Scientific Data Documentation
Detail Natality, 1992
DSN: CC36.NATAL92
Public Use Data Tape Documentation - Natality Detail 1992 Data
This tape documentation was prepared in the Division of Vital Statistics.
Virginia Brainard and Manju Sharma of the Systems and Programming Branch
were responsible for developing the natality documentation and for
providing all of the computer programming services necessary to keep it
up-to-date. T. J. Mathews of the Natality, Marriage, and Divorce Statistics
Branch prepared the Technical Appendix. The Registration Methods Branch and
the Technical Services Branch provided consultation to State Vital
Statistics offices regarding collection of birth certificate data.
Questions on the documentation or general questions concerning the natality
file should be directed to the Systems and Programming Branch, Division of
Vital Statistics, NCHS, 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 840, Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301-436-8900).
Questions concerning the Technical Appendix or substantive questions
concerning the natality data should be directed to the Natality, Marriage,
and Divorce Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, NCHS, 6525
Belcrest Road, Room 840, Hyattsville, MD 20782 (301-436-8954).
Documentation of the Detail Natality Data File for 1992 Data
Since 1985 natality statistics for all States and the District of Columbia
have been based on information from the total file of records. The
information is received on computer data tapes coded by the States and
provided to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through the
Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. NCHS receives the data for this file
from the registration offices of all States, the District of Columbia, and
New York City.
Natality data for the United States are limited to births occurring within
the United States to U.S. residents and nonresidents. Births to
nonresidents of the United States are excluded from all tabulations by
place of residence. Births occurring to U.S. citizens outside the United
States are not included in this file.
Effective January 1, 1989, a revised U.S. Standard Certificate of Live
Birth replaced the 1978 revision. The 1989 revision provides a wide variety
of new information on maternal and infant health characteristics,
representing a significant departure from previous versions in both content
and format. For a more detailed discussion of the revised and new items
refer to the technical appendix part of this document.
The Office of Management and Budget revised its designation of metropolitan
statistical areas based on figures from the 1990 Census. Effective with the
1990 data file, NCHS has been using these new definitions and codes as
indicated in the listing of 320 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs), and New England County
Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs) included in this documentation. There are also
20 Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), which are made up
of PMSAs. Other geographic changes based on the 1990 Census will be
implemented later.
NCHS has adopted a new policy on release of vital statistics unit record
data files. This new policy was implemented for the 1989 vital event files
to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of individuals and institutions. As a
result, the files for 1989 and later years do not contain the actual day of
the birth or the dates of birth of the mother or father. The geographic
detail is also restricted; only counties and cities of 100,000 or more
population based on the 1980 Census, as well as metropolitan areas of
100,000 or more population based on the 1990 Census, are identified.
Included in this document are:
1. List of data elements and tape locations.
2. Machine/File/Data Characteristics.
3. Detail Record Layout.
4. Geographic Code Outline.
5. Metropolitan Statistical Areas as adapted for use by NCHS/DVS.
6. Documentation Tables 1-26.
7. Technical Appendix.
SYMBOLS USED IN TABLES
Symbol Explanation
--- Data not available
... Category not applicable
- Quantity zero
0.0 Quantity more than 0 but less than 0.05
* Figure does not meet standards of
reliability or precision
List of Data Elements and Tape Locations
Tape
Data Items Locations
1. General
a. Data year 1-4
b. Record type 5
c. Resident status 6
2. Occurrence
a. NCHS State 16-17
b. Expanded NCHS State 14-15
c. NCHS County 18-20
d. Population size - county 26
e. Division 12
f. Region 11
g. FIPS State 21-22
h. FIPS County 23-25
3. Residence
a. NCHS State 32-33
b. Expanded NCHS State 30-31
c. NCHS County 34-36
d. NCHS City 37-39
e. Population size - city 40
f. Population size - county 58
g. NCHS MSA 347-349
h. Met/Nonmet county 41
i. Division 28
j. Region 27
k. FIPS State 42-43
l. FIPS County 44-46
m. CMSA 52-53
n. FIPS MSA 54-57
4. Prenatal Care
a. Month began 106-109
b. Number of visits 110-113
c. Adequacy of care recode 93
5. Child
a. Sex 188-189
b. Race 190-192
c. Number at delivery 201
d. Birthweight 193-199
e. Apgar score 202-207
f. Gestation 182-187,208-209
g. Month/year of birth 172-173,176-179
h. Day of week of birth 180
List of Data Elements and Tape Locations
Tape
Data Items Locations
6. Mother
a. Age 69-76,91-92
b. Race 79-82
c. Marital status 86-87
d. Education 83-85
e. Place of birth 88-90
f. Hispanic origin 77-78
7. Pregnancy History
a. Born alive, now living 94-95
b. Born alive, now dead 96-97
c. Other terminations 98-99
d. Total birth order 103-105
e. Live birth order 100-102
8. Father
a. Age 154-157,166-167
b. Race 160-162
c. Education 163-165
d. Hispanic origin 158-159
9. Other Items
a. Residence reporting flags 307-324
b. Attendant at birth 10
c. Place of delivery 8-9
d. Interval since last live birth 128-132
10. Medical and Health Data
a. Method of delivery 217-224
b. Medical risk factors 225-241
c. Other risk factors
Tobacco 242-245
Alcohol 246-249
Weight gain during pregnancy 250-252
d. Obstetric procedures 253-259
e. Complications of labor and/or delivery 260-275
f. Abnormal conditions of the newborn 276-284
g. Congenital anomalies 285-306
Machine/File/Data Characteristics:
1. Machine used: IBM/3081/K
2. Language used: PL/I
3. File organization: One file, multiple reels
4. Record format: Blocked, fixed format
5. Record count: 4,069,428
6. Record length: 350
7. Blocksize: 32550
8. Recording mode: IBM/EBCDIC 8-bit code
9. Code scheme: Numeric/Alphabetic/Blanks
10. Last block: May be a short block
11. Data counts: a. By occurrence: 4,069,428
b. By residence: 4,065,014
c. To foreign residents: 4,414
Geographic Code Outline
The following pages show in detail the geographic codes used by the Division of
Vital Statistics in the processing of vital event data occurring in the United
States. When an event occurs to a nonresident of the United States, residence
data are coded only to the "State" level; several western hemisphere countries
or the remainder of the world are uniquely identified. Along with the Division
of Vital Statistics codes the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
codes are shown for several items. Both sets of codes appear on the vital event
public-use files. The Metropolitan Statistical Area codes are effective with the
1990 data year and are based on the 1990 Census. All other codes are effective
with the 1982 data year and are based on results of the 1980 Census.
To aid the user in interpreting the geographic codes, a brief explanation of the
codes and of the column headings/abbreviations shown on the following pages are:
State (St): Each State and the District of Columbia are numbered alphabetically.
In addition, several unique codes are used to identify nonresidents of the U.S.
County (Cnty): Counties and county equivalents (independent and coextensive
cities) are numbered alphabetically within each State.
MSA: Metropolitan statistical areas are those established by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) using 1990 Census population counts. For New
England, the New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMA) are used.
M/NM: Metropolitan counties (code 1) are component counties of MSAs.
Nonmetropolitan counties (code 2) are not part of any MSA.
City: Cities are numbered alphabetically within each State and identify each
city with a population of 10,000 or more in 1980.
P/S: Population size code for city of residence based on the 1980 Census. Refer
to the code outline given earlier in this document for specific codes and
meanings.
Name: Each State, county, and city name is listed along with its respective
code. In addition, places used to identify nonresidents of the U.S. are also
listed along with their codes.
FIPS: For an explanation of FIPS codes, reference should be made to various
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) publications.
So! How do I find Yavapai county, Arizona; or Tupelo city, Mississippi?
Since counties and cities are numbered within State, the State and county or the
State and city codes must be used to select these areas. It is most helpful if
the county is known when looking for a particular city since areas are shown by
State, county, and city.
Yavapai county, Arizona - State and county codes 03 013.
Tupelo, Mississippi - State and city codes 25 025 or State, county, city codes
25 041 025.
1992 Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
1-4 4 DATAYEAR
Year of Birth of Child (Data Year)
__________________________________
1992 ... 1992
5 1 RECTYPE
Record Type
___________
1 ... Resident: State and county of occurrence and residence
are the same.
2 ... Nonresident: State and/or county of occurrence
and residence are different.
6 1 RESTATUS
Resident Status
_______________
1 ... Resident: State and county of occurrence and residence
are the same.
2 ... Intrastate nonresident: State of occurrence and
residence are the same, but county is different.
3 ... Interstate nonresident: State of occurrence and
residence are different, but both are in the U.S.
4 ... Foreign resident: State of occurrence is one of
the 50 States or the District of Columbia, but the
residence of the mother is outside of the U.S.
7 1 RECWT
Record Weight
_____________
1 ... Constant - as of the 1985 data year, this file
contains data on a 100-percent basis from all reporting
areas.
8 1 PLDEL
Place or Facility of Birth
__________________________
1 ... Hospital
2 ... Freestanding Birthing Center
3 ... Clinic or Doctor's Office
4 ... A Residence
5 ... Other
9 ... Unknown or Not Stated
9 1 PLDEL3
Place or Facility of Birth Recode
_________________________________
1 ... In Hospital
2 ... Not in a Hospital
3 ... Unknown or Not Stated
10 1 BIRATTND
Attendant at Birth
__________________
1 ... Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
2 ... Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
3 ... Certified Nurse Midwife (C.N.M.)
4 ... Other Midwife
5 ... Other
9 ... Unknown or Not Stated
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
11-26 16 NOCCUR
Place of Occurrence
___________________
11-13 3 RDSSCOCC
Region, Division, and State Subcode of Occurrence
_________________________________________________
11 1 REGNOCC
Region of Occurrence
____________________
12 1 DIVOCC
Division of Occurrence
______________________
13 1 STSUBOCC
State Subcode of Occurrence
___________________________
States are coded within division and the code structure is designed
to sequence the States as they appear in NCHS publications.
1 ... NORTHEAST
1 ... New England
1 ... Maine
2 ... New Hampshire
3 ... Vermont
4 ... Massachusetts
5 ... Rhode Island
6 ... Connecticut
2 ... Middle Atlantic
1 ... New York
2 ... New Jersey
3 ... Pennsylvania
2 ... MIDWEST
3 ... East North Central
1 ... Ohio
2 ... Indiana
3 ... Illinois
4 ... Michigan
5 ... Wisconsin
4 ... West North Central
1 ... Minnesota
2 ... Iowa
3 ... Missouri
4 ... North Dakota
5 ... South Dakota
6 ... Nebraska
7 ... Kansas
3 ... SOUTH
5 ... South Atlantic
1 ... Delaware
2 ... Maryland
3 ... District of Columbia
4 ... Virginia
5 ... West Virginia
6 ... North Carolina
7 ... South Carolina
8 ... Georgia
9 ... Florida
6 ... East South Central
1 ... Kentucky
2 ... Tennessee
3 ... Alabama
4 ... Mississippi
7 ... West South Central
1 ... Arkansas
2 ... Louisiana
3 ... Oklahoma
4 ... Texas
1992
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
13 1 STSUBOCC
Region, Division, and State Subcode of Occurrence (Continued)
_____________________________________________________________
4 ... WEST
8 ... Mountain
1 ... Montana
2 ... Idaho
3 ... Wyoming
4 ... Colorado
5 ... New Mexico
6 ... Arizona
7 ... Utah
8 ... Nevada
9 ... Pacific
1 ... Washington
2 ... Oregon
3 ... California
4 ... Alaska
5 ... Hawaii
1992
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
14-15 2 STNATEXP
Expanded State of Occurrence
____________________________
This item is designed to separately identify New York
city records from other New York State records.
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
03 ... Arizona
04 ... Arkansas
05 ... California
06 ... Colorado
07 ... Connecticut
08 ... Delaware
09 ... District of Columbia
10 ... Florida
11 ... Georgia
12 ... Hawaii
13 ... Idaho
14 ... Illinois
15 ... Indiana
16 ... Iowa
17 ... Kansas
18 ... Kentucky
19 ... Louisiana
20 ... Maine
21 ... Maryland
22 ... Massachusetts
23 ... Michigan
24 ... Minnesota
25 ... Mississippi
26 ... Missouri
27 ... Montana
28 ... Nebraska
29 ... Nevada
30 ... New Hampshire
31 ... New Jersey
32 ... New Mexico
33 ... New York
34 ... New York city
35 ... North Carolina
36 ... North Dakota
37 ... Ohio
38 ... Oklahoma
39 ... Oregon
40 ... Pennsylvania
41 ... Rhode Island
42 ... South Carolina
43 ... South Dakota
44 ... Tennessee
45 ... Texas
46 ... Utah
47 ... Vermont
48 ... Virginia
49 ... Washington
50 ... West Virginia
51 ... Wisconsin
52 ... Wyoming
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
16-17 2 STATENAT
State of Occurrence
___________________
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
03 ... Arizona
04 ... Arkansas
05 ... California
06 ... Colorado
07 ... Connecticut
08 ... Delaware
09 ... District of Columbia
10 ... Florida
11 ... Georgia
12 ... Hawaii
13 ... Idaho
14 ... Illinois
15 ... Indiana
16 ... Iowa
17 ... Kansas
18 ... Kentucky
19 ... Louisiana
20 ... Maine
21 ... Maryland
22 ... Massachusetts
23 ... Michigan
24 ... Minnesota
25 ... Mississippi
26 ... Missouri
27 ... Montana
28 ... Nebraska
29 ... Nevada
30 ... New Hampshire
31 ... New Jersey
32 ... New Mexico
33 ... New York
34 ... North Carolina
35 ... North Dakota
36 ... Ohio
37 ... Oklahoma
38 ... Oregon
39 ... Pennsylvania
40 ... Rhode Island
41 ... South Carolina
42 ... South Dakota
43 ... Tennessee
44 ... Texas
45 ... Utah
46 ... Vermont
47 ... Virginia
48 ... Washington
49 ... West Virginia
50 ... Wisconsin
51 ... Wyoming
18-20 3 CNTYNAT
County of Occurrence
____________________
001-nnn ... Counties and county equivalents (independent and
coextensive cities) are numbered alphabetically
within each State. (Note: To uniquely identify a
county, both the State and county codes must be
used.) A complete list of counties is shown in the
Geographic Code Outline further back in this document.
999 ... County of less than 100,000 population
1992
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
21-25 5 FIPSOCC
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Geographic Codes
(Occurrence)
________________________________________________________________
Refer to the Geographic Code Outline further back in this document
for a detailed list of areas and codes. For an explanation of FIPS
codes, reference should be made to various National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) publications.
21-22 2 STOCCFIP
State of Occurrence (FIPS)
__________________________
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
04 ... Arizona
05 ... Arkansas
06 ... California
08 ... Colorado
09 ... Connecticut
10 ... Delaware
11 ... District of Columbia
12 ... Florida
13 ... Georgia
15 ... Hawaii
16 ... Idaho
17 ... Illinois
18 ... Indiana
19 ... Iowa
20 ... Kansas
21 ... Kentucky
22 ... Louisiana
23 ... Maine
24 ... Maryland
25 ... Massachusetts
26 ... Michigan
27 ... Minnesota
28 ... Mississippi
29 ... Missouri
30 ... Montana
31 ... Nebraska
32 ... Nevada
33 ... New Hampshire
34 ... New Jersey
35 ... New Mexico
36 ... New York
37 ... North Carolina
38 ... North Dakota
39 ... Ohio
40 ... Oklahoma
41 ... Oregon
42 ... Pennsylvania
44 ... Rhode Island
45 ... South Carolina
46 ... South Dakota
47 ... Tennessee
48 ... Texas
49 ... Utah
50 ... Vermont
51 ... Virginia
53 ... Washington
54 ... West Virginia
55 ... Wisconsin
56 ... Wyoming
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
23-25 3 CNTOCFIP
County of Occurrence (FIPS)
___________________________
001-nnn ... Counties and county equivalents (independent and
coextensive cities) are numbered alphabetically
within each State. (Note: To uniquely identify a
county, both the State and county codes must be used.)
A complete list of counties is shown in the Geographic
Code Outline further back in this document.
999 ... County of less than 100,000 population
26 1 CNTOCPOP
Population Size of County of Occurrence
_______________________________________
Based on the results of the 1980 Census
0 ... County of 1,000,000 or more
1 ... County of 500,000 to 1,000,000
2 ... County of 250,000 to 500,000
3 ... County of 100,000 to 250,000
9 ... County of less than 100,000
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
27-58 32 NRESID
Place of Residence
__________________
27-29 3 RDSCRES
Region, Division, and State Subcode of Residence
________________________________________________
27 1 REGNRES
Region of Residence
___________________
28 1 DIVRES
Division of Residence
_____________________
29 1 STSUBRES
State Subcode of Residence
__________________________
States are coded within Division and the code structure
is designed to sequence the States as they appear in NCHS
publications.
000 ... Foreign Residents
1 ... NORTHEAST
1 ... New England
1 ... Maine
2 ... New Hampshire
3 ... Vermont
4 ... Massachusetts
5 ... Rhode Island
6 ... Connecticut
2 ... Middle Atlantic
1 ... New York
2 ... New Jersey
3 ... Pennsylvania
2 ... MIDWEST
3 ... East North Central
1 ... Ohio
2 ... Indiana
3 ... Illinois
4 ... Michigan
5 ... Wisconsin
4 ... West North Central
1 ... Minnesota
2 ... Iowa
3 ... Missouri
4 ... North Dakota
5 ... South Dakota
6 ... Nebraska
7 ... Kansas
3 ... SOUTH
5 ... South Atlantic
1 ... Delaware
2 ... Maryland
3 ... District of Columbia
4 ... Virginia
5 ... West Virginia
6 ... North Carolina
7 ... South Carolina
8 ... Georgia
9 ... Florida
6 ... East South Central
1 ... Kentucky
2 ... Tennessee
3 ... Alabama
4 ... Mississippi
7 ... West South Central
1 ... Arkansas
2 ... Louisiana
3 ... Oklahoma
4 ... Texas
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
29 1 STSUBRES
Region, Division, and State Subcode of Residence (Continued)
____________________________________________________________
4 ... WEST
8 ... Mountain
1 ... Montana
2 ... Idaho
3 ... Wyoming
4 ... Colorado
5 ... New Mexico
6 ... Arizona
7 ... Utah
8 ... Nevada
9 ... Pacific
1 ... Washington
2 ... Oregon
3 ... California
4 ... Alaska
5 ... Hawaii
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
30-31 2 STRESEXP
Expanded State of Residence
___________________________
This item is designed to separately identify New York
city records from other New York State records.
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
03 ... Arizona
04 ... Arkansas
05 ... California
06 ... Colorado
07 ... Connecticut
08 ... Delaware
09 ... District of Columbia
10 ... Florida
11 ... Georgia
12 ... Hawaii
13 ... Idaho
14 ... Illinois
15 ... Indiana
16 ... Iowa
17 ... Kansas
18 ... Kentucky
19 ... Louisiana
20 ... Maine
21 ... Maryland
22 ... Massachusetts
23 ... Michigan
24 ... Minnesota
25 ... Mississippi
26 ... Missouri
27 ... Montana
28 ... Nebraska
29 ... Nevada
30 ... New Hampshire
31 ... New Jersey
32 ... New Mexico
33 ... New York
34 ... New York city
35 ... North Carolina
36 ... North Dakota
37 ... Ohio
38 ... Oklahoma
39 ... Oregon
40 ... Pennsylvania
41 ... Rhode Island
42 ... South Carolina
43 ... South Dakota
44 ... Tennessee
45 ... Texas
46 ... Utah
47 ... Vermont
48 ... Virginia
49 ... Washington
50 ... West Virginia
51 ... Wisconsin
52 ... Wyoming
53-58,60 ... Foreign residents
53 ... Puerto Rico
54 ... Virgin Islands
55 ... Guam
56 ... Canada
57 ... Cuba
58 ... Mexico
60 ... Remainder of the World
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
32-33 2 STATERES
State of Residence
__________________
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
03 ... Arizona
04 ... Arkansas
05 ... California
06 ... Colorado
07 ... Connecticut
08 ... Delaware
09 ... District of Columbia
10 ... Florida
11 ... Georgia
12 ... Hawaii
13 ... Idaho
14 ... Illinois
15 ... Indiana
16 ... Iowa
17 ... Kansas
18 ... Kentucky
19 ... Louisiana
20 ... Maine
21 ... Maryland
22 ... Massachusetts
23 ... Michigan
24 ... Minnesota
25 ... Mississippi
26 ... Missouri
27 ... Montana
28 ... Nebraska
29 ... Nevada
30 ... New Hampshire
31 ... New Jersey
32 ... New Mexico
33 ... New York
34 ... North Carolina
35 ... North Dakota
36 ... Ohio
37 ... Oklahoma
38 ... Oregon
39 ... Pennsylvania
40 ... Rhode Island
41 ... South Carolina
42 ... South Dakota
43 ... Tennessee
44 ... Texas
45 ... Utah
46 ... Vermont
47 ... Virginia
48 ... Washington
49 ... West Virginia
50 ... Wisconsin
51 ... Wyoming
52-57,59 ... Foreign Residents
52 ... Puerto Rico
53 ... Virgin Islands
54 ... Guam
55 ... Canada
56 ... Cuba
57 ... Mexico
59 ... Remainder of the World
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
34-36 3 CNTYRES
County of Residence
___________________
A complete list of counties is shown in the Geographic Code Outline
further back in this document.
001-nnn ... Counties and county equivalents (independent and
coextensive cities) are numbered alphabetically
within each State. (Note: To uniquely identify a
county, both the State and county codes must be used.)
999 ... County of less than 100,000 population
ZZZ ... Foreign residents
37-39 3 CITYRES
City of Residence
_________________
A complete list of cities is shown in the Geographic Code Outline
further back in this document.
001-nnn ... Cities are numbered alphabetically within each
State and identify each city with a population
of 100,000 or more in 1980. (Note: To uniquely
identify a city, both State and city codes must
be used. State, county and city
codes may also be used.)
999 ... Balance of county
ZZZ ... Foreign residents
40 1 CITRSPOP
Population Size of City of Residence
____________________________________
Based on the results of the 1980 census
0 ... Place of 1,000,000 or more
1 ... Place of 500,000 to 1,000,000
2 ... Place of 250,000 to 500,000
3 ... Place of 100,000 to 250,000
9 ... Place of less than 100,000
Z ... Foreign residents
41 1 METRORES
Metropolitan - Nonmetropolitan County of Residence
__________________________________________________
1 ... Metropolitan county
2 ... Nonmetropolitan county
Z ... Foreign residents
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
42-57 16 FIPSRES
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Geographic Codes
(Residence)
________________________________________________________________
Refer to the Geographic Code Outline further back in this document
for a detailed list of areas and codes. For an explanation of
FIPS codes, reference should be made to various National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publications.
42-43 2 STRESFIP
State of Residence (FIPS)
_________________________
00 ... Foreign residents
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
04 ... Arizona
05 ... Arkansas
06 ... California
08 ... Colorado
09 ... Connecticut
10 ... Delaware
11 ... District of Columbia
12 ... Florida
13 ... Georgia
15 ... Hawaii
16 ... Idaho
17 ... Illinois
18 ... Indiana
19 ... Iowa
20 ... Kansas
21 ... Kentucky
22 ... Louisiana
23 ... Maine
24 ... Maryland
25 ... Massachusetts
26 ... Michigan
27 ... Minnesota
28 ... Mississippi
29 ... Missouri
30 ... Montana
31 ... Nebraska
32 ... Nevada
33 ... New Hampshire
34 ... New Jersey
35 ... New Mexico
36 ... New York
37 ... North Carolina
38 ... North Dakota
39 ... Ohio
40 ... Oklahoma
41 ... Oregon
42 ... Pennsylvania
44 ... Rhode Island
45 ... South Carolina
46 ... South Dakota
47 ... Tennessee
48 ... Texas
49 ... Utah
50 ... Vermont
51 ... Virginia
53 ... Washington
54 ... West Virginia
55 ... Wisconsin
56 ... Wyoming
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
44-46 3 CNTYRFIP
County of Residence (FIPS)
__________________________
001-nnn ... Counties and county equivalents (independent and
coextensive cities) are numbered alphabetically
within each State. (Note: To uniquely identify a
county, both the State and county codes must be used.)
999 ... County of less than 100,000 population
000 ... Foreign residents
47-51 5 R1
Reserved Positions
__________________
52-53 2 CMSA
CMSA of Residence (FIPS)
________________________
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas are groupings of
certain Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and are defined
by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June 30, 1990.
00 ... Not a CMSA
07 ... Boston - Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH
10 ... Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
14 ... Chicago - Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI
21 ... Cincinnati - Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
28 ... Cleveland - Akron-Lorain, OH
31 ... Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
34 ... Denver - Boulder, CO
35 ... Detroit - Ann Arbor, MI
41 ... Hartford - New Britain-Middletown, CT
42 ... Houston - Galveston-Brazoria, TX
49 ... Los Angeles -Anaheim-Riverside, CA
56 ... Miami - Fort Lauderdale, FL
63 ... Milwaukee - Racine, WI
70 ... New York -Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
77 ... Philadelphia - Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD
78 ... Pittsburgh - Beaver Valley, PA
79 ... Portland - Vancouver, OR-WA
80 ... Providence - Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA
84 ... San Francisco -Oakland-San Jose, CA
91 ... Seattle - Tacoma, WA
54-57 4 SMSARFIP
PMSA/MSA of Residence (FIPS)
____________________________
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical
Areas are those defined by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget as of June 30, 1990. For New England, the New England
County Metropolitan Areas (NECMA's) are used.
Further back in this document is a list of PMSA's, MSA's, NECMA's,
and their component counties.
0000 ... Nonmetropolitan counties or foreign residents
0040-9360 ... Code range
9999 ... Area of less than 100,000 population
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Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
58 1 CNTRSPOP
Population Size of County of Residence
______________________________________
Based on the results of the 1980 Census.
0 ... County of 1,000,000 or more
1 ... County of 500,000 to 1,000,000
2 ... County of 250,000 to 500,000
3 ... County of 100,000 to 250,000
9 ... County of less than 100,000
Z ... Foreign resident
59-67 9 RA
Reserved positions
__________________
68 1 MAGERFLG
Reported Age of Mother Used Flag
________________________________
This position is flagged whenever the mother's reported age in
years is used. The reported age is used, if valid, when age
derived from date of birth is not available or when it is outside
the 10-49 code range.
Blank ... Reported age is not used
1 ... Reported age is used
69 1 MAGEIMP
Age of Mother Imputation Flag
_____________________________
Blank ... Age is not imputed
1 ... Age is imputed
70-71 2 DMAGE
Age of Mother
_____________
This item is: a) computed using dates of birth of mother and
of child when available and if valid; b) reported and valid; or
c) imputed. This is the age item used in NCHS publications.
10-49 ... Age in single years
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
72-73 2 MAGE36
Age of Mother Single Years Recode 36
____________________________________
01 ... Under 15 years
02 ... 15 years
03 ... 16 years
04 ... 17 years
05 ... 18 years
06 ... 19 years
07 ... 20 years
08 ... 21 years
09 ... 22 years
10 ... 23 years
11 ... 24 years
12 ... 25 years
13 ... 26 years
14 ... 27 years
15 ... 28 years
16 ... 29 years
17 ... 30 years
18 ... 31 years
19 ... 32 years
20 ... 33 years
21 ... 34 years
22 ... 35 years
23 ... 36 years
24 ... 37 years
25 ... 38 years
26 ... 39 years
27 ... 40 years
28 ... 41 years
29 ... 42 years
30 ... 43 years
31 ... 44 years
32 ... 45 years
33 ... 46 years
34 ... 47 years
35 ... 48 years
36 ... 49 years
74-75 2 MAGE12
Age of Mother Recode 12
_______________________
01 ... Under 15 years
03 ... 15 years
04 ... 16 years
05 ... 17 years
06 ... 18 years
07 ... 19 years
08 ... 20 - 24 years
09 ... 25 - 29 years
10 ... 30 - 34 years
11 ... 35 - 39 years
12 ... 40 - 44 years
13 ... 45 - 49 years
76 1 MAGE8
Age of Mother Recode 8
______________________
1 ... Under 15 years
2 ... 15 - 19 years
3 ... 20 - 24 years
4 ... 25 - 29 years
5 ... 30 - 34 years
6 ... 35 - 39 years
7 ... 40 - 44 years
8 ... 45 - 49 years
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
77 1 ORMOTH
Hispanic Origin of Mother
_________________________
Origin is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
0 ... Non - Hispanic
1 ... Mexican
2 ... Puerto Rican
3 ... Cuban
4 ... Central or South American
5 ... Other and unknown Hispanic
9 ... Origin unknown or not stated
78 1 ORRACEM
Hispanic Origin and Race of Mother Recode
_________________________________________
Origin is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
1 ... Mexican
2 ... Puerto Rican
3 ... Cuban
4 ... Central or South American
5 ... Other and unknown Hispanic
6 ... Non - Hispanic White
7 ... Non - Hispanic Black
8 ... Non - Hispanic other races
9 ... Origin unknown or not stated
79 1 MRACEIMP
Race of Mother Imputation Flag
______________________________
Blank ... Race is not imputed
1 ... Unknown race is imputed
2 ... All other races, formerly code 09, is imputed
80-81 2 MRACE
Race of Mother
______________
Beginning with 1992 data, some areas started reporting additional
Asian or Pacific Islander codes for race. See reporting flags.
Codes 18 -68 replace old code 08 for these areas. Code 78 replaces
old code 08 for all other areas. For consistency with Census races,
code 09 (all other races) has been imputed.
01 ... White
02 ... Black
03 ... American Indian (includes Aleuts and Eskimos)
04 ... Chinese
05 ... Japanese
06 ... Hawaiian (includes part-Hawaiian)
07 ... Filipino
18 ... Asian Indian
28 ... Korean
38 ... Samoan
48 ... Vietnamese
58 ... Guamanian
68 ... Other Asian or Pacific Islander in areas reporting
codes
18-58
78 ... Combined other Asian or Pacific Islander, includes
codes
18-68 for areas that do not report them separately
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
82 1 MRACE3
Race of Mother Recode
_____________________
1 ... White
2 ... Races other than White or Black
3 ... Black
83-84 2 DMEDUC
Education of Mother Detail
__________________________
Effective with 1992 data, all areas report education.
00 ... No formal education
01-08 ... Years of elementary school
09 ... 1 year of high school
10 ... 2 years of high school
11 ... 3 years of high school
12 ... 4 years of high school
13 ... 1 year of college
14 ... 2 years of college
15 ... 3 years of college
16 ... 4 years of college
17 ... 5 or more years of college
99 ... Not stated
85 1 MEDUC6
Education of Mother Recode
__________________________
1 ... 0 - 8 years
2 ... 9 - 11 years
3 ... 12 years
4 ... 13 - 15 years
5 ... 16 years and over
6 ... Not stated
86 1 DMARIMP
Marital Status of Mother Imputation Flag
________________________________________
Blank ... Marital Status is not imputed
1 ... Marital Status is imputed
87 1 DMAR
Marital Status of Mother
________________________
1 ... Married
2 ... Unmarried
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
88-89 2 MPLBIR
Place of Birth of Mother
________________________
01 ... Alabama
02 ... Alaska
03 ... Arizona
04 ... Arkansas
05 ... California
06 ... Colorado
07 ... Connecticut
08 ... Delaware
09 ... District of Columbia
10 ... Florida
11 ... Georgia
12 ... Hawaii
13 ... Idaho
14 ... Illinois
15 ... Indiana
16 ... Iowa
17 ... Kansas
18 ... Kentucky
19 ... Louisiana
20 ... Maine
21 ... Maryland
22 ... Massachusetts
23 ... Michigan
24 ... Minnesota
25 ... Mississippi
26 ... Missouri
27 ... Montana
28 ... Nebraska
29 ... Nevada
30 ... New Hampshire
31 ... New Jersey
32 ... New Mexico
33 ... New York
34 ... North Carolina
35 ... North Dakota
36 ... Ohio
37 ... Oklahoma
38 ... Oregon
39 ... Pennsylvania
40 ... Rhode Island
41 ... South Carolina
42 ... South Dakota
43 ... Tennessee
44 ... Texas
45 ... Utah
46 ... Vermont
47 ... Virginia
48 ... Washington
49 ... West Virginia
50 ... Wisconsin
51 ... Wyoming
52 ... Puerto Rico
53 ... Virgin Islands
54 ... Guam
55 ... Canada
56 ... Cuba
57 ... Mexico
59 ... Remainder of the World
99 ... Not classifiable
90 1 MPLBIRR
Place of Birth of Mother Recode
_______________________________
1 ... Native born
2 ... Foreign born
3 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
91-92 2 DMAGERPT
Reported Age of Mother
______________________
10-49 ... Age in single years
99 ... Unknown or not stated
93 1 ADEQUACY
Adequacy Of Care Recode (Kessner Index)
_______________________________________
This recode is based on a modified Kessner criterion. Month
Prenatal Care Began, Number of Prenatal Visits, and Gestation
are the items used to generate this recode.
1 ... Adequate
2 ... Intermediate
3 ... Inadequate
4 ... Unknown
94-95 2 NLBNL
Number of Live Births, Now Living
_________________________________
Does not include this birth or adoptions.
00-30 ... Stated number of births
99 ... Unknown or not stated
96-97 2 NLBND
Number of Live Births, Now Dead
_______________________________
Does not include this birth or adoptions.
00-30 ... Stated number of births
99 ... Unknown or not stated
98-99 2 NOTERM
Number of Other Terminations
____________________________
Includes spontaneous and induced at any time after conception.
00-30 ... Stated number of other terminations
99 ... Unknown or not stated
100-101 2 DLIVORD
Detail Live Birth Order
_______________________
Sum of live births now living and now dead plus one. If either
item is unknown, this item is made unknown.
00-31 ... Number of children born alive to mother
99 ... Unknown
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
102 1 LIVORD9
Live Birth Order Recode
_______________________
1 ... First Child
2 ... Second Child
3 ... Third Child
4 ... Fourth Child
5 ... Fifth Child
6 ... Sixth Child
7 ... Seventh Child
8 ... Eighth Child and over
9 ... Unknown or not stated
103-104 2 DTOTORD
Detail Total Birth Order
________________________
Sum of live birth order and other terminations. If either
item is unknown, this item is made unknown.
01-40 ... Total number of live births and other terminations
99 ... Unknown
105 1 TOTORD9
Total Birth Order Recode
________________________
1 ... First Child
2 ... Second Child
3 ... Third Child
4 ... Fourth Child
5 ... Fifth Child
6 ... Sixth Child
7 ... Seventh Child
8 ... Eighth Child and over
9 ... Unknown or not stated
106-107 2 MONPRE
Detail Month of Pregnancy Prenatal Care Began
_____________________________________________
00 ... No prenatal care
01 ... 1st month
02 ... 2nd month
03 ... 3rd month
04 ... 4th month
05 ... 5th month
06 ... 6th month
07 ... 7th month
08 ... 8th month
09 ... 9th month
99 ... Unknown or not stated
108 1 MPRE6
Month Prenatal Care Began Recode 6
__________________________________
1 ... 1st - 2nd month
2 ... 3rd month
3 ... 4th - 6th month
4 ... 7th - 9th month
5 ... No prenatal care
6 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
109 1 MPRE5
Month Prenatal Care Began Recode 5
__________________________________
1 ... 1st Trimester (1st-3rd month)
2 ... 2nd Trimester (4th-6th month)
3 ... 3rd Trimester (7th-9th month)
4 ... No Prenatal Care
5 ... Unknown or not stated
110-111 2 NPREVIST
Total Number of Prenatal Visits
_______________________________
00 ... No prenatal visits
01-48 ... Stated number of visits
49 ... 49 or more visits
99 ... Unknown or not stated
112-113 2 NPREV12
Number of Prenatal Visits Recode
________________________________
01 ... No visits
02 ... 1 - 2 visits
03 ... 3 - 4 visits
04 ... 5 - 6 visits
05 ... 7 - 8 visits
06 ... 9 - 10 visits
07 ... 11 - 12 visits
08 ... 13 - 14 visits
09 ... 15 - 16 visits
10 ... 17 - 18 visits
11 ... 19 visits or more
12 ... Unknown or not stated number of visits
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
114-121 8 LMPDATE
Date Last Normal Menses Began
_____________________________
114-115 2 LMPMON
Month Last Normal Menses Began
______________________________
01 ... January
02 ... February
03 ... March
04 ... April
05 ... May
06 ... June
07 ... July
08 ... August
09 ... September
10 ... October
11 ... November
12 ... December
99 ... Unknown or not stated month of LMP
116-117 2 LMPDAY
Day Last Normal Menses Began
____________________________
01-31 ... As applicable to month of LMP
99 ... Unknown or not stated day of LMP
118-121 4 LMPYR
Year Last Normal Menses Began
_____________________________
1991 ... 1991
1992 ... 1992
9999 ... Unknown or not stated year of LMP
122-127 6 LLBDATE
Date of Last Live Birth
_______________________
777777 ... No previous live birth
122-123 2 LLBMON
Month of Last Live Birth
________________________
01 ... January
02 ... February
03 ... March
04 ... April
05 ... May
06 ... June
07 ... July
08 ... August
09 ... September
10 ... October
11 ... November
12 ... December
99 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
124-127 4 LLBYR
Year of Last Live Birth
_______________________
1900-1992 ... Code range
9999 ... Unknown or not stated
128-130 3 DISLLB
Interval Since Last Live Birth
______________________________
This item is computed from date of birth of this child
and date of last live birth.
777 ... No previous live birth
000 ... Zero months (plural birth)
001-468 ... One to four hundred sixty-eight months
999 ... Unknown
131-132 2 ISLLB10
Interval Since Last Live Birth Recode
_____________________________________
00 ... Not applicable (no previous live birth)
01 ... Zero months (plural birth)
02 ... 1 - 11 months
03 ... 12 - 17 months
04 ... 18 - 23 months
05 ... 24 - 35 months
06 ... 36 - 47 months
07 ... 48 - 59 months
08 ... 60 - 71 months
09 ... 72 months and over
10 ... Unknown
133-152 20 R2
Reserved Positions
__________________
153 1 FAGERFLG
Reported Age of Father Used Flag
________________________________
This position is flagged whenever the father's reported age in
years is used. The reported age is used, if valid, when age
derived from date of birth is not available or when it is less
than 10.
Blank ... Reported age is not used
1 ... Reported age is used
154-155 2 DFAGE
Age of Father
_____________
This item is either computed from date of birth of father and
of child or is the reported age. This is the age item used
in NCHS publications.
10-98 ... Age in single years
99 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
156-157 2 FAGE11
Age of Father Recode
____________________
01 ... Under 15 years
02 ... 15 - 19 years
03 ... 20 - 24 years
04 ... 25 - 29 years
05 ... 30 - 34 years
06 ... 35 - 39 years
07 ... 40 - 44 years
08 ... 45 - 49 years
09 ... 50 - 54 years
10 ... 55 - 98 years
11 ... Not stated
158 1 ORFATH
Hispanic Origin of Father
_________________________
Origin of father is not reported by all areas. See reporting
flags.
0 ... Non - Hispanic
1 ... Mexican
2 ... Puerto Rican
3 ... Cuban
4 ... Central or South American
5 ... Other and unknown Hispanic
9 ... Origin unknown or not stated
159 1 ORRACEF
Hispanic Origin and Race of Father Recode
_________________________________________
Origin of father is not reported by all areas. See reporting
flags.
1 ... Mexican
2 ... Puerto Rican
3 ... Cuban
4 ... Central or South American
5 ... Other and unknown Hispanic
6 ... Non - Hispanic White
7 ... Non - Hispanic Black
8 ... Non - Hispanic other or unknown race
9 ... Origin unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
160-161 2 FRACE
Race of Father
______________
Beginning with 1992 data, some areas started reporting
additional Asian or Pacific Islander codes for race. See
reporting flags. Codes 18 -68 replace old code 08 for
these areas. Code 78 replaces old code 08 for all other areas.
Code 09 (all other races) has been changed to 99.
01 ... White
02 ... Black
03 ... American Indian (includes Aleuts and Eskimos)
04 ... Chinese
05 ... Japanese
06 ... Hawaiian (includes part-Hawaiian)
07 ... Filipino
18 ... Asian Indian
28 ... Korean
38 ... Samoan
48 ... Vietnamese
58 ... Guamanian
68 ... Other Asian or Pacific Islander in areas reporting
codes
18-58
78 ... Combined other Asian or Pacific Islander, includes
codes
18-68 for areas that do not report them separately
99 ... Unknown or not stated
162 1 FRACE4
Race of Father Recode
_____________________
1 ... White
2 ... Races other than White, Black, or unknown
3 ... Black
4 ... Unknown or not stated
163-164 2 DFEDUC
Education of Father Detail
__________________________
Effective with 1992 data, all areas report education.
00 ... No formal education
01-08 ... Years of elementary school
09 ... 1 year of high school
10 ... 2 years of high school
11 ... 3 years of high school
12 ... 4 years of high school
13 ... 1 year of college
14 ... 2 years of college
15 ... 3 years of college
16 ... 4 years of college
17 ... 5 or more years of college
99 ... Not stated
165 1 FEDUC6
Education of Father Recode
__________________________
1 ... 0 - 8 years
2 ... 9 - 11 years
3 ... 12 years
4 ... 13 - 15 years
5 ... 16 years and over
6 ... Not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
166-167 2 DFAGERPT
Reported Age of Father
______________________
10-98 ... Age in single years
99 ... Unknown or not stated
168 1 FRACEIMP
Race of Father Imputation Flag
______________________________
(Unknown race of father is not imputed. However, the all
other races code is changed to unknown.)
Blank ... Race is not changed
3 ... All other races, formerly code 09, is changed
to code 99
169 1 R3
Reserved Position
_________________
170 1 CDOBMIMP
Month of Birth of Child Imputation Flag
_______________________________________
Blank ... Month is not imputed
1 ... Month is imputed
171 1 RB
Reserved Position
_________________
172-173 2 BIRMON
Month of Birth
______________
01 ... January
02 ... February
03 ... March
04 ... April
05 ... May
06 ... June
07 ... July
08 ... August
09 ... September
10 ... October
11 ... November
12 ... December
174-175 2 RC
Reserved Positions
__________________
176-179 4 BIRYR
Year of Birth
_____________
1992 ... 1992
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
180 1 WEEKDAY
Day of Week Child Born
______________________
1 ... Sunday
2 ... Monday
3 ... Tuesday
4 ... Wednesday
5 ... Thursday
6 ... Friday
7 ... Saturday
181 1 GESTESTM
Clinical Estimate of Gestation Used Flag
________________________________________
This position is flagged whenever the clinical estimate
of gestation is used. It is used when gestation could not be
computed or when the computed gestation is outside the 17-47
code range.
Blank ... Clinical Estimate is not used
1 ... Clinical Estimate is used
182 1 GESTIMP
Gestation Imputation Flag
_________________________
Blank ... Gestation is not imputed
1 ... Gestation is imputed
183-184 2 DGESTAT
Gestation - Detail in Weeks
___________________________
This item is: a) computed using dates of birth of child and
last normal menses; b) imputed from LMP date; c) the
clinical estimate; or d) unknown when there is insufficient
data to impute or no valid clinical estimate. This is
the gestation item used in NCHS publications.
17-47 ... 17th through 47th week of gestation
99 ... Unknown
185-186 2 GESTAT10
Gestation Recode 10
___________________
01 ... Under 20 weeks
02 ... 20 - 27 weeks
03 ... 28 - 31 weeks
04 ... 32 - 35 weeks
05 ... 36 weeks
06 ... 37 - 39 weeks
07 ... 40 weeks
08 ... 41 weeks
09 ... 42 weeks and over
10 ... Not stated
187 1 GESTAT3
Gestation Recode 3
__________________
1 ... Under 37 weeks
2 ... 37 weeks and over
3 ... Not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
188 1 CSEXIMP
Sex Imputation Flag
___________________
Blank ... Sex is not imputed
1 ... Sex is imputed
189 1 CSEX
Sex
___
1 ... Male
2 ... Female
190-191 2 CRACE
Race of Child
_____________
Beginning with 1992 data, some areas started reporting
additional Asian or Pacific Islander codes for race. See
reporting flags. Codes 18 -68 replace old code 08 for these
areas. Code 78 replaces old code 08 for all other areas.
01 ... White
02 ... Black
03 ... American Indian (includes Aleuts and Eskimos)
04 ... Chinese
05 ... Japanese
06 ... Hawaiian (includes part-Hawaiian)
07 ... Filipino
18 ... Asian Indian
28 ... Korean
38 ... Samoan
48 ... Vietnamese
58 ... Guamanian
68 ... Other Asian or Pacific Islander in areas reporting
codes
18-58
78 ... Combined other Asian or Pacific Islander, includes
codes 18-68 for areas that do not report them
separately
192 1 CRACE3
Race of Child Recode
____________________
1 ... White
2 ... Races other than white or black
3 ... Black
193-196 4 DBIRWT
Birth Weight - Detail in Grams
______________________________
0227-8165 ... Number of grams
9999 ... Not stated birth weight
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
197-198 2 BIRWT12
Birth Weight Recode 12
______________________
01 ... 499 grams or less
02 ... 500 - 999 grams
03 ... 1000 - 1499 grams
04 ... 1500 - 1999 grams
05 ... 2000 - 2499 grams
06 ... 2500 - 2999 grams
07 ... 3000 - 3499 grams
08 ... 3500 - 3999 grams
09 ... 4000 - 4499 grams
10 ... 4500 - 4999 grams
11 ... 5000 - 8165 grams
12 ... Not stated
199 1 BIRWT4
Birth Weight Recode 4
_____________________
1 ... 1499 grams or less
2 ... 1500 - 2499 grams
3 ... 2500 - grams or more
4 ... Unknown or not stated
200 1 PLURIMP
Plurality Imputation Flag
_________________________
Blank ... Plurality is not imputed
1 ... Plurality is imputed
201 1 DPLURAL
Plurality
_________
1 ... Single
2 ... Twin
3 ... Triplet
4 ... Quadruplet
5 ... Quintuplet or higher
202-203 2 OMAPS
One Minute Apgar Score
______________________
Apgar Score is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
00-10 ... A score of 0-10
99 ... Unknown or not stated
204 1 OMAPSR
One Minute Apgar Score Recode
_____________________________
Apgar Score is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
1 ... A score of 0-3
2 ... A score of 4-6
3 ... A score of 7-8
4 ... A score of 9-10
5 ... Not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
205-206 2 FMAPS
Five Minute Apgar Score
_______________________
Apgar Score is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
00-10 ... A score of 0-10
99 ... Unknown or not stated
207 1 FMAPSR
Five Minute Apgar Score Recode
______________________________
Apgar Score is not reported by all areas. See reporting flags.
1 ... A score of 0-3
2 ... A score of 4-6
3 ... A score of 7-8
4 ... A score of 9-10
5 ... Not stated
208-209 2 CLINGEST
Clinical Estimate of Gestation
______________________________
Clinical estimate is not reported by all areas. See reporting
flags.
17-47 ... Estimated gestation in weeks
99 ... Unknown or not stated
210-216 7 R4
Reserved Positions
__________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
217-306 90 MEDINFO
Medical and Health Data
_______________________
Some States do not report an entire item while other States
do not report all of the categories within an item.
If an item is not reported, it is indicated by code zero in the
appropriate reporting flag.
If a category within an item is not reported it is indicated
by code 8 in the position for that category.
217-222 6 DELMETH
Method of Delivery
__________________
Each method is assigned a separate position, and the code
structure for each method (position) is:
1 ... The method was used
2 ... The method was not used
8 ... Method not on certificate
9 ... Method unknown or not stated
217 1 VAGINAL
Vaginal
_______
218 1 VBAC
Vaginal birth after previous C-section
______________________________________
219 1 PRIMAC
Primary C -section
__________________
220 1 REPEAC
Repeat C -section
_________________
221 1 FORCEP
Forceps
_______
222 1 VACUUM
Vacuum
______
223 1 R5
Reserved Position
_________________
224 1 DELMETH5
Method of Delivery Recode
_________________________
1 ... Vaginal (excludes vaginal after previous C-section)
2 ... Vaginal birth after previous C-section
3 ... Primary C -section
4 ... Repeat C -section
5 ... Not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
225-241 17 MEDRISK
Medical Risk Factors
____________________
Each risk factor is assigned a separate position, and the code
structure for each risk factor (position) is:
1 ... Factor reported
2 ... Factor not reported
8 ... Factor not on certificate
9 ... Factor not classifiable
225 1 ANEMIA
Anemia (Hct.<30/Hgb.<10)
________________________
226 1 CARDIAC
Cardiac disease
_______________
227 1 LUNG
Acute or chronic lung disease
_____________________________
228 1 DIABETES
Diabetes
________
229 1 HERPES
Genital herpes
______________
230 1 HYDRA
Hydramnios/Oligohydramnios
__________________________
231 1 HEMO
Hemoglobinopathy
________________
232 1 CHYPER
Hypertension, chronic
_____________________
233 1 PHYPER
Hypertension, pregnancy-associated
__________________________________
234 1 ECLAMP
Eclampsia
_________
235 1 INCERVIX
Incompetent cervix
__________________
236 1 PRE4000
Previous infant 4000 grams
___________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
237 1 PRETERM
Previous preterm or small-for-gestational-age infant
____________________________________________________
238 1 RENAL
Renal disease
_____________
239 1 RH
Rh sensitization
________________
240 1 UTERINE
Uterine bleeding
________________
241 1 OTHERMR
Other Medical Risk Factors
__________________________
242-252 11 OTHERRSK
Other Risk Factors for this Pregnancy
_____________________________________
242-245 4 TOBACRSK
Tobacco Risks
_____________
242 1 TOBACCO
Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
____________________________
1 ... Yes
2 ... No
9 ... Unknown or not stated
243-244 2 CIGAR
Average Number of Cigarettes Per Day
____________________________________
00-97 ... As stated
98 ... 98 or more cigarettes per day
99 ... Unknown or not stated
245 1 CIGAR6
Average Number of Cigarettes Per Day Recode
___________________________________________
0 ... Nonsmoker
1 ... 1 - 5 cigarettes per day
2 ... 6 - 10 cigarettes per day
3 ... 11 - 20 cigarettes per day
4 ... 21 - 40 cigarettes per day
5 ... 41 or more cigarettes per day
6 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
246-249 4 ALCOHRSK
Alcohol
_______
246 1 ALCOHOL
Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
____________________________
1 ... Yes
2 ... No
9 ... Unknown or not stated
247-248 2 DRINK
Average Number of Drinks Per Week
_________________________________
00-97 ... As stated
98 ... 98 or more drinks per week
99 ... Unknown or not stated
249 1 DRINK5
Average Number of Drinks Per Week Recode
________________________________________
0 ... Non drinker
1 ... 1 drink per week
2 ... 2 drinks per week
3 ... 3 - 4 drinks per week
4 ... 5 or more drinks per week
5 ... Unknown or not stated
250-252 3 WTGANRSK
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
____________________________
250-251 2 WTGAIN
Weight Gain
___________
00-97 ... Stated number of pounds
98 ... 98 pounds or more
99 ... Unknown or not stated
252 1 WTGAIN9
Weight Gain Recode
__________________
1 ... Less than 16 pounds
2 ... 16 - 20 pounds
3 ... 21 - 25 pounds
4 ... 26 - 30 pounds
5 ... 31 - 35 pounds
6 ... 36 - 40 pounds
7 ... 41 - 45 pounds
8 ... 46 or more pounds
9 ... Unknown or not stated
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
253-259 7 OBSTETRC
Obstetric Procedures
____________________
Each procedure is assigned a separate position, and the code
structure
for each procedure (position) is:
1 ... Procedure reported
2 ... Procedure not reported
8 ... Procedure not on certificate
9 ... Procedure not classifiable
253 1 AMNIO
Amniocentesis
_____________
254 1 MONITOR
Electronic fetal monitoring
___________________________
255 1 INDUCT
Induction of labor
__________________
256 1 STIMULA
Stimulation of labor
____________________
257 1 TOCOL
Tocolysis
_________
258 1 ULTRAS
Ultrasound
__________
259 1 OTHEROB
Other Obstetric Procedures
__________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
260-275 16 LABOR
Complications of Labor and/or Delivery
______________________________________
Each complication is assigned a separate position, and the code
structure for each complication (position) is:
1 ... Complication reported
2 ... Complication not reported
8 ... Complication not on certificate
9 ... Complication not classifiable
260 1 FEBRILE
Febrile (>100 degrees F. or 38 degrees C.)
___________________________________________
261 1 MECONIUM
Meconium, moderate/heavy
________________________
262 1 RUPTURE
Premature rupture of membrane (>12 hours)
_________________________________________
263 1 ABRUPTIO
Abruptio placenta
_________________
264 1 PREPLACE
Placenta previa
_______________
265 1 EXCEBLD
Other excessive bleeding
________________________
266 1 SEIZURE
Seizures during labor
_____________________
267 1 PRECIP
Precipitous labor (<3 hours)
____________________________
268 1 PROLONG
Prolonged labor (>20 hours)
___________________________
269 1 DYSFUNC
Dysfunctional labor
___________________
270 1 BREECH
Breech/Malpresentation
______________________
271 1 CEPHALO
Cephalopelvic disproportion
___________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
272 1 CORD
Cord prolapse
_____________
273 1 ANESTHE
Anesthetic complications
________________________
274 1 DISTRESS
Fetal distress
______________
275 1 OTHERLB
Other Complication of Labor and/or Delivery
___________________________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
276-284 9 NEWBORN
Abnormal Conditions of the Newborn
__________________________________
Each condition is assigned a separate position,
and the code structure for each condition (position) is:
1 ... Condition reported
2 ... Condition not reported
8 ... Condition not on certificate
9 ... Condition not classifiable
276 1 NANEMIA
Anemia (Hct.<39/Hgb.<13)
________________________
277 1 INJURY
Birth injury
____________
278 1 ALCOSYN
Fetal alcohol syndrome
______________________
279 1 HYALINE
Hyaline membrane disease
________________________
280 1 MECONSYN
Meconium aspiration syndrome
____________________________
281 1 VENL30
Assisted ventilation, less than 30 minutes
__________________________________________
282 1 VEN30M
Assisted ventilation, 30 minutes or more
________________________________________
283 1 NSEIZ
Seizures
________
284 1 OTHERAB
Other Abnormal Conditions of the Newborn
________________________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
285-306 22 CONGENIT
Congenital Anomalies
____________________
Each anomaly is assigned a separate position, and the code structure
for each anomaly (position) is:
1 ... Anomaly reported
2 ... Anomaly not reported
8 ... Anomaly not on certificate
9 ... Anomaly not classifiable
285 1 ANEN
Anencephalus
____________
286 1 SPINA
Spina bifida/Meningocele
________________________
287 1 HYDRO
Hydrocephalus
_____________
288 1 MICROCE
Microcephalus
_____________
289 1 NERVOUS
Other central nervous system anomalies
______________________________________
290 1 HEART
Heart malformations
___________________
291 1 CIRCUL
Other circulatory/respiratory anomalies
_______________________________________
292 1 RECTAL
Rectal atresia/stenosis
_______________________
293 1 TRACHEO
Tracheo - esophageal fistula/Esophageal atresia
_______________________________________________
294 1 OMPHALO
Omphalocele/Gastroschisis
_________________________
295 1 GASTRO
Other gastrointestinal anomalies
________________________________
296 1 GENITAL
Malformed genitalia
___________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
297 1 RENALAGE
Renal agenesis
______________
298 1 UROGEN
Other urogenital anomalies
__________________________
299 1 CLEFTLP
Cleft lip/palate
________________
300 1 ADACTYLY
Polydactyly/Syndactyly/Adactyly
_______________________________
301 1 CLUBFOOT
Club foot
_________
302 1 HERNIA
Diaphragmatic hernia
____________________
303 1 MUSCULO
Other musculoskeletal/integumental anomalies
____________________________________________
304 1 DOWNS
Down's syndrome
_______________
305 1 CHROMO
Other chromosomal anomalies
___________________________
306 1 OTHERCON
Other Congenital Anomalies
__________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
307-326 20 FLRES
Reporting Flags for Place of Residence
______________________________________
These positions contain flags to indicate whether or
not the specified item is included on the birth certificate
of the State of residence or of the MSA of residence. The
code structure for each flag (position) is:
0 ... The item is not reported
1 ... The item is reported or partially reported.
307 1 ORIGM
Origin of mother
________________
308 1 ORIGF
Origin of father
________________
309 1 EDUCM
Education of mother
___________________
310 1 EDUCF
Education of father
___________________
311 1 GESTE
Clinical estimate of gestation
______________________________
312 1 OMAPSRF
1 - minute Apgar score
______________________
313 1 FMAPSRF
5 - minute Apgar score
______________________
314 1 DELMETRF
Method of delivery
__________________
315 1 MEDRSK
Medical risk factors
____________________
316 1 TOBUSE
Tobacco use
___________
317 1 ALCUSE
Alcohol use
___________
318 1 WTGN
Weight gain
___________
319 1 OBSTRC
Obstetric procedures
____________________
320 1 CLABOR
Complications of labor and/or delivery
______________________________________
321 1 ABNML
Abnormal conditions of newborn
______________________________
1992
Detail Natality Record
Tape Field
Location Size Item and Code Outline
________ _____ _____________________
322 1 CONGAN
Congenital anomalies
____________________
323 1 R6
Reserved Position
_________________
324 1 EDUCSMSA
Education of Mother (Based on MSA)
__________________________________
325 1 APIFLAG
Race codes 18-68 reported (beginning with 1992 data)
____________________________________________________
326-346 21 R7
Reserved positions
__________________
347-349 3 SMSARES
PSMA/MSA of Residence (NCHS)
____________________________
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan
Statistical Areas are those defined by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as of June 30, 1990. For New
England, the New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMA's)
are used.
Further back in this document is a list of PMSA's, MSA's,
NECMA's, and their component counties.
000 ... Nonmetropolitan counties
001-320 ... Code range
999 ... Area of less than 100,000 population
ZZZ ... Foreign residents
350 1 POPSMAS
PMSA/MSA Population Size
________________________
Based on 1990 Census county population counts
1 ... Area of 250,000 or more
2 ... Area of 100,000 to 250,000
9 ... Area of less than 100,000 or nonmetropolitan area
Z ... Foreign resident
