URL: http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/ssdc/chs00002.html

TITLE: Death Statistical Master File, 1989-1997 [California]

• STUDYNO = CHS00002
• INVESTIGATOR = California Department of Health Services. Center for Health Statistics
• DATA SOURCE = Death Statistical Master File
• UNIVERSE = All decedents in California, 1989-1997
• DATE-UPDATED-SSDC = July 05, 2006

STUDY DESCRIPTION: This data collection contains nine years of California's death data by cause (ICD 9th Revision). These data include detailed information about the decedent, the place of death, and medical data related to the death. For each decedent, cause of death variables include the underlying cause of death, the underlying cause of death group code and the contributing cause of death. Users can view the record layout file for a complete list of variables for this data collection.

EXTENT OF COLLECTION: documentation + data files.

• CODEBOOKS: The following HTML files document these data:
  1. Record Layout File - documents the variable names and locations in the data files.
  2. Geographic Codes File - documents the Census place of residence for 1989-1997.
  3. Cause of Death File - documents the underlying cause of death group codes (ninth revision ICD).

• DATA FILES: This data collection includes nine data files.
• FILE FORMAT = Rectangular ASCII
• NUMBER OF RECORDS = Varies, see file list
• RECORD DELIMITER = Line Feed
• RECORD LENGTH = 251 (Includes Line Feed Character)

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: California. Department of Health Services. Center for Health Statistics. DEATH STATISTICAL MASTER FILE 1989-1997 [Computer file.]. Sacramento: Dept. of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section [producer and distributor], [1999].