The datafile is on one CD-ROM disc.
Documentation is on the disc.
This product contains data only. Customers must provide their own search and retrieval software. The data are based on information abstracted from all death certificates filed in vital statistics offices of each State and District of Columbia. Death is defined as the permanent disappearance of any evidence of life at any time after live birth, therefore, data relating to fetal deaths are not included in the data. Demographic data include variables such as date of death, age, race, sex and geographic area.