256413 National Vital Statistics System Birth and Death Data and the National Survey of Family Growth

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 2:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Stephanie Ventura, MA , Division of Vital Statistics, CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
This presentation will highlight the birth and death data available from the National Vital Statistics System, and describe how the data are collected and made available to data users. This presentation will also describe the types of data collected on fertility, family formation, and reproductive health by the National Survey on Family Growth. Participants will also learn ways of applying the collected data to their individual research interests.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
List one example of the types of data collected from birth and death certificates. Describe two ways that NCHS makes information from birth and death certificates available to data users. List one example of the types of data collected from the National Survey of Family Growth.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a senior demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics and Chief of the Center’s Reproductive Statistics Branch. I have published extensively on a number of fertility-related topics, especially births to unmarried mothers, teenage pregnancy, delayed childbearing and childbearing by Hispanic women. I have authored many reports on teenage births, including detailed analyses of national and state-specific patterns.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.