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United States NVSS Natality Data 2017 - NBER

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
NCHS' Vital Statistics Natality Birth Data
Provider 
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2017 - 12/2017
Series or system 
United States National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Natality data sets from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) contain information collected through birth certificates, which state law requires for all live births. The national collection and publication of births along with other vital statistics data is mandated by federal law. These data are from the same sources as the NVSS data distributed by the CDC, but they are distributed on the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) website in a different format.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Alcohol use, Antenatal care, Birth certificates, Birth place, Birth weight, Congenital anomalies, Education, Ethnicity, Fertility, Live births, Marital status, Maternal age, Multiple births, Parents, Place of delivery, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Race, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Tobacco smoking, Weight change
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 26, 2021