Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set:  1998 Birth Cohort Data


Data File Characteristics:
     The data were processed using the SAS language on an IBM 9672.
     Codes may be numeric, alphabetic, or blank.


 
I.  Denominator File:

         United States Data Set 
     A.  File Organization:             One file
     B.  Record count:                  3,945,192
     C.  Record length:                           230  
     D.  Data counts:                   a. By occurrence:      3,945,192        
                                   b. By residence:        3,941,553
                                   c. To foreign residents:    3,639  
         
        Territories Data Set
     A.  File Organization:             One file
     B.  Record count:                  66,761
     C.  Record length:                           230  

     Puerto Rico              
     Data counts:                  a. By occurrence:                   60,518        
                              b. By occurrence and residence: 60,412       
                              c. To foreign residents:           106 

     Virgin Islands
      Data counts:                 a. By occurrence:                   1,915         
                              b. By occurrence and residence:   1,800
                              c. To foreign residents:                    115   
     Guam
     Data counts:                  a. By occurrence:               4,328        
                              b. By occurrence and residence     4,318          
                                            c. To foreign residents:               10 










                                  
                                  
       Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set:  1998 Birth Cohort




II. Numerator File:

         United States Data Set 
     A.  File Organization:             One file
     B.  Record count:                  27,743
     C.  Record length:                           535  
     D.  Data counts:                   a. By occurrence:              27,743
                                   b. By residence:               27,720        
                              c. To foreign residents:                   23  
         
        Territories Data Set
     A.  File Organization:             One  file
     B.  Record count:                  692
     C.  Record length:                           535  


     Puerto Rico
     Data counts:                       a. By occurrence:                   640           
                              b. By occurrence and residence:   638
                                   c. To foreign residents:                     2
     Virgin Islands
      Data counts:                      a. By occurrence:                     17     
                                   b. By occurrence and residence:     17
                                   c. To foreign residents:                     0
     Guam
      Data counts:                      a. By occurrence:                 35    
                                   b. By occurrence and residence:      35  
                                   c. To foreign residents:                 0


     

     
                                                   







                                   




    Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set:  1998 Birth Cohort Data




III. Unlinked  File:

         United States Data Set 
     A.  File Organization:             One file
     B.  Record count:                  478
     C.  Record length:                           535  
     D.  Data counts:                   a. By occurrence:                  478
                                   b. By residence:                        478  
                                   c. To foreign residents:               0  
         
        Territories Data Set
     A.  File Organization:             One file
     B.  Record count:                  7
     C.  Record length:                      535  


     Puerto Rico
     Data counts:                       a. By occurrence:                                    5      
                                   b. By occurrence and residence:             4
                                   c. To foreign residents:                           1   
     Virgin Islands
      Data counts:                      a. By occurrence:                 2     
                                   b. By occurrence and residence:             2
                                   c. To foreign residents:               0    
     Guam
     Data counts:                       a. By occurrence:                                0     
                                   b. By occurrence and residence:             0 
                                   c. To foreign residents:               0