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DatabaseForm
Title: NC Death Certificates
GeneralDescription: Mortality records for all North Carolina deaths. Data is stored in ascii and PC SAS format.

Information located at:

http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/vitalstats.cfm

http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/databook/

OtherVariables: Age, education, marital status
Health Conditions
Accidents
Leading cause of death by county

County
Region
State

StrengthsWeaknesses: Best source of mortality data, no information on health behaviors or prevention.

Data for multiple causes not organized in order of importance.
Accuracy of data with regard to race/ethnicity may be problematic as this (of necessity) is based on third party reports.

YearsAvailable: CY1956-present
Updates: Annual- Typically closes 8-9 months after the end of file year
ContactInfo: Matt Avery, Vital Statistics Team Leader, State Center for Health Statistics
(919) 715-4572
matt.avery@dhhs.net

http://wonder.cdc.gov/

r2 - 2009-10-03 - 01:37:14 - BrandonHall
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