08: Number of patients grouped by zip code of residence

Counts the patients' zip of their residence location across all person records. All possible values for zip are summarized. Zip code contains only the first 3 digits in most databases.

Input:
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Sample query run:
The following is a sample run of the query.
SELECT state, 
       NVL( zip, '9999999' ) AS zip, 
       count(*) Num_Persons_count  
FROM person   
LEFT OUTER JOIN location USING( location_id )  
GROUP BY state, NVL( zip, '9999999' )  
ORDER BY 1, 2
Output:
Output field list:
 Field  Description
State State of residence
Zip 3 digit zip code of residence
Num_Persons_count Number of patients in the dataset residing in a specific zip code

Sample output record:
 Field  Value
State MA
Zip 019
Num_Persons_count 477825
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