Data Sources

Teen birth data are usually released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

For the past few years, birth data have been released in two waves. Preliminary data for the previous year are released in the Fall (so preliminary data for 1998 were released in October 1999, for example). Final data are released the next Spring (final 1998 birth data were released in March 2000). The preliminary report is based on a subset of birth records (97.6 percent in 1999) and contains less detail than the final report. Both preliminary and final reports have typically been released through NCHS’s monthly periodical, National Vital Statistics Reports.

Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 67

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Data Sources

Teen birth data are usually released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).