Changes or revisions to previously published reports Internet-only releases on current and timely health topics Features highlights from all NCHS data systems Timely analyses of data from surveys and data collection systems About 20 issued per year, on irregular time basis Usually 8 - 24 pages National
Vital Statistics Reports Provisional statistics for birth, death, marriage, and divorce Four to six special reports are issued per year Special reports cover final data on births for the previous year and special topic analyses Monthly
Vital Statistics Reports Monthly issues of birth death, marriage, and divorce provisional statistics Four to six supplements per year including final data for the previous year, final data for births, final data for deaths, and special topic analyses from time to time Detailed reports of births and deaths based on preliminary data produced biannually. For data through 1994, an annual summary of provisional data was published Vital and Health Statistics Series Each series presents data analyses for a data collection system or a family of related systems Some series include annual issues, other reports are focused on special analysis, others offer summaries of annual surveys Usually 30 - 400 pages Vital Statistics of the United States Final, detailed data on deaths, births, and marriage and divorce Birth and death bound volumes published yearly 1960-1993 Bound books, death volume is divided into two books Prior to 1960 vital statistics rates were published in two summary volumes 1900-1940 and 1940-1960 Data on births and deaths published only in electronic format beginning 1994 Compendium of health status, health care resource use, and vital statistics from DHHS agencies Annual report of about 500 pages Annual report presents statistical tracking of progress towards goals Two newsletters issued from time to time: Statistical Notes present special topics; Statistics and Surveillance presents technical collection topics Decennial volumes every 10 years issued with one volume for each State Life expectancy for the United States by age Issued annually About 20 pages Proceedings of NCHS sponsored/cosponsored conferences One time analysis of special topics Guidance for obtaining or (for health professionals) completing birth/death certificates
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