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General Instructions
Detailed Example Using Smoking Status Data

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General Instructions
Detailed Example Using Mortality Data

Data Technical Notes
The underlying data used to create these tables originates from mortality or natality data sets and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The technical notes provide important information on data sources, statistical methods used, and references to corresponding publications. Please see the appropriate technical information below when using Healthy Women tables. 

Mortality Technical Notes
These tables present descriptive tabulations of information reported on the death certificates.  Death certificates are completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners, and coroners.  Original records are filed in the state registration offices.  Statistical information is compiled into a national data base through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of NCHS.  For a full description of the data and random variation, see the NCHS mortality website. 

See also:
National Center for Health Statistics. Technical Appendix. Vital statistics of the United States: Mortality, 1995
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Natality Technical Notes
These tables present descriptive tabulations of information reported on the birth certificates.  Standard forms for the collection of the data and model procedures for the uniform registration of the events are developed and recommended for State use through cooperative activities of the States and NCHS. Statistical information is compiled into a national data base through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of NCHS.  For a full description of the data and random variation, see the NCHS birth data website.

Technical notes associated with these data are:

Technical Appendix from Vital Statistics of the United States, 1999, Volume I, Natality
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Technical Appendix from Vital Statistics of the United States, 2002, Volume I, Natality
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) tracks health risks through continuous telephone surveys by each state.  Major risks associated with premature morbidity and mortality among adults are included.  For more information regarding the data used in these tables, please see the BRFSS website.

Technical Appendix from Vital Statistics of the United States, For technical information, go to the BRFSS site.

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This page last reviewed September 20, 2004