National Natality Followback Survey [United States], 1972

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

Summary: These data consist of a sample of the legitimate live births occurring in the United States in 1972. To gather the data, a sample of birth certificates was selected and questionnaires were mailed to the mothers, their physicians, and the hospitals where the births took place. The purposes of the survey were to assess the accuracy of birth certificates, to examine trends in births compared to earlier years, and to enlarge the range of information included in the vital registration system. (more info)

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United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Natality Followback Survey [United States], 1972. ICPSR08112-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1983. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08112.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08112.v1

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Summary: These data consist of a sample of the legitimate live births occurring in the United States in 1972. To gather the data, a sample of birth certificates was selected and questionnaires were mailed to the mothers, their physicians, and the hospitals where the births took place. The purposes of the survey were to assess the accuracy of birth certificates, to examine trends in births compared to earlier years, and to enlarge the range of information included in the vital registration system.

Subject Terms: birth records, demographic characteristics, fertility, health insurance, live births, pregnancy, prenatal care, reproductive history, socioeconomic indicators, unwanted pregnancies, vital statistics, womens health care

Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Time Period:

1972

Universe: All live-birth certificates in the United States in 1972.

Data Types: survey data

Sample: The original sample consisted of 6,505 births, 816 of which were reported or inferred to be illegitimate births and excluded from the sample.

Data Source:

mailback questionnaires and self-enumerated questionnaires

Original ICPSR Release: 1984-03-18

1987

Forrest, J.D., Singh, S. Timing of prenatal care in the United States: How accurate are our measurements?. Health Services Research. 22, (20), 235-253.

1992

South, Scott J., Lloyd, Kim M. Marriage Opportunities and Family Formation: Futher Implications of Imbalanced Sex Ratios. Journal of Marriage and Family. 54, (2), 440-451.

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