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Live Birth Profiles by County
This dataset contains counts of live births for California counties based on information entered on birth certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out of state births to California residents, whereas provisional counts are derived from incomplete and dynamic data. Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved and may not represent all births that occurred during the time period.
The final data tables include both births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence) and births to California residents (by residence), whereas the provisional data table only includes births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence). The data are reported as totals, as well as stratified by parent giving birth's age, parent giving birth's race-ethnicity, and birth place type. See temporal coverage for more information on which strata are available for which years.
Resources
7 resources available
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Data Dictionary - Births by County
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1960-2023 Final Births by Year by County
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1960-2023 Final Births by Month by County
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Data Dictionary - 1960-2023 Final Births by Year by County
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Data Dictionary - 1960-2023 Final Births by Month by County
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2024-2025 Provisional Births by Month by County
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All resource data
ZIP
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | This dataset contains counts of live births for California counties based on information entered on birth certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out of state births to California residents, whereas provisional counts are derived from incomplete and dynamic data. Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved and may not represent all births that occurred during the time period. The final data tables include both births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence) and births to California residents (by residence), whereas the provisional data table only includes births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence). The data are reported as totals, as well as stratified by parent giving birth's age, parent giving birth's race-ethnicity, and birth place type. See temporal coverage for more information on which strata are available for which years. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | 52f12ee7-d006-4dbd-82bc-536bf0cf097e |
| issued | 2020-06-11T16:24:43.152169 |
| keyword |
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"CDPH",
"CHSI",
"birth certificate",
"birth place",
"birthplace",
"births",
"california department of public health",
"ethnicity",
"live births",
"public health",
"race",
"vital statistics"
]
|
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2026-01-27T21:33:05.144700 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "California Department of Public Health",
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}
|
| theme |
[
"Health and Human Services"
]
|
| title | Live Birth Profiles by County |
