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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967295503321

Titolo

Vital statistics : summary of a workshop / / Michael J. Siri and Daniel L. Cork, rapporteurs; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

0-309-14615-1

1-282-41252-3

9786612412523

0-309-14165-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 128 pages) : illustrations (some color), forms

Altri autori (Persone)

SiriMichael J

CorkDaniel L

Soggetti

Demographic surveys - United States - Evaluation

Public welfare - United States - Statistical methods

United States Statistics Evaluation

United States Statistics, Vital

United States Census, 2010 Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Uses of vital statistics data -- The federal-state cooperative relationship -- Methodological issues and the 2003 revision of standard instruments -- Options for a 21st century vital statistics program.

Sommario/riassunto

Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health. Over the past few decades, the specific program that gathers the data has evolved into a complex cooperative program between the federal and state governments for social measurement. The Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) is currently maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).