Vital Statistics Summary of a Workshop

Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health. Over the past few decades, the specific program that gathers the data has evolved into a complex cooperative program between the federal and state governments for social me...

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Main Authors: Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Statistics, Committee on National, Cork, Daniel L, Siri, Michael J
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 06.11.2013
Edition:1
Subjects:
Demographic surveys
Public welfare
ISBN:0309141648, 9780309141642
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Uses of Vital Statistics Data -- 3 The Federal-State Cooperative Relationship -- 4 Methodological Issues and the 2003 Revision of Standard Instruments -- 5 Options for a 21st Century Vital Statistics Program -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: The U.S. Vital Statistics System: The Role of State and Local Health Departments -- Appendix B: The U.S. Vital Statistics System: A National Perspective -- Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participant List -- Appendix D: 2003 Revisions, Standard Certificates of Death and Live Birth -- References -- Committee on National Statistics