Magnetic Tape or IBM-PC File
Tape format: EBCDIC Unlabelled, Blocksize: 7000, Logical Record Length: 1400, Density: 1600 BPI
Disk Format: ASCII

#	LEN	COLUMNS	FIELD	DESCRIPTION
1	19	1-19		Record identifier (1CCYYLRDSSSNNNNNNNN: CCYY=Year, LRD=County,SSS=Site, NNNNNNNN=Unique number)
2	13	20-32		State file number - birth (105199YNNNNNN)
3	13	33-45	LFN	Local file number: 1CCYYLRNNNNNN
4	25	46-70	1A	Child's first name
5	18	71-88	1B	Child's middle name
6	33	89-121	1C	Child's last name
7	6	122-127	2	Child's sex (text)
8	1	128-128	2	Child's sex (code:1=MALE,2=FEMALE)
9	12	129-140	3A	Child's plurality (text)
10	1	141-141	I3A	Child's plurality (code:1-5,9)
11	1	142-142	3B	Child's birth order (code:1-9)
12	10	143-152	4A	Child's birthdate (YYYY-MM-DD)
13	4	153-156	4B	Hour of birth
14	45	157-201	5A	Maternity hospital name / place of birth
15	45	202-246	5B	Place of birth: address
16	35	247-281	5C	Place of birth: city
17	27	282-308	5D	Place of birth: county
18	3	309-311	I5D	Place of birth: county code
19	15	312-326	5E	Planned place of birth
20	25	327-351	6A	Father's first name
21	18	352-369	6B	Father's middle name
22	33	370-402	6C	Father's last name
23	35	403-437	7	Father's state of birth (text)
24	3	438-440	I7	Father's state of birth (code)
25	10	441-450	8	Father's date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
26	2	451-452	FAGE	Father's age
27	25	453-477	9A	Mother's first name
28	18	478-495	9B	Mother's middle name
29	33	496-528	9C	Mother's maiden last name
30	35	529-563	10	Mother's state of birth (text)
31	3	564-566	I10	Mother's state of birth (code)
32	10	567-576	11	Mother's date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
33	2	577-578	MAGE	Mother's age
34	38	579-616	12A	Informant's last name
35	20	617-636	12B	Informant's relationship to child (text)
36	1	637-637	I12B	Informant's relationship to child (code)
37	10	638-647	12C	Date informant signed (YYYY-MM-DD)
38	38	648-685	13A	Attendant/certifier signature
39	15	686-700	13B	Attendant/certifier license number
40	10	701-710	13C	Date certifier signed (YYYY-MM-DD)
41	55	711-765	13D	Typed certifier name/title
42	24	766-789	14	Certifier name/title (not attendant)
43	10	790-799	15A	Date of child's death (YYYY-MM-DD)
44	13	800-812		State file number - death
45	1	813-813		Death indicator (0=none,1=neo,2=pnn,3=other)
46	38	814-851	16	Registrar's signature
47	10	852-861	17	Date of registration (YYYY-MM-DD)
48	16	862-877	18	Father's race (text)
49	2	878-879	I18	Father's race (code)
50	13	880-892	19	Father's hispanic origin (text)
51	1	893-893	I19	Father's hispanic origin (code)
52	25	894-918	20A	Father's occupation
53	25	919-943	20B	Father's industry
54	2	944-945	20C	Father's education
55	9	946-954	32	Father's SSN
56	16	955-970	21	Mother's race (text)
57	2	971-972	I21	Mother's race (code)
58	13	973-985	22	Mother's hispanic origin (text)
59	1	986-986	I22	Mother's hispanic origin (code)
60	25	987-1011	23A	Mother's occupation
61	25	1012-1036	23B	Mother's industry
62	2	1037-1038	23C	Mother's education
63	9	1039-1047	33	Mother's SSN
64	50	1048-1097	24A	Mother's residence: address
65	27	1098-1124	24B	Mother's residence: county
66	35	1125-1159	24C	Mother's residence: city
67	35	1160-1194	24D	Mother's residence: state
68	11	1195-1205	24E	Mother's residence: zip code
69	10	1206-1215	25A	Date of last menses (YYYY-MM-DD)
70	7	1216-1222	25B	Month prenatal care began (text)
71	2	1223-1224	25B	Month prenatal care began (code)
72	2	1225-1226	25C	Number of prenatal visits
73	2	1227-1228	25D	Payment source for prenatal care
74	4	1229-1232	26	Birth weight in grams
75	2	1233-1234	27A	Live births now living
76	2	1235-1236	27B	Live births now dead
77	2	1237-1238		Total children alive
78	2	1239-1240		Total children born
79	10	1241-1250	27C	Date of last live birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
80	2	1251-1252	27D	Terminations before 20 weeks
81	2	1253-1254	27E	Terminations after 20 weeks
82	10	1255-1264	27F	Date of last termination (YYYY-MM-DD)
83	6	1265-1270	28A	Method of delivery (2-byte codes x 3)
84	2	1271-1272	28B	Payment source for delivery (code)
85	32	1273-1304	29	Complications of pregnancy/concurrent illness(2 byte codes x 16)
86	18	1305-1322	30	Complications/procedures of labor/delivery(2 byte codes x 9)
87	20	1323-1342	31	Abnormal conditions/clinical procedures(2 byte codes x 10)
88	3	1343-1345	GAGE	Gestation in days
89	4	1346-1349	A	Maternity hospital (code)
90	1	1350-1350		Ownership (9=UNK)
91	3	1351-1353	B	Residence county code
92	3	1354-1356	I24D	Residence state code
93	1	1357-1357	C	Solicitation code
94	1	1358-1358	D	Attendant/certifier code
95	1	1359-1359	E	Planned place of birth (code)
96	2	1360-1361	F	Enumeration at birth (Y/N, Y/N)
97	6	1362-1367	CT	Census tract
98	9	1368-1376		Child's SSN
99	2	1377-1378		Child's race (code=blank)
100	1	1379-1379	AMND	Amendment indicator (1=YES, 5=NO)
101	1	1380-1380		Source (0=Incomplete, 1=HOSP, 2=LRD)
102	1	1381-1381		Sender (2=LRD)
103	19	1382-1400		Blank

Updated September 18, 1996 by RL Williams

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