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1993 NATIONAL MORTALITY FOLLOWBACK SURVEY
PROVISIONAL DATA FILE

WARNING - DATA USE RESTRICTIONS!
Read Carefully before Using

The Public Health Service Act (Section 308 (d)) provides that the data
collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), may be used only for the
purpose of health statistical reporting and analysis.

Any effort to determine the identity of any reported case is prohibited
by this law.

NCHS does all it can to assure that the identity of data subjects cannot
be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics
that might lead to identification, are omitted from the data set. Any
intentional identification or disclosure of a person or establishment
violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the
information. Therefore, users will:

1. Use the data in this data set for statistical reporting and
analysis only.

2. Make no use of the identity of any person or establishment
discovered inadvertently and advise the Director, NCHS, of any
such discovery.

3. Not link this data set with individually identifiable data from
other NCHS or non-NCHS data sets.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the
above-stated statutorily based requirements.

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Introduction

The 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS) is the sixth mortality
followback survey conducted by NCHS. The multi-component survey focuses on a
national representative sample of individuals aged 15 years and over who died
in 1993. Forty-nine of the 50 State vital registration areas granted approval
to sample their death certificates. The independent vital registration areas
of the District of Columbia and New York City also gave permission to sample
their death certificates. South Dakota declined to participate in the NMFS
due to state law restricting the use of death certificate information. Data
for the 1993 NMFS are therefore representative of individuals aged 15 years or
older who were residing and died in the United States in 1993, excluding South
Dakota.

The files listed below comprise the 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS)
provisional data release. The provisional data files are in ASCII format. The documentation
files are in WordPerfect 6.1 format and the survey instruments are in .pdf format. We also
included the following files in ASCII format: a SAS input file ; a variable list with labels; sample
SAS and SUDAAN programs; a list of anaylsts and their research interests; a list of publication
from previous NMFSs;ICD-9 codes; and the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 software.

Filename: Description:
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Readme.txt Summary of CD-ROM contents

NMFS.dat The 1993 NMFS provisional data file

Ar32e301.exe (Adobe Acroba Reader 3.0) To install, type install at the dos prompt and
follow the instructions. Note: The Acrobat Reader 3.0 software can be downloaded
from the Adobe Acrobat Web site at:
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

Documentation Folder/directory containing record layout
docppub1.wpd Background and Introduction - WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 555 KB,
Pages i-cxxiv
docppub2.wpd File layout, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 472 KB, Pages 1-100
docppub3.wpd File layout, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 509 KB, Pages 101-209
docppub4.wpd File layout, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 287 KB, Pages 210-270
docppub5.wpd File layout, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 307 KB, Pages 271-340
sampdsn.wpd File layout, WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 - 3 KB

SAS PROGRAMS Folder/directory containing a SAS input file and programs
Infile.txt SAS input file
Varlist.txt A list of variables and labels
program1.txt A sample SAS program that outputs unweighted frequencies
program2.txt A sample SAS program that outputs weighted frequencies
program3.txt A sample Sudaan program

Analysts Folder/directory containing an analyst list and publications
anallist.txt list of analysts who have analyzied previous NMFSs
analjoin.txt An invitation to join the analysts list
pubarts.txt a list of publications from previous NMFSs

INSTRUMENTS Folder/directory containing the survey instruments
(Note:The survey instruments are in .pdf format and can be viewed only
with Adobe Acrobat 3.0.).

proxy.pdf Respondent Questionnaire .PDF - 8 MB
mec.pdf Medical Examiner/Coroner Abstract .PDF - 200 KB

Overview of the File Structure

The 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS) public use provisional
data file contains 22,957 records with a length of 2,623. Each record contains
data for a single decedent. The contents of the file are described in detail
in the file documentation which also contains question text, and weighted and
unweighted frequencies for each variable. Each record is divided into four
parts. These parts contain control and sampling information, death
certificate data, proxy respondent questionnaire data, and multiple cause of
death data. Each part is further sub-divided into groups of related
variables.

Part I -- Control and Sample

Item Group File location

Control number 1 - 6
Sample and weighting 7 - 31

Part II -- Death Certificate

Item group File location

Demographic and socio-economic 31 - 73
Injury and underlying cause of death 74 - 103

Part III -- Proxy Respondent Questionnaire

Item group File location

A. Introductory 114 - 285
B. Utilization of services 286 - 476
C. Payment sources 477 - 516
D. Access to care 517 - 550
E. Conditions 551 - 907
F. Cognitive functioning 908 - 919
G. Activities of daily living (ADL) and
instrumental ADL 920 - 1208
H. Assistive devices 1209 - 1224
I. Medical devices 1225 - 1508
J. Health indicators 1509 - 1514
K. Motor vehicle and driving behavior 1515 - 1578
L. Tobacco use 1579 - 1607
M. Alcoholic beverages 1608 - 1724
N. Drugs 1725 - 1826
O. Firearms 1827 - 1878
P. Demographic information 1879 - 1947
Q. Industry and occupation 1948 - 2020
R. Place of death and circumstances of
injury 2021 - 2132
S. Organ donor 2133 - 2204
T. Activities 2205 - 2224
U. Life events 2225 - 2254
V. Problem behaviors 2255 - 2314

Section III -- continued

Item group File location

W. Income and assets 2315 - 2398
X. Respondent background 2399 - 2415
Y. Authorizations 2416 - 2429

Section IV -- Multiple Cause of Death

Item group File location

1. Entity-Axis conditions 2430 - 2536
2. Record-Axis conditions 2537 - 2613

More detailed information on the survey background, data preparation and
processing, sample weights, methodological notes, sample SAS and SUDAAN
procedures (including a SAS INFILE), variable lists, and file formats and
response frequencies is contained in the Public Use Data File Documentation,
1993 National Mortality Followback Survey -- Provisional Data available
through the NCHS or NMFS Internet sites given below.

Contact

For questions concerning the 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey
contact:

James F. Spitler
National Mortality Followback Survey Team Leader
Mortality Statistics Branch
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
6525 Belcrest Road, Room 804
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-436-7464 ext. 160
Fax: 301-436-7066
E-mail: jfs0@cdc.gov

Chester Scott
National Mortality Followback Survey Team staff
Mortality Statistics Branch
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
6525 Belcrest Road, Room 804
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-436-8884 ext. 163
Fax: 301-436-7066
E-mail: cxs6@cdc.gov

Hsiang-Ching Kung
National Mortality Followback Survey Team staff
Mortality Statistics Branch
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
6525 Belcrest Road, Room 804
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-436-8884 ext. 173
Fax: 301-436-7066
E-mail: hck0@cdc.gov

For additional information on NCHS data products, contact the:

Data Dissemination Branch, NCHS
6525 Belcrest Road.
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Tel: (301) 436-8500
E-mail: nchsquery@cdc.gov
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/nchshome.htm

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electronically distributed documents. However, in all instances where the electronic and official
agency record differ, the authenticity of the official agency record is controlling.

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