Live Birth Suppression Table
How to read this table:
The first
table shows how the suppression rules are used to
identify the data elements that are at the same level
or at a lower level than a test value. The second
table lists the meanings of the abbreviations used.
If the
element in the left column is a suppressed value (-999)
then all the cells containing an X that are in the
same row will be suppressed. The cells containing
an X are at the same level or at a lower level as
the test value (the left hand data element).
Table 1: Data Elements at Equivalent Levels
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Gender |
Race |
Birth Weight |
Gender
Race |
Gender
Birth Weight |
Race
Birth Weight |
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Race
Birth Weight |
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X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
MWL |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
MWMod |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
MWV |
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Table 2: Explanation of Abbreviations
Section |
Abbreviation |
Short Name |
Complete Label |
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T |
Total Births |
Total Live Births |
Gender |
F |
Female |
Total Live Births Female |
Gender |
M |
Male |
Total Live Births Male |
Race |
B |
Black |
Total Live Births Black |
Race |
O |
Other |
Total Live Births Other |
Race |
W |
White |
Total Live Births White |
Birth Weight |
L |
Low |
Total Low Weight Births |
Birth Weight |
Mod |
Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births |
Birth Weight |
V |
Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births |
Gender, Race |
FB |
Female, Black |
Total Live Births Black Female |
Gender, Race |
FO |
Female, Other |
Total Live Births Other Female |
Gender, Race |
FW |
Female, White |
Total Live Births White Female |
Gender, Race |
MB |
Male, Black |
Total Live Births Black Male |
Gender, Race |
MO |
Male, Other |
Total Live Births Other Male |
Gender, Race |
MW |
Male, White |
Total Live Births White Male |
Gender, Birth Weight |
FL |
Female, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Female |
Gender, Birth Weight |
FMod |
Female, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Female |
Gender, Birth Weight |
FV |
Female, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Female |
Gender, Birth Weight |
ML |
Male, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Male |
Gender, Birth Weight |
MMod |
Male, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Male |
Gender, Birth Weight |
MV |
Male, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Male |
Race, Birth Weight |
BL |
Black, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight Black |
Race, Birth Weight |
BMod |
Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Black |
Race, Birth Weight |
BV |
Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Black |
Race, Birth Weight |
OL |
Other, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight Other |
Race, Birth Weight |
OMod |
Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Other |
Race, Birth Weight |
OV |
Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Other |
Race, Birth Weight |
WL |
White, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight White |
Race, Birth Weight |
WMod |
White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Other |
Race, Birth Weight |
WV |
White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Other |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBL |
Female, Black, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Black Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBMod |
Female, Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Black Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBV |
Female, Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Black Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOL |
Female, Other, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Other Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOMod |
Female, Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Other Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOV |
Female, Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Other Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWL |
Female, White, Low |
Total Low Weight Births White Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWMod |
Female, White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births White Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWV |
Female, White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births White Female |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBL |
Male, Black, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Black Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBMod |
Male, Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Black Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBV |
Male, Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Black Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOL |
Male, Other, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Other Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOMod |
Male, Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Other Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOV |
Male, Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Other Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWL |
Male, White, Low |
Total Low Weight Births White Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWMod |
Male, White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births White Male |
Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWV |
Male, White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births White Male |
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About Congressional District Boundaries:
On January 3, 2013, the 113th Congress began its session. The Census Bureau released the geographies for the new districts on January 7, 2013. The HDW is updating its reference data with the new geographies. In the interim, HDW will use the 112th Congressional District boundaries, which may affect geoprocessing assignments. Read more >>
Daily updates of the HPSA data will resume on March 29, 2013. If you have any questions, please contact CAPT Phil Budashewitz, Director, Division of Policy and Shortage Designation, Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service at pbudashewitz@hrsa.gov.
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