Multiple Cause of Death, 1993

This data collection presents information about the causes of
all deaths occurring in the United States during 1993. Data are provided
concerning underlying causes of death, multiple conditions that caused
the death, place of death, 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. Mortality Detail data for 1993 also can be
extracted from this file. The Mortality Detail record is in the first
159 positions of the Multiple Cause record. 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.