Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Birth dataset has counts of births occurring within the U.S. to U.S. residents and non-residents. Included in LexisNexis Statistical DataSets are only resident births within the U.S. State and county are defined by the mother's place of residence recorded on the birth certificate. Data elements include demographics, medical risk factors and maternal tobacco use. In the U.S., State laws require birth certificates to be completed for all births, and Federal law mandates national collection and publication of births and other vital statistics data. The National Vital Statistics System, the Federal compilation of this data, is the result of the cooperation between the NCHS and the States to provide access to statistical information from birth certificates. This data subset is arranged by marital status.

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