#	LEN	COLUMNS	FIELD	DESCRIPTION
1	1	1-1		TRANSACTION CODE (1=ORIG CERTIFICATE)
2	6	2-7	SFN	STATE FILE NUMBER (BLANK)
3	1	8-8	FORM	EVENT TYPE (1=BIRTH CERTIFICATE)
4	4	9-12	4A	EVENT YEAR (CCYY)
5	2	13-14	XIND	LOCAL REGISTRATION DISTRICT
6	6	15-20	LFN	LOCAL FILE NUMBER/CERTIFICATE NUMBER
7	13	21-33	1A	CHILD'S FIRST NAME
8	13	34-46	1B	CHILD'S MIDDLE NAME
9	30	47-76	1C	CHILD'S LAST NAME
10	1	77-77		QUESTIONABLE NAME FLAG
11	1	78-78	2	CHILD'S SEX
12	1	79-79	3A	CHILD'S PLURALITY
13	1	80-80	3B	CHILD'S BIRTH ORDER
14	8	81-88	4A	CHILD'S BIRTHDATE (MMDDCCYY)
15	4	89-92	4B	HOUR OF BIRTH
16	8	93-100	6A	FATHER'S FIRST NAME
17	30	101-130	6C	FATHER'S LAST NAME
18	8	131-138	8	FATHER'S DATE OF BIRTH (MMDDCCYY)
19	8	139-146	9A	MOTHER'S FIRST NAME
20	30	147-176	9C	MOTHER'S LAST NAME
21	6	177-182	10	MOTHER'S STATE OF BIRTH
22	8	183-190	11	MOTHER'S DATE OF BIRTH (MMDDCCYY)
23	8	191-198	15A	CHILD'S DATE OF DEATH (MMDDCCYY)
24	8	199-206	17	DATE OF REGISTRATION (MMDDCCYY)
25	2	207-208	18	FATHER'S RACE
26	1	209-209	19	FATHER'S SPANISH/HISPANIC
27	25	210-234	20A	FATHER'S OCCUPATION
28	25	235-259	20B	FATHER'S INDUSTRY
29	2	260-261	20C	FATHER'S EDUCATION
30	2	262-263	21	MOTHER'S RACE
31	1	264-264	22	MOTHER'S SPANISH/HISPANIC
32	25	265-289	23A	MOTHER'S OCCUPATION
33	25	290-314	23B	MOTHER'S INDUSTRY
34	2	315-316	23C	MOTHER'S EDUCATION
35	28	317-344	24A	MOTHER'S RESIDENCE: ADDRESS
36	30	345-374	24C	MOTHER'S RESIDENCE: CITY
37	5	375-379	24E	MOTHER'S RESIDENCE: ZIP CODE
38	8	380-387	25A	DATE OF LAST MENSES (MMDDCCYY)
39	1	388-388	25B	MONTH PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
40	2	389-390	25C	NUMBER OF PRENATAL VISITS
41	2	391-392	25D	PAYMENT SOURCE FOR PRENATAL CARE
42	4	393-396	26	BIRTH WEIGHT IN GRAMS
43	1	397-397		BIRTH WEIGHT INDICATOR (BLANK)
44	2	398-399	27A	LIVE BIRTHS NOW LIVING
45	2	400-401	27B	LIVE BIRTHS NOW DEAD
46	8	402-409	27C	DATE OF LAST LIVE BIRTH (MMDDCCYY)
47	2	410-411	27D	TERMINATIONS BEFORE 20 WEEKS
48	2	412-413	27E	TERMINATIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS
49	6	414-419	27F	MONTH/YEAR OF LAST TERMINATION (MMCCYY)
50	6	420-425	28A	METHOD OF DELIVERY
51	2	426-427	28B	PAYMENT SOURCE FOR DELIVERY
52	32	428-459	29	COMPLICATIONS OF PREG/CONCRNT ILLNESS
53	18	460-477	30	COMPLICATIONS/PROCS OF LABOR/DELIVERY
54	20	478-497	31	ABNORMAL CONDS/CLINICAL PROCEDURES
55	4	498-501	A	MATERNITY HOSPITAL CODE
56	2	502-503	B	RESIDENCE COUNTY
57	1	504-504	C	SOLICITATION CODE (BLANK)
58	1	505-505	D	ATTENDANT/CERTIFIER CODE
59	1	506-506	E	PLANNED PLACE OF BIRTH
60	6	507-512	CT	CENSUS TRACT
61	1	513-513	AMND	AMENDMENT INDICATOR
62	13	514-526	6B	FATHER'S MIDDLE NAME
63	3	527-529	7	FATHER'S STATE OF BIRTH
64	2	530-531	FAGE	FATHER'S AGE
65	13	532-544	9B	MOTHER'S MIDDLE NAME
66	3	545-547	10	MOTHER'S STATE OF BIRTH
67	2	548-549	MAGE	MOTHER'S AGE
68	8	550-557	12C	DATE INFORMANT SIGNED (MMDDCCYY)
69	8	558-565	13B	LICENSE NUMBER
70	8	566-573	13C	DATE CERTIFIER SIGNED (MMDDCCYY)
71	2	574-575	24B	COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
72	3	576-578	24D	STATE OF RESIDENCE
73	3	579-581	GAGE	GESTATIONAL AGE IN DAYS
74	1	582-582	GAGE	GESTATIONAL AGE ESTIMATED
75	1	583-583	%VALD	CBC VALIDATIONS
76	26	584-609	18	FATHER'S RACE
77	16	610-625	19	FATHER'S HISPANIC
78	26	626-651	21	MOTHER'S RACE
79	16	652-667	22	MOTHER'S HISPANIC
80	5	668-672		FILLER

Updated June 7, 2000 by RL Williams

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