Natality Detail File, 1968: [United States] (ICPSR 3241)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics

Summary: This collection provides information on live births in the United States during calendar year 1968. The natality data in this file are a component of the vital statistics collection effort maintained by the federal government. Geographic variables of residence for births include the state, county, city, county and city population, standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA), and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan county. Other variables specify the race and sex of the child, the age of the mo... (more info)

Series: Natality Detail File Series

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. NATALITY DETAIL FILE, 1968: [UNITED STATES]. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics [producer], 1969. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03241.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03241.v1

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Summary:   This collection provides information on live births in the United States during calendar year 1968. The natality data in this file are a component of the vital statistics collection effort maintained by the federal government. Geographic variables of residence for births include the state, county, city, county and city population, standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA), and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan county. Other variables specify the race and sex of the child, the age of the mother, place of delivery, person in attendance, and live-birth order. The natality tabulations in the documentation include live births by age of mother, live-birth order, and race of child, live births by marital status of mother, age of mother, and race of child, and live births by attendant and place of delivery.

Subject Terms:   birth rates, birth records, fertility, fertility rates, population growth, vital statistics

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Time Period:  

• 1968

Date of Collection:  

• 1969

Universe:   Live births in the United States during calendar year 1968.

Data Collection Notes:

(1) This collection has not been processed by ICPSR staff. ICPSR is distributing the data and documentation for this collection in essentially the same form in which they were received. When appropriate, documentation has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), data files have been converted to non-platform-specific formats, and variables have been recoded to ensure respondents' anonymity. (2) Per agreement with NCHS, ICPSR distributes the data file(s) and text of the technical documentation for this collection as prepared by NCHS. (3) The codebook is provided by the principal investigator as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

Sample:   One-hundred percent of birth certificates for calendar year 1968.

Data Source:

official certificates of live births, and state computer records

Original ICPSR Release:  2002-02-11

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