File Layout and Data Dictionary for Births Public Use Data Files.

Variable          Rec   Start     End  Format

byear               1       1       4  F4.0
stater              1       5       6  F2.0
countyr             1       7       9  F3.0
typeplac            1      10      10  F1.0
momrace             1      11      11  F1.0
mhispan             1      12      12  F1.0
mmars               1      13      13  F1.0
momsed              1      14      14  F1.0
mage                1      15      16  F2.0
tri                 1      17      17  F1.0
payment2            1      18      18  F1.0
mod1                1      19      19  F1.0
lborder1            1      20      21  F2.0
plity               1      22      22  F1.0
term                1      23      23  F1.0
bweight             1      24      24  F1.0
gender              1      25      25  F1.0

Variable Values
Value	 	Label
stater	
        1	ALABAMA
	2	ALASKA
	4	ARIZONA
	5	ARKANSAS
	6	CALIFORNIA
	8	COLORADO
	9	CONNECTICUT
	10	DELAWARE
	11	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	12	FLORIDA
	13	GEORGIA
	15	HAWAII
	16	IDAHO
	17	ILLINOIS
	18	INDIANA
	19	IOWA
	20	KANSAS
	21	KENTUCKY
	22	LOUISANA
	23	MAINE
	24	MARYLAND
	25	MASSACHUSETTS
	26	MICHIGAN
	27	MINNESOTA
	28	MISSISSIPPI
	29	MISSOURI
	30	MONTANA
	31	NEBRASKA
	32	NEVADA
	33	NEW HAMPSHIRE
	34	NEW JERSEY
	35	NEW MEXICO
	36	NEW YORK
	37	NORTH CAROLINA
	38	NORTH DAKOTA
	39	OHIO
	40	OKLAHOMA
	41	OREGON
	42	PENNSYLVANIA
	44	RHODE ISLAND
	45	SOUTH CAROLINA
	46	SOUTH DAKOTA
	47	TENNESSEE
	48	TEXAS
	49	UTAH
	50	VERMONT
	51	VIRGINIA
	53	WASHINGTON
	54	WEST VIRGINIA
	55	WISCONSIN
	56	WYOMING
	60	AMERICA SAMOA
	66	GUAM
	69	N MARIANA ISLAND
	72	PUERTO RICO
	75	PACIFIC ISLANDS
	78	VIRGIN ISLANDS
	79	CANADA
	80	CUBA
	81	MEXICO
	82	REST OF WORLD
	99	UNKNOWN
COUNTYR	
        1	Kent
	3	New Castle
	5	Sussex
	777	Rest of the World
	999	Unknown
TYPEPLAC	
        1	HOSP
	2	BIRTHING CTR
	3	HOME
	4	ENROUTE/OTHER
	9	DK
MOMRACE	
        1	WHITE
	2	BLACK
	3	OTHER
	9	UNKNOWN
MHISPAN	
        0	NOT HISPANIC
	1	HISPANIC
	9	UNKNOWN 
MMARS	
        1	MARRIED
	2	SINGLE
MOMSED	
        1	<12
	2	H.S. grad
	3	1+ college
	9	Unknown
mage	
        1	<20
	2	20-34
	3	35+
	99	Unknown


TRI	
        0	NO PRENATAL CARE
	1	FIRST
	2	SECOND
	3	THIRD
	9	DK
PAYMENT2	
        1	Medicaid
	2	Prvt Insurance
	3	Self-pay
        4       Other
        5       Other government 
	9	Unknown
MOD1	
        1	VAGINAL
	2	C-SECTION
	9	DK
LBORDER1	
        1	FIRST
	2	SECOND
	3	THIRD
	4	FOURTH
	5	FIFTH +
	99	UNKNOWN
PLITY	
        1	SINGLE
	2	PLURAL
	9	DK
TERM	
        1	PRETERM
	2	TERM
	3	POSTTERM
	9	UNK
BWEIGHT	
        1	<1500
	2	1500-2499
	3	2500+
	9	Unknown
gender	
        1	MALE
	2	FEMALE
	9	UNKNOWN