This CD-ROM contains the Multiple Cause of Death public use files for 2003.  The files are in 
ASCII  format and the United States file has been compressed using WinZip 9.  The filename of 
the United States file is Mort03us.zip; it comprises 2,452,154 records.  The Territories file is 
called Mort03ps.dat and comprises 30,071 records.   Record length for both files is 488 positions.

Documentation files and tables are included in the folder Doc. They are variously in Microsoft 
Word  and PDF formats.  They comprise the following files:

Record Layout
 
Geographic code outlines:
  Usgeoint03 - Introduction to the Vital Statistics Geographic Code Outline for the United 
  GeoOutline03- Vital Statistics Geographic Code Outline for the United States
  Terrgeoint03 - Introduction to the Vital Statistics Geographic Code Outline for the Territories
  Terrgeolst03 - Vital Statistics Geographic Code Outline for the Territories    
  Uspmsa03 - List of Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and their Component Counties          
    for the United States
   Terrpmsa03  - List of Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and their Component Counties for 
    Puerto Rico  

Cause-of-death lists:
  358cause - List of 358 selected causes of death
  113cause - List of 113 selected causes of death
  130cause - List of 130 selected causes of infant death
  39cause - List of 39 selected causes of death

Six Control total tables (refer to titles for contents)
 Technical Appendix from Vital Statistics of the United States, Mortality, 1999                                 
                              
Published documentation will also include an Introduction to the public use file and the 
Technical Appendix from Vital Statistics of the United States, Mortality, 2003.   These 
documents are not yet available.