NCbirths: North Carolina Birth Records

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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
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.

Stat2Data documentation built on May 2, 2019, 7:25 a.m.