Vital Statistics Fetal Deaths Detail Record, 1985. Public Use Data Tape Documentation

摘要

Vital statistics data relating to fetal deaths provide demographic and health data for fetal deaths occurring during the calendar year 1985. The data is based on information abstracted from fetal death reports filed in vital statistics offices of each state and the District of Columbia. Demographic data include variables such as date of delivery, age and education of parents, marital status, pregnancy history, race, sex, and geographic area. Health data items include birth weight, gestation, and prenatal care. The number of fetal deaths and fetal death rates for selected demographic variables are published annually in Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume II, 'Mortality,' Part A, Section 3. A technical appendix giving information regarding the historical aspect and limitations of the data is included in the published volume.