Research Data Center
Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) Natality Geocodes
Return to List of Geocodes by NCHS Data System
The following lists the geographic variables that exist within the natality data. The variable position represents the column number where the variables can be found on the dataset. When applying for access to this data through the RDC, please provide the variable name and the variable position in your data dictionary.
Year |
Public-Use Variable Name |
Restricted-Use Variable Name |
Variable Description |
Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 |
(national level data only) |
MRSTATE |
Mother’s Residence State (FIPS) |
109-110 |
2003-2004 |
MRSTATE |
|
Mother’s Residence State (FIPS) |
109-110 |
2002-1995 |
STRESFIP |
|
State of Residence (FIPS) |
42-43 |
1994-1990 |
STRESFIP |
|
State of Residence (FIPS) |
42-43 |
1989 |
STRESFIP |
|
State of Residence (FIPS) |
42-43 |
* Counties and cities with a population of 100,000 or more
** All counties regardless of population size and cities with a population of 10,000 or more
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Two parallel sets of geographic codes are currently available in vital statistics files: Federal Information Process Standard (FIPS) codes and proprietary NCHS codes. FIPS codes have been presented here because they are more familiar to most users.
- FIPS State, County, and SMSA codes have been available since 1980 and FIPS Place (City) codes have been available since 1995. NCHS codes are available for all years prior to 2003, but should be used with caution when using multiple years’ data as NCHS codes are subject to change.
- The FIPS MSA codes used from 1990-2005 are based on 1990 definitions and the FIPS MSA codes used from 1988-1989 are based on 1980 definitions. This is important to consider especially if you are combining this data with other data based on the geographic identifier.
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