Category: race/ethnicity

Teen births increase in over one-half of states

The teen birth rate increased in more than half of all 50 states in 2006, according to an NCHS report released today. Click here for the report. The data show teen birth rates were highest in the South and Southwest, with the highest rate recorded in Mississippi (68.4), followed by New Mexico (64.1) and Texas Read More >

January 7, 2009 by NCHS

1, multiple births, out-of-wedlock births, race/ethnicity, single mothers

birth certificate, births, Mothers, National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics System

New study examines quality of race and ethnicity data on death certificates

A new study has been released that compares race and ethnicity data on death certificates with U.S. Census Bureau information. The result? American Indians and Alaska Natives are poorly reported on death certificates (that is, funeral directors may not be classifying decedents correctly). Reporting is considered good for Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics and excellent for Read More >

October 1, 2008 by NCHS

Deaths, race/ethnicity

Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian, death certificate, ethnicity, Hispanic, mortality, National Center for Health Statistics, Native Americans, race, Vital Statistics System