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BOSTON COLLEGE Statistical Data Catalog - Local Server Access

Statistical Datasets in category Q7: Vital Statistics

·         Mortality Data Files: 1968-1991

This data collection describes every death or fetal death registered per year in the United States from 1968-1991. Information includes the month and day of death for deaths prior to 1989 and the month of death for deaths in 1989 and after, the sex of the deceased, the age of the deceased at the time of death, the deceased's place of residence, place of death, and whether an autopsy was performed. Causes of death are coded using the eighth and ninth revisions of THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD-8 and ICD-9).

Documentation:
1968-1978 | 1979-1980 | 1981-1982 | 1983-1984 | 1985 | 1986-1987
1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991

The data is available in the following formats:

o        Stata (in gzipped format):

1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991

Memory needed for use of these files: 194 MB

o        SAS transport (in gzipped form):

1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991

Memory needed for use of these files: 504 MB

o        SPSS portable (in gzipped form):

1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991

Memory needed for use of these files: 626 MB

Last modified: 13 August 2004