Instruction Manual, Part 3B: Classification and Coding Instructions for Fetal Death Records, 1991

摘要

The manual provides the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) data preparation specifications to be used by all registration areas (50 states, District of Columbia, New York City, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in preparing vital statistics data for fetal death events occurring in 1991. Only the VSCP minimum basic data set items are included and the item code structures provide the minimum level of detail acceptable for the VSCP. The item code structures may vary by registration area so long as the minimum level of detail can be derived for publication of national vital statistics data.