Weed J A
Popul Index. 1995 Winter;61(4):527-39.
"This paper outlines the development of U.S. national vital statistics based on the local registration of vital events in the United States during the twentieth century, including the organization of the National Vital Statistics System. Current data developments and selected publications of the National Center for Health Statistics are presented as they relate to vital statistics. The paper concludes with an overview of ongoing efforts at the local, state, and federal levels to improve the timeliness and quality of vital statistics through the redesign and automation of data collection, processing, and dissemination systems."
本文概述了20世纪美国基于当地生命事件登记的国家生命统计数据的发展情况，包括国家生命统计系统的组织架构。介绍了美国国家卫生统计中心目前的数据发展情况以及与生命统计相关的选定出版物。本文最后概述了地方、州和联邦各级为通过重新设计和自动化数据收集、处理及传播系统来提高生命统计数据的及时性和质量而正在进行的努力。
