Vital Statistics Mortality Data, Multiple Cause of Death Detail, 1989

The Multiple Cause of Death database includes a record of all deaths processed by NCHS. Each record contains immediate cause of death, contributory and underlying causes of death, and patient demography.

 

Source: NCHS

Size: 5 reels (2,153,859 records)

Years: 1989, 1992

Media: Original: 9-track tape; Working: online

Format: Original: EBCDIC Fixed Length; Working: ASCII Fixed length

RecordLength: 440

Structure: 1 record per death certificate

Complexity: Moderate; an operating system utility is available for converting EBCDIC records of fixed length to ASCII.