Natality Detail File, 1977: [United States]

<p>This collection provides information on live births in the United States during calendar year 1977. The natality data in this file are a component of the vital statistics collection effort maintained by the federal government. Geographic variables of residence for births include the state, county, city, county and city population, standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA), and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan county. Other variables specify the race and sex of the child, the age of the mother, place of delivery, person in attendance, and live-birth order. The natality tabulations in the documentation include live births by age of mother, live-birth order, and race of child, live births by marital status of mother, age of mother, and race of child, and live births by attendant and place of delivery. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)</p>
<p><strong>Please Note</strong>: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at <a href="https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03250.v1">https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03250.v1</a>. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.</p>

本数据集收录了1977年日历年美国境内的活产婴儿相关信息。本文件所载的活产统计数据，是联邦政府维护的生命统计采集项目的组成部分。本次收录的出生婴儿居住地理变量涵盖州、县、市、县与市人口、标准大都会统计区（Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, SMSA）以及都会/非都会县。其余变量则涵盖婴儿的种族与性别、母亲年龄、分娩地点、接生人员以及产次。文档中的活产统计表格包含三类分类统计：按母亲年龄、产次与婴儿种族划分的活产数；按母亲婚姻状况、母亲年龄与婴儿种族划分的活产数；以及按接生人员与分娩地点划分的活产数。