Vital and health statistics. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods research ; no. 125
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 98-1399

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This report presents a detailed description of the sample design, imputation procedures, weighting procedures, variance estimation, and response characteristics for the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS). The survey was designed by staff of the former Followback Survey Branch in the Division of Vital Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The NCHS contracted with the Demographic Surveys Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census to conduct the survey. The Survey Design Staff of the Office of Research and Methodology (ORM) at NCHS were responsible for the sample design. The Statistical Methods Staff in ORM were responsible for developing estimation procedures for the NMIHS.