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North Carolina Birth Records
Description
Data from births in North Carolina in 2001
Format
A dataset with 1450 observations on the following 15 variables.
ID | Patient ID code |
Plural | 1=single birth, 2=twins, 3=triplets |
Sex | Sex of the baby 1=male 2=female |
MomAge | Mother's age (in years) |
Weeks | Completed weeks of gestation |
Marital | Marital status: 1=married or 2=not married |
RaceMom | Mother's race: 1=white, 2=black, 3=American Indian, 4=Chinese |
5=Japanese, 6=Hawaiian, 7=Filipino, or 8=Other Asian or Pacific Islander |
|
HispMom | Hispanic origin of mother: C=Cuban, M=Mexican, N=not Hispanic |
O=Other Hispanic, P=Puerto Rico, S=Central/South America |
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Gained | Weight gained during pregnancy (in pounds) |
Smoke | Smoker mom? 1=yes or 0=no |
BirthWeightOz | Birth weight in ounces |
BirthWeightGm | Birth weight in grams |
Low | Indicator for low birth weight, 1=2500 grams or less |
Premie | Indicator for premature birth, 1=36 weeks or sooner |
MomRace | Mother's race: black, hispanic, other, or white |
Details
This dataset contains data on a sample of 1450 birth records that statistician John Holcomb selected from the North Carolina State Center for Health and Environmental Statistics.
Source
Thanks to John Holcomb at Cleveland State University for sharing these data.