Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources

 


Data Set
National Vitals Statistics System -- Final Mortality Data

Alias
NVSSF

Data Collection Agency
National Centers for Health Statistics

Purpose
To collect, analyze and publish data obtained from all death

certificates filed in vital statistics offices in the United States

and its territories

Description
Information obtained from the death certificates for all persons

who died in the United States and its territories

Special Features
Underlying and contributing cause of death, demographics of

decedent, place of occurrence, place of residence and

educational attainment

Subject Age Range
All

E-Coding Included
Yes

Population or Sample
Population

Number of Cases

Geographic Area Covered
National

Years Available
Through 1997

Years Owned by CHDL
None

CHDL ID#
80

 

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