Multiple Cause of Death, 1988

This data collection presents information about the causes
of all deaths occurring in the United States during 1988. Data are
provided concerning underlying causes of death, multiple conditions
that caused the death, place of death and residence of the deceased
(e.g., region, division, state, county), whether an autopsy was
performed, and the month and day of the week of the death. In addition,
data are supplied on the sex, race, age, marital status, education,
usual occupation, and origin or descent of the deceased. The multiple
cause of death fields were coded from the MANUAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL
STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND CAUSE-OF-DEATH,
NINTH REVISION (ICD-9), VOLUMES 1 AND 2.