List of Data Elements and Locations Denominator Numerator File Unlinked Data Items File Birth Death File 1. General a. Year of delivery 1-4 1-4 -- 1-4 * b. Outcome -- 5 -- 5 c. Year of death -- -- 490-493 490-493 d. Resident status 6 6 469 469 e. Record weight 217-224 f. Flag indicating records included in both numerator and denominator files 202 -- -- -- 2. Occurrence a. FIPS state 9-10 9-10 472-473 472-473 b. FIPS county 9-13 9-13 472-476 472-476 3. Residence a. FIPS state 14-15 14-15 477-478 477-478 b. FIPS county 14-18 14-18 477-481 477-481 c. NCHS expanded state 7-8 7-8 470-471 470-471 d. FIPS place(city) 19-25 19-25 482-488 482-488 4. Infant a. Age -- -- 205-208 205-208+ b. Race -- -- -- 33-35* c. Sex 71-72 71-72 -- 71-72* d. Gestation 66-70 66-70 -- -- e. Birthweight 74-80 74-80 -- -- f. Plurality 81-82 81-82 -- -- g. Apgar score 83-84 83-84 -- -- h. Day of week of birth/death 201 201 496 496 i. Month of birth/death 198-200 198-200 494-495 494-495 5. Mother a. Age 26-29 26-29 -- -- b. Race 32-35 32-35 -- -- c. Education 36-38 36-38 -- -- d. Marital status 39-40 39-40 -- -- e. Place of birth 41-43 41-43 -- -- f. Hispanic origin 30-31 30-31 -- -- 6. Father a. Age 54-56 54-56 -- -- b. Race 59-60 59-60 -- -- d. Hispanic origin 57-58 57-58 -- -- datael.doc - Page 1 7. Pregnancy items a. Month prenatal care began 48-50 48-50 -- -- b. Number of prenatal visits 51-52 51-52 -- -- c. Adequacy of care recode 53 53 -- -- d. Total birth order 44-45 44-45 -- -- e. Live birth order 46-47 46-47 -- -- 8. Medical and Health Data a. Method of delivery 85-92 85-92 -- -- b. Medical risk factors 93-110 93-110 -- -- c. Other risk factors Tobacco 111-114 111-114 -- -- Alcohol 115-118 115-118 -- -- Weight gain during pregnancy 119-121 119-121 -- -- d. Obstetric procedures 122-129 122-129 -- -- e. Complications of labor and/or delivery 130-146 130-146 -- -- f. Abnormal conditions of the newborn 147-156 147-156 -- -- g. Congenital anomalies 157-179 157-179 -- -- h. Underlying cause of death 210-213 -- -- -- i. 61 Infant cause recode 214-216 -- -- -- j. Multiple conditions -- -- 225-468 225-468 9. Other items a. Place of delivery 61 61 -- -- b. Attendant at birth 62 62 -- -- c. Hospital and patient status -- -- 489 489 d. Place of accident -- -- -- 209 e. Residence reporting flags 180-197 180-197 -- -- f. Manner of death -- 204 * For the unlinked file, these items are from the death certificate. See section on Changes Beginning with 1995 Data for explanation. + For the unlinked file, date of birth as reported on the death certificate is used to generate age at death. See section on Changes Beginning with 1995 Data for explanation. datael.doc - Page 2