Chapter 2
                      List of Data Elements and Locations


                       Denominator-Plus   Numerator File      Unlinked File
    Data Items                     File    Birth   Death

1.  General
 a. Match status                   1       1       -          1
 b. Year of birth                  2-3     2-3     -          2-3    *
 c. Year of death                  -       -       103-104    103-104
 d. Infant death number            4-8     4-8     -          -
 e. Record type                    9       9       105        105
 f. Resident status                10      10      106        106
       
2.  Occurrence
 a. Region                         11      11      107        107
 b. Division                       12      12      108        108
 c. Expanded State                 14-15   14-15   110-111    110-111
 d. State                          16-17   16-17   112-113    112-113*
                                                              16-17  #
 e. County                         16-20   16-20   112-116    112-116

3.  Residence
 a. Region                         21      21      117        117
 b. Division                       22      22      118        118
 c. Expanded State                 24-25   24-25   120-121    120-121
 d. State                          26-27   26-27   122-123    122-123
 e. County                         26-30   26-30   122-126    122-126
 f. City                           31-35   31-35   127-131    127-131

4.  Infant
 a. Race                           36      36      -          36     *
 b. Sex                            38      38      -          38     *
 c. Age                            89-93@  -       89-93      89-93  +
 d. Gestation                      39-42   39-42   -          -
 e. Birth weight                   43-48   43-48   -          -
 f. Plurality                      49      49      -          -
 g. Apgar score                    50-53   50-53   -          -

5.  Mother
 a. Origin or descent              54-55   54-55   -          -
 b. Race                           37,56   37,56   -          -
 c. Age                            57-60   57-60   -          -
 d. Education                      61-63   61-63   -          -
 e. Marital status                 64      64      -          -
 f. State of birth                 65-66   65-66   -          -

6.  Father
 a. Origin or descent              67-68   67-68   -          -
 b. Race                           69      69      -          -
 c. Age                            70-71   70-71   -          -
 d. Education                      72-73   72-73   -          -

7.  Pregnancy items
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 a. Interval since last live birth 74      74      -          -
 b. Outcome of last pregnancy      75      75      -          -
 c. Interval since last pregnancy  76      76      -          -
 d. Month prenatal care began      77-79   77-79   -          -
 e. Number of prenatal visits      80-81   80-81   -          -
 f. Total birth order              82-84   82-84   -          -
 g. Live birth order               85-86   85-86   -          -

8.  Medical data
 a. Underlying cause               96-102@ -       96-102     96-102
 b. Multiple conditions             -      -       133-376    133-376

9.  Other items
 a. Place of delivery              87      87      -          -
 b. Attendant at birth             88      88      -          -
 c. Hospital and patient status    -       -       132        132
 d. Autopsy performed              94@     -       94         94
 e. Place of accident              95@     -       95         95

For the unlinked data:

* For the unlinked file, these items are from the death certificate -
see Chapter 1 text for explanation.

# For the unlinked file, this field contains state of birth information
from the death certificate.

+ For the unlinked file, date of birth as reported on the death
certificate is used to generate age at death - see Chapter 1 text for
explanation.

@ For the denominator-plus file, these variables are not indexed and are for
export only - see Chapter 1 text for explanation.  To create tables using
these variables, please use the numerator file.





















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