Selected vital and health statistics in poverty and nonpoverty areas in 19 large cities, United States, 1969-71

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• Personal Author:
  Ventura, Stephanie J. ; Taffel, Selma ; Spratley, Ernell
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  A descriptive and analytical study of differentials in selected vital and health statistics measures associated with residence in poverty and nonpoverty areas within 19 of the largest cities in the United States for the years 1969-71. Discusses characteristics of births (including birth weight, legitimacy status, prenatal caree, and educational attainment of the mother), infant and fetal mortality, and deaths due to tuberculosis and to violent causes. Race or ethnic group is used as a control variable in the analysis.
• Content Notes:
  [Stephanie J. Ventura, Selma M. Taffel, and Ernell Spratley].
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Health Surveys Poverty Public Health Urban Population Vital Statistics
• Source:
  Vital and health statistics. Series 21, Data from the national vital statistics system ; no. 26 ; DHEW publication ; no. (HRA) 76-1904
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  print; iii, 63 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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