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INATIONAL CENTER Series 22

For HEALTH STATISTICS Number 9

VITAL and HEALTH STATISTICS

DATA FROM THE NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM

SocioeconomicCharacteristics ofDeceasedPersonsUnited States -1962-1963 Deaths

Statistics on educational attainment and family incomeof persons who died during 1962 and 1963 by age, color,residence and family status. Based on data collected ina mail survey with questionnaires sent to the informantfor the death certificate,

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Public Health Service

Health Services and Mental Health Administration

Washington, D.C. February 1969

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, Director

PHILIP S.LAWRENCE, SC.D.,Associate Director

OSWALD K. SAGEN, PH.D.,Assistant Director for Health Statistics Development

WALT R. SIMMONS, M. A., Assistant Director /oT Research and Scientific Development

ALICE M. WATERHOUSE, M. D., .Medical Consultant

JAMES E.KELLY, D.D.S.,Dental Advisor

EDWARD E. MINTY, Executive O//icer

MARGERY R. CUNNINGHAM, Information Of/icer

DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS

ROBERT D. GROVE, Ph. D., Director

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, M.S., Deputy Director

ROBEW A. ISRAEL, M.S., Acting Cbie~ Mortality Statistics Branch

JOHN E. PATTERSON, Cbiej Natality Statistics Branch

LOREN E. CHANCELLOR, Chiej Registration Methods Branch

ALICE M. HETZEL, cbie~ Marriage and Divorce Statistics Branch

ARNE B. NELSON, M.A., Cbie~ vital Records Survey Branch

MICHAEL J. ZUGZDA, Acting Chic/, Statistical Resources Branch

Public Health Service Publication No. looo.$erie~ 22-No. 9

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-62241

CONTENTSPage

Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------

Selected Findings -----------------------------------------------------

Sources and Limitations of Data ----------------------------------------

Selected Characteristics -----------------------------------------------Sex and Age--------------------------------------------------------Region and Metropolitan Area ----------------------------------------Living Arrangements ------------------------------------------------Marital Status ------------------------------------------------------Family Income -----------------------------------------------------

References -----------------------------------------------------------

Detailed Tables -------------------------------------------------------

Appendix I. Technical Notes on Metiods -------------------------------Statistical Design of the National Mortality Survey -------- --------------Sample Selection ---------------------------------------------------Data Collection -----------------------------------------------------Estimating Methods -------------------------------------------------Reliabili~ of Estimates ---------------------------------------------

Appendix II. Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report -----------TermsRelated to Data Derived From theQuestionnaire- ----------------TermsRelated to Data Derived Fromthe Death Certificate---- ----------

Appendix III. Source Forms -------------------------------------------Death Certificate ---------------------------------------------------Informant Questiomaire ---------------------------------------------

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IN TKIS RBPORT statistics are Wesented on the edmational attain-ment and levels of imome of pwso~ who died duri~ 1962 and 1963.

Othw charactwistics wed to describe the decedent ave age, sex, CO1OY,place of residence, living awa~ements, and mavital statws at the timeof death. These cha~actwistics wwe selected because they ave impov-tant to the description of education and income of people.

About 60 pwcent of the people descvibed in this report were 65 yearsOYoldw. A highw @opovtion of the fwale decedents than of the maledecedents wwe educated beyond the elementary-school level. Amongdecedents who wme age 25 or OVW, pwsom who wwe undw 45 yearsof age when they died had completed move years of school thun the oldwage qoups. About one-thivd of all decedents wwe membws of familiesw were individuals for whom the totil “money incomerr was less_ than$2,000 duving the last fwll calendav year before death.

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Quantity zero ---------------------------- -

Quantity more than O but less than 0.05---- 0.0

Figure does not meet standards ofreliability or precision ------------------ *

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SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OFDECEASED PERSONS

Evelyn S. Mathis” a

INTRODUCTION

This report presents data obtained from theNational Mortality Survey in a probability sampledrawn from death certificates representing alldeaths that occurred during 1962 and 1963.-

The annual statistics for deaths in the UnitedStates derived from information reported on thedeath record are restricted to a relatively briefdescription of the decedents becauseof the limitedrange of items on the death certificate. The in-formation that is collected in the National Mor-tality Survey permits the preparation of esti-mates of characteristics of deceased personswhich are not otherwise available in nationalstatistics.

This report is concerned with the educationalattainment of deceased persons and the amount offamily income during the last full calendar yearbefore death. Because population bases necessaryfor computing death rates were not available formost of the characteristics shown in this report,the discussion is based primarily on percentagedistributions. However, for items where the popu-lation could be estimated, death rates are shownas well.

SELECTED FINDINGS

Of the annual average of 1,789,000 personswho died in the, United States during 1962 and 1963,

aFormerly witli the National Center for Health Statistics.

57 percent were male and 43 percent were fe-male. About 60 percent of the decedents wereage 65 years or older. Forty-five percent of thedecedents were married, 31 percent were wid-owed, and 24 percent were either single (nevermarried), separated, or divorced.

Among those aged 25 and over, persons whowere between 25 and 44 years when they died hadcompleted more years of school than the olderage groups. More than two-thirds of the decedentsin this age group had gone beyond elementaryschool.

Decedents who lived in metropolitan areashad completed more years of school than thosein norunetropolitan areas.

Of the 200,000 persons living alone at thetime of death, 51 percent were male. About 79percent of the women and 64 percent of the menwho were- living alone at the time of death were65 years or over. A higher proportion of themales who were living with relatives at the timeof death had gone beyond elementary school thanthose who were either living alone or with non-relative. A higher proportion of the femaleswho were either living alone or with relativeshad gone beyond elementary school than thewomen living with nonrelatives, But; females whowere living” with relatives were less likely to gobeyond high school.

- About 34 percent of all decedents were indi-viduals or members of families with a total“money income” of less than $2,000 during the lastcalendar year before death. Of all decedents who

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were members of families with an income of$3,999 or less, females had completed moreyears of school than males, but for those familieswith an income of $4,000 and over, males hadcompleted more years of school than females.

SOURCES AND LIMITATIONSOF DATA

The decedents in the survey were identifiedon death certificates selected in a national prob-ability sample of persons who died during 1962and 1963. The sample of 10,822 decedents wasdrawn by the systematic selection of one in 330death records from the microfilm copies of alldeath certificates, collected from each State andindependent registration area by the Division ofVital Statistics, National Center for Health Sta-tistics. The primary source of information forthe survey was the same person who provided thefuneral director with the personal informationabout the deceased for recording on the death cer-tificate.

The quest~onnaire that was mailed to in-formants contained questions about the house-hold and living arrangements of the deceased,his place of residence, his education, and thesource and amount of total family “money in-come. ” The informant was also requested tolist th= names of hospitals and institutions thatprovided care to the deceased person during thelast year of life. If hospitalization or institution-alization was reported by the informant, question-naires Requesting tiormation about the amountof care the decedents had received during theyear before death were then mailed to the hos-pitals and institutions. This report is based onlyon the response to the questionnaire mailed tothe informant. .~ the 10,822 informants who weresent questionnaires, 92 percent responded.

A description of the procedures of the Na-tional Mortality Sample Survey is presented inappendix I, along with a description of the esti-mation procedures. The data in this report arenational estimates based on a sample and aretherefore subject to sampling error. Tablesof approximate sampling error and instructionsfor their use are presented in appendix I. Defini-tions of terms used in this report are given inappendix II. Facsimiles of the U.S. StandardCertificate of Death and of the informant question-naire appear in appendix 111.

Other sources of error such as those as-sociated with nonresponse, with possible mis-understanding of questions in the survey, andwith undetected problems in the processing andcompiling of data, may affect the quality of thestatistics presented in this report and may createbias in the statistics. Nonsampling errors andsome measures relating to bias in the survey arealso discussed in appendix I.

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Sex and Age

An annual average of 1,789,000 persons diedin the United States during 1962 and 1963. Of thisnumber, 57 percent were male and 43 percentwere female. About 60 percent of the decedentswere 65 years or older, while 6 percent died be-fore reaching their first birthday. The medianage at death was 68.4 years.b

Tables 1 and 2 classify the decedents by sex,age, and completed years of school. Table 1shows the estimated average number of personsdying each year and table 2 shows the percentdistribution. Among decedents of all ages, about59 percent had no more than an elementary-schooleducation; about 10 percent had attended but notcompleted high school; 15 percent had graduatedrom high school, but had not gone to college; and

9 percent had attended college. An additional 8percent were under 14 years old when they &edand so could not have gone beyond elementaryschool.

Among male decedents of all ages, about 60percent had no more than an elementary-schooleducation; 11 percent had attended but not com-pleted high school; 12 percent had graduated fromhigh school, but had not gone to college; and 9percent had attended college. About 8percent wereunder 14 years of age.

Among female decedents of all ages, about57 percent had no more than an elementary-schooleducation; 9 percent had attended but not com-pleted high school; 18 percent had graduated

bThe median age from the registration of deaths as com-

puted for 5-year age groups was 69.5 for 1962 and 69.7 for

1963. The median shown in this report was computed for thoaverage number of deaths that occurred during 1962 and 1963.

The age groups used in computing the median were the sameas those shown in table 1.

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Table A. Number and percent distrLDution of decedents 25 years and over, by educationaccording to age: United States, 1962-63

Age

25 years and over -----------------

25-44 years-----------------------------45-54 years-----------------------------55-64 years-----------------------------65 years and over -----------------------

from high school,but had not gone to college;

and 9 percenthad attendedcollege.About7 per-

centwere under 14.In general, a higher proportion of females

had gone beyond elementary school; thus, morefemale than male decedents had attended highschool, but approximately the same percentagehad some college education. However, this isnottrue in the living population. In the living popula-tion, more females than males attend high school,but more males than females attend college.1

Because those who died young did not havethe opportunity to complete their education, tableA shows only persons who were age250r overat the time of death. Persons who were between25 and 44 years of age when they died hadcom-pleted more years of school thanpersons intheolder age groups. More than two-third,a of thedecedents in this age group were educated be-yond elementary school, compared with onlyone-third of those aged 45 and over. Table Balsoshows that the older the decedent,thefeweryearsof school completed.

Table C shows the percent distribution ofpersons age 25 and over for each sex bycom-

pletedyears of school.Twenty-eightpercentofthefemaledecedentsattendedhighschool,butdidnot go on to college,compared with24percentof themale decedents.The percentagewho at-tendedcollegewas thesame forbothsexes.

Decedents25 yearsand over

Number inthousands

1,623

106159278

1,079

Education

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100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0

Percent distribution

64.1

30.945.759.371.3

25.7 I 10.2

53.4 15.740.8 13.529.3 11.419.9 8.8

Table B.’Median years of school completedby decedents and by civilian population25 years and over,by sex and age:UnitedStates, decedents. 1962-63, and popula-tion, March 1962 -

Sex and age

Both sexes

25-44 years-------------45-54 years-------------55-64 years-------------65 years and over-------

Male


Fernsle


Dece- Popula-dents tion

Median in years

12.511.88.78.3

12.411.88.68.2

12.412.0

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112.8

11.28.98.4

112.911.0

:::

112.711.5

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lComputed from figures presented inU.S. Bureau of the Census, Current popu-

lation Reports, Series p-20, No. 121,

Washington, U.S. Government PrintingOffice, 1963.

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Tables 3 and 4 show death rates by sex,color, and completed years of school for personsage 25 and over. The rates should be used withcaution because the deaths are an estimatedannual average for the 2-year period, 1962-63,while the population is estimated as of March1962. Also, while the number of deaths includesall deaths in continental United States, the “pop-ulation” is the civilian population which includes978,000 members of the Armed Forces living offpost or on post with their families, but excludesall other members of the Armed Forces. 1 How-ever, despite the fact that the different populationcomponents for deaths and for the living populationmeans that, the rates are not precise in any givencell, they are shown in this report because theydo indicate the pattern which might be expectedif the two population groups and time periodswere the same.

The death rate for persons age 65 and overwith no more than elementary-school educationwas higher than the death rate for those with atleast a high-school education. These data indicatethat persons with a college education cannot ex-pect to live any longer than those with a high-school education, but they can expect to live to ahigher age than those who do not go beyond ele-mentary school. This is true for both males andfemales. The death rate for persons under age 65

is inversely related to the completed years ofschool. The amount of education seems to be an

important factor on the death rate for personsunder age 65.

In a study conducted by the University ofChicago, it was found that “There was a stronginverse relationship between mortality and levelof educational attainment in the white populationof the United States in 1960, with consistentdeclines in mortality as years of schooling in-creased . . . . Above age 65, however, men showedvirtually no variation in mortality by level ofeducational attainment, although the educationdifferentials for women were almost as large asthose below age 65.

“The disappearance of mortality differentialsby education among older men suggests that ifmales survive to age 65 education becomes rela-tively unimportant for survival beyond that age.”2

It is possible to see a similarity between the

findings of the Chicago study and the NationalMortality Survey, even though the Chicago studypublishes information only for the white populationand the National Mortality Survey included bothwhite and nonwhite persons.

Region and Metropolitan Area

The State of usual residence of the decedentshas been classified in one of the four geographicregions delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Cen-

sus. Also, the usual residence of the decedentshas been classified by location inside or outside

Table C. Number and percent distribution of decedents 25 years and over, by educationaccording to sex: United States, 1962-63

Sex

Both sexes ------------------------

Male ------------------------------------Female ----------------------------------


Number inthousands

1.623

914709

Education


+1100.0 64.1 I 25.7 [ 10.2

I I100.0 I 65.5

I24.4 10.2

100.0 62.4 27.5 10.1

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Table D, Number and percent distribution of decedents 25 years and over, by educationaccording to region: united States, 1962-63

Region

All regions -----------------------

Northeast -------------------------------North Central ---------------------------South -----------------------------------West ------------------------------------

counties in standard metropolitan statisticalareas delineated bythe U.S. Bureau of the Budget(see appendix II).

On the average, decedentswho livedinmetro-politan areas had completed more yearsofschoolthan decedents who lived in nonmetropolitanareas (table 5). Further, persons who lived inmetropolitan areas with populations of less thana million had completed more years of schoolthan those who lived in areas with populationsof one million or more; this is true for both thewhite and nonwhite populations.

Table D, taken from table 6,shows the per-cent distribution of persons who died at age25and over for each geographic regionby years ofschool completed. 0nly55percentofthedecedentsin the West had notgonebeyondelementaryschoolcompared with 64, 66, and 68 percent for theNortheast, North Central, and South (table 6).

Living Arrangements

About 200,000 or 11 percent of the annualaverage number ofpersons who died during 1962and 1963 were living alone at the time of death;Sl percent were male and49 percent werefemale(table 7). About 79 percent of the women and64 percent of the men living alone at the time ofdeath were 65years or over.

Approximately 289,000or16.2 percentofthe

decedents were residentsof institutions(hos-

pitals excluded) at the time of death. Thirteen


Number inthousands

1,623

447476466235

Total

Education

E lemen-tary

High College

or none school plus


100.0 64.1 25.7 10.2

100.0 63.8 26.6100.0 65.5 25.3 :::100.0 67.7 22.4100.0 54.8 31.6 1;::

percent of all male decedents and20 percentofall female decedents were residents ofinstitu-tions.

The age distribution of decedents by livingarrangements reflects in general the agedistri-bution of these groups in the general population.As would be expected there isahighproportion ofyoung persons living with relativesat the timeofdeath. In contrast persons living in institutionsat the time of death were much older thande-cedents living outside of institutions.

Table 8 shows the percent distribution ofdeceased persons age 25 and over bylivingar-rangements, sex, and education. Of the 101,000men who were living alone at time of death, about70 percent had no more than an elementary-school education; of the 43,000 men living withnonrelatives, 64 percent had no more educationthanelementary schoo~ and of 642,000 men livingwith relatives, 63 percent hadonlyanelementary -school education. Thus, a lower proportion of menwho were living alone at the time of death hadgone beyond elementary school than those whowere living with either relatives or nonrelatives.

Sixty-two percent of the 98,000 women livingalone at the time ofdeath,65 percentof the 24,000women living with nonrelatives, and 62 percentofthe 430,000 women living with relatives had onlyan elementary-school education. Thus, a higherproportion of women who lived either alone orwith relatives had gone beyond the elementary-school level than those who lived with nonrela-

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-Married190.6

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~widowed

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140

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40

20

055-64 65-74 75+

years years years

by marital stat;s. -

tives. But, women who lived with relatives wereless likely to have gone beyond high school.

Marital Status

C?fall persons who died during 1962 and 1963,45 percent were married, 31 percent were wid-owed, and 24 percent were either single (nevermarried), separated, or divorced (table 9). Single,separated, and divorced are grouped as “other”in the tables. About 44 percent of the men and53 percent of the women who were married whenthey died were under age 65. Ten percent of boththe men and the women who were widowed wereunder age 65. Of the 560,000 persons who werewidowed, one-third were male and two-thirdswere female.

Table 10 shows the number of deaths and thedeath rates for persons who died at age 14 or

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ii sure 1. Death rates for Nn aae 55 years and over,

over by sex,rate in each

age, and marital status. The deathage group was lower for married

persons than for persons who were either wid-owed, single, separated, or divorced.

Figures 1 and 2 show the death rates formales and females age 55 and over by age andmarital status. It can be readily seen that thedeath rate was lowest for persons who weremarried when they died.

In the age group 55-64 the death rate per1,000 men was 20.0 for married men, 38.1 forwidowed men, and 42.6 for men who were eithersingle, separated, or divorced. In the age group65-74, the death rate per 1,000 men was 42.3 formarried men, 72.5 for widowed men, and 96.7for men who were either single, separated, ordivorced. In the age group 75 and over the deathrate per 1,000 men was 95.6 for married men,146.5 for widowed men, and 190.6 for men whowere either single, separated, or divorced.

In the age group 55-64 the death rate per1,000 women was 10.3 for married women, 14.5for widowed women, and 16.4 for women whowere either single, separated, or divorced. In the

WOMEN200 r

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180~widowecl

160~j O,,e,

140

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45.9

40 -

21.620

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years

AGE

75+years

Figure 2. Death rates for wmen age 55 years andover, by marital status.

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Table E. Percent distributionof decedents 2.5years and over, by education accordingto marital status and age: United States, 1962-63

Marital status and age

Married

25 years and over----------------------------

25-44 years----------------------------------------45-54 years----------------------------------------55-64 years----------------------------------------65 years and over----------------------------------

Widowed

25 years and over----------------------------


Other

25 years and over----------------------------


age group 6s-7’4 thedeathrateper 1,000womenwas 21.6formarried women, 33.7forwidowedwomen, and 45.9 for women who were eithersingle,separated,or divorced.Intheagegroup75 and over thedeathrateperl,OOOwomen was66.8 for married women, 100.9for widowedwomen, and 152.1forwomen who were eithersingle,separated,or divorced.

Table 11 shows thepercentdistributionofdecedentsformaritalstatusandage byyearsofschoolcompleted.Those who were marriedhadcompletedmore yearsofschoolthanthoseintheothermaritalcategories.Among personsintheagegroup55-64years,57percentofthemarrieddecedents,66 percentofthewidoweddecedents,and64 percentofthosedecedentswhoweresingle,separated,or divorcedhad no more than an

Education

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100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

*

100.:100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0

58.2

26.1;:.;

68:8

72.6

30.1

57.844.631.421.3

19.8

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24.;19.0

24.9

44.531.525.318.7

11.7

16.115.212.0

9.9

7.5

*

9.:7.4

11.2

15.310.010.510.7

elementary-schooleducation.The same patternof educationholdstruefortheotheragegroups(tableE).

Table 12 shows thatbothmen and womenwho were marriedatthetimeofdeathhadcom-pletedmore yearsofschoolthanthosewho wereeitherwidow,ed,single,separated,or divorced.The tablealsoshowsthatwidowedfemaledece-dentshad completedmore yearsof schoolthanwidowedmale decedents.

Family Income

Tables13 and 14 show thenumber andper-centdistributionof decedentsclassifiedby sex,age, and familyincome.The income shown inthisreportisthatwhichwas reportedbythenext

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of kin of the decedents or by other informants;for persons who were not members of a family,it is their individual income.

About 34 percent of all decedents had total“money incomes” of less than $2,000 during thelast calendar year before death. Among decedentswho were age 65 or over, about 38 percent hadincomes which were less than $2,000, 17 percentwere between $2,000 and $3,999, and 21 percentwere $4,000 or more. The other 23 percent were

residents of institutions at the time of death andthus were not members of a family or individualsaccording to the definitions of the study.

Table 15 shows the percent distribution ofdecedents by age and sex for each income cate-

gory. The number of male decedents constitutes55 percent of the decedents with an income ofless than $2,000; 64 percent of those with an in-come between $2,000 and $3,999; 60 percent ofthose with an income between $4,000 and $5,999;and 60 percent of the decedents with an income of$6,000 or more. Among decedents age 65 or overwith an income of less than $2,000, 54 percentwere male.

Of the decedents who were living alone at thetime of death, 61 percent of the men and 81 per-cent of the women had an income of less than$2,000 (table 16). Also included in this incomecategory were 65 percent of the men and 77percent of the women living with nonrelatives,and 33 percent of the men and 35 percent of thewomen living with relatives at the time of death,

Table 17 shows the percent distribution ofdecedents by marital status, sex, and family in-come. About 32 percent of the married males and

34 percent of the married females were membezsof families with incomes of less than $2,000. About37 percent of both widowed males and widowed fe-males had incomes of less than $2,000. It appearsthat a higher proportion of persons who werewidowed at the time of death were in low-incomegroups than persons who were still married. How-ever, widowed persons may or may not have beenliving in a family; if they were living either aloneor with nonrelatives, the income which was re-ported was their individual income.

Table 18 shows the percent distribution ofdecedents by family income, age, and completedyears of school. As expected, decedents who werein a higher income category had completed moreyears of school than those in a lower incomecategory.

A higher proportion of the persons who diedbefore age 65 were in the higher income categoryand had completed more years of school thanpersons aged 65 and over. One reason for thisis that in recent years there has been a trendtoward higher education which has also increasedearntig potential and resulted in higher incomes.Also, many people age 65 and over are retiredand, because income usually declines after re-tirement, these persons are generally in the lowerincome categories.

Table 19 shows the percent distribution ofdecedents by income, sex, and completed yearsof school. For incomes of less than $4,000, fe-males completed more years of school than males,but for those with an income of $4,000 and over,the males completed more years of school thanthe femaIes.

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Office, 1963.

2Kitagawa, E. M., and Hauser, P. M.: Education differen-

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DETAILED TABLES

Table 1.

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7.

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13.

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15.

16.

Av;~~; annual number of decedents, by education, sex, and age: United States,------------------------.-------..----.----.-----.-----------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by education accord-ing to sex and age: United States, 1962-63-----------.-------------------------.

Average annual number of decedents and age-specific death rates for persons age25 years and over, by education and sex: United States, 1962-63-----------------I

Average annual number of decedents and age-specific death rates for persons age25 years and over, by education and color: United States, 1962-63---------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by education accord-ing to metropolitan status and color: United States, 1962-63--------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by education accord-ing to geographic region and color: United States, 1962-63----------------------

Average annual numberandpercent distribution ofdecedents, by living arrangementsaccording to age and sex: United States, 1962-63--------------------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution ofdecedents age 25 years and over,by education according to living arrangements and sex: United States, 1962-63---

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by age according tomarital status and sex: UriitedStates, 1962-63----------------------------------

Average annual number of decedents and age-specific death rates for persons 14years and over, by marital status and sex: United States, 1962-63----------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by education accord-ing to marital status and age: United States, 1962-63---------------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education ac-cording to marital status and sex: United States, 1962-63-----------------------

~~~; annual number of decedents,by family income, sex,and age: United States,-------------------:------------.---------------------------.------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by family incomeaccording to sex and age: United States. 1962-63--------------------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by family incomeaccording to age and sex: United States, 1962-63--------------------------------

Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by family income ac-cording to living arrangements and sex: United States, 1962-63------------------

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17. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by family income ac-cording to marital status and sex: United States, 1962-63----------------------- 25

18. Average annual number and percent distribution ofdecendents, by education accord-ing to family income and age: United States, 1962-63---------------------------- 26

19. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents,by education accord-ing to family income and sex: United States, 1962-63---------------------------- 28

20. Population 25 years and over used in obtaining rates show in this publication,by education, sex, and age: United States, March 1962--------------------------- 29

21. Population 25 years and over used in obtaining rates shown in ehis publication,by education, color, and age: United States, March 1962------------------------- 29

22 Population 14 years and over usedin obtaining rates shorn in this publication,bymarital status, sex, and age: United States, March 1962------------------------- 30

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Table 1. Average annual number of decedents,by education,sex, and age: United States, 1962-63

Education

Elementary High schoolDecedentsunder College

14 years 7 years ~ years :ry~; 4plus

or less yeara

AlldecedentsSex and age

Both sexes Number in thousands

All ages-------------- 1,789 136

136

105

31

...

...

...

...

...

...

78

589 459 176 261 168

166

105

61

106

159

278

1,079

436

643

1,013

Under 25 years--------------

Under 1 year--------------

1-24 years----------------

25-44 years-----------------

45-54 yeara-----------------

55-64 yeara-----------------

65 years and over-----------

65-74 years---------------

75 years and over---------

*

. . .*

20

38

87

441

177

264

343

*

. . .*

13

35

78

329

127

202

261

*

. . .*

24

31

34

77

36

40

110

*

. . .*

33

34

48

138

58

80

125

*

. . .*

17

21

32

95

38

58

95

*

...*

10

14

19

50

23

27

72

*

...*

78

12

45

15

31

Male

All ages--------------

Under 2.5years--------------

Under 1 year--------------

‘1-24years----------------

25-44 years-----------------

45-54 years-----------------

55-64 years-----------------


65-74 years---------------


99

60

39

65,

102

180

566

260

306

776

78

60

18

...

...

...

...

...

...

58

*

. . .*

13

25

58

245

108

L37

246

*

. . .*

9

24

50

174

.76

98

198

*

. ...*

14

19

26

44

24

20

66

*

. . .*

19

20

27

53

29

25

135

Fernsle

All ages--------------

Under 25 yeara--------------

Under 1 year--------------

1-24 years----------------

25-44 years-----------------45-54 years-----------------

55-64 yeara-----------------


65-74 years---------------


67

44

22

41

57

98

513

176337

58

44

13

...

...

.*.

...

...

...

*

. . .*

*

11

28

154

51103

*

. . .**

13

29

196

69

127

*

. . .*

1012

8

32

12

21

*

. . .*

14

14

21

85

29

55

11

Table 2. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education according tosex and age: United States, 1962-63

Education

Sex and age

Both sexes

All.ages-------

Under 25 years-------

Under 1 year-------

1-24 years---------

25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------

65 years and over----

65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

Male

All ages-------


Under 1 year-------

1-24 years---------

25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

Fernsle

All ages-------


Under 1 year-------

L-24 years---------

25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

Alldecedents

Number inthousands

1,789

166

105

61

106

159

278

1,079

436

643

1,013

99

60

39

65102

180

566

260

306

776

67

4422

41

57

98

513

176

337

Elementary High schoolDecedents

Total under College

14 years 7 years 8 years ;ry;:: 4plus

or less years


100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

LOO.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

LOO.0

100.0

LOO.0

100.0

LOO.O

LOO.O

100.0

100.0

100.0

7.6

81.7

...

50.6

..*

...

...

...

...

...

7.7

78.6

...

45.4

...

...

...

...

...

...

7.4

86.4

...

59.7

..*

...

...

...

..0

. . .

32.9

2.0

...

5,.5

18.4

23.7

31.4

40.9

40.6

41.0

33.8

2.1

...

5.3

19.424.6

32.3

43.2

41.5

44.7

31.8

1.9

...

5.8

16.9

22.1

29.9

38.2

39.4

37.7

25.7

2.8

...

7.6

12.4

22.0

27.9

30.5

29.1

31.4

25.8

3.6

...

9.1

13.823.6

27.8

30.8

29.2

32.1

,25.6

1.7

...

4.9

10.3

19.2

28.2

30.1

28.9

30.7

9.8

6.6

...

17.8

22.4

19.4

12.1

7.1

8.3

6.3

10.9

7.3

...

18.5

21.5

18.8

14.3

7.8

9.4

6.5

8.5

5.6

...

16.6

23.8

20.4

8.2

6.3

6.7

6.1

14.6

5.0

...

L3.6

31.0

21.4

17.2

12.8

13.3

12.4

12.4

6.o

...

15.4

29.8

19.5

15.0

9.4

11.0

8.0

17.5

3.5

...

10.4

32.9

.24.9

21.2

16.5

16.7

16.4

9.4

1,8

...

4.9

15.7

13.5

11.4

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.4

2.4

...

6.2

15.513.5

10.7

8.8

8.9

8.8

9.3

*

.*.*

16.1

13.412.6

8.8

8.3

9.1.

12

Table 3. Average annual numbe~of de~edents and age-specific death rates_ foreducation an~sex: United States, 1962-63

persons age 25 years and over, by

[Fop.lntio.isthe estimated“civilian,>population for h{.r~h 196~ decedents are the estimated average nnn..l number of deaths occurring in 1962 and 1964

Education


Sex and age Elemen-rotal tary

High College

or none school plus

Number inthousands Rate per 1,000 populationBoth sexes

25 yeara and over--------------------------------------------

2.5-44yeara--------------------------------------------------------45-54 years --------------------------------------------------------55-64 years--------------------------------------------------------65 years and over--------------------------------------------------

Male

25 years and over--------------------------------------------

25-44 yeara--------------------------------------------------------45-54 years --------------------------------------------------------55-64 yeara--------------------------------------------------------65 years and over--------------------------------------------------

Feinale

25 years and over--------------------------------------------

25-44 years--------------------------------------------------------45-54 yeara--------------------------------------------------------55-64 yeara--------------------------------------------------------65 years and over--------------------------------------------------

T9.0 9.1

::; ;::15.0 $+.;53.8 .

1,623 16.1_

2.3

l;::62.6

18.9

28.7—

3.6

2::;66.8

106159278

1,079

914 33.0 10.9 I 9.5

1;:;26.278.5

1;;180566

::;23.373.5

13.5

1.7;:; 7.321.2 17.061.7 63’.1

709 24.4

;:!13.9

-56.7

::;11.953.8

Table 4. Average annual number of decedents and age-specific death rates for persons age 25 years and over, byeducation and color:.United States, 1962-63

~ee baadnote on table 3]

Education


Color and age

Number inthousands

1,623

All persons Rate per 1,000 population

9.125 yeara and over-------------------------------------------- 9.0

25-44 yeara --------------------------------------------------------45-54 yeara --------------------------------------------------------55-64 yeara --------------------------------------------------------65 yeara and over --------------------------------------------------

106159278

1,079

2.3 3.6

1;:: 2::;62.6 66.8

15.9 28.6

::;15.053.8

9.2

;:;13.655.1

25 yeara and over-------------------------------------------- 1.443 9.0

25-44 yeara --------------------------------------------------------45-54 yeara --------------------------------------------------------55-64 years --------------------------------------------------------65 years and over--------------------------------------------------

81131237993

2.0 2.7

1::2 1:::62.5 66.6

:::14.654.5

7.7

3.612.221.434.3

;::13.455.0

Nonwhite

25 years and over-------------------------------------------- 180 10.7

1:::21.658.9

25-44 years---------------------------------------------------------45-54 yeara --------------------------------------------------------55-64 years --------------------------------------------------------65 years and over --------------------------------------------------

25284186

II

13

Table 5. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education according to metropolitan statusand color: United States, 1962-63

Education

Decedents Elementary High school

Total under College14 years

7 years 8 years :ry~: 4plus

or less years

Alliecedents

Tumber in~housands

1,789

Metropolitan status and color

All areas

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

1,000,000 and over

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

Less than 1,000,000

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

Nonmetropolitan

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------


100.0 7.6 32.9 25.7 9,8

10.17.7

11.3

14.6—

15.76.7

15.0

9.4

10,1441

0,4

9.34,1

10,5

11,25,5

8.2

9,02.2

1,569219

211

17636

896

790106

681

100.0100.0

100.0

1;:2

6.5

29.755.9

32.1

27.810.1

26.7

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

1::?

7.2

6.314.2

8.4

29.246.2

31.3

28.254.4

35.4

29.214.1

24.1

26.010.2

27.4

29.98.2

11,411.1

10.2

10.57’.6

.

8.9.

9.36.1

16,19.8

16.7

1~.;.

11.7

12.83,3

60378

100.0100.0

31.962.4

Table 6. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education according to geographic region andcolor: United States, 1962-63

Education -

Elementary High schoolDecedentsunder College

14 years 7 years ~ 3 yeafs 4 ~ear~plus

or less years or less

Alldecedents

Region and color

Total

100.0_

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100,0

Number inthousands

1,78S

1,569219

481

45031

519

48237

525

394131

263

All regions

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

Northeast

All persons-------------------------

~ite -------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

North Central

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

South


7.6 32.9

T25.7 9.8

27.8 10,110.1 7.7

28.2 10.5

29.2 10.414.0 12,.2

14.6 9.4

29.755.9

31.3

30.346.1

28.0

26.645.5

43.0

15.76.7

14.9

Z:i

8.6

t

32.4 9.9

33.517.4 1?::

15,06.6

11.8

8.86,1

~o

1;,:,

12,5

All persons-------------------------

White-------------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

West

All persons-------------------------

White---->--------------------------------Nonwhite----------------------------------

36.761.9

25.6

23.650.5 +

21.2 10.37.4 5.9

23.7 9.9

24.9 10.38.4 4.9

13.85.8

20.0

24320

20.711.1

13,15,0

14

and percent distribution of decedents, by living arrangements accordingto age and sex: United States, 1962-63

Table 7. Average annual number

w BO th IIMalesexes Female Percentmale

?ercentFemaleLiving arrangement and age

Number in thousandsAll living arrangements

All ages-------------------------


100.0100.0 56.6 43.41,789

166105

1::159278

1,079436643

200

1,013_

996039

1:2180566260306

101

LOO.O

9.86.03.86.410.117.755.925.730.3

10.0

*...**

1.:6.53.13.3

72.7

8.65.7

::;

1;:;66.122.743.4

12.7

*...*.:*

1::?:.;.

63.8

59.957.763.561.364.364.652.559.647.6

50.6

f<...?’r*

56.;45.550.641.6

59.8

40.142.336.538.735.735.447.540.452.4

49.4

*...**

43.;54.549.458.4

40.2

Under 25 years-------------------------Under 1 year-------------------------1-24 years---------------------------

25-44 years----------------------------45-54 years----------------------------55-64 years ----------------------------65 years and over----------------------65-74 years--------------------------75 years and over--------------------

9.3

:::5.98.9

15.660.324.436.0

11.2

$<...*>’r*

1.88.0

:;;

68.9

8.95.8

:::

1;::35.916.619.3

3.8

*>k>t<c*

2.:0.91.5

16.2

Living alone

All ages-------------------------

:<. . .

**

3;1446381

1,232

159104

::131214642“296345

68


25-44 years----------------------------45-54 years----------------------------55-64 years----------------------------65 years and over----------------------

65-74 years--------------------------75 years,and over--------------------

*. . .

***18653234

737

9460345281L40369188181

44

Living with relatives

All ages-------------------------

9.35.93.4

;::13.836.418.617.8

4.3

8.45.7

:::6.3

32:;14.021.2

3.1

59.357.762.360.262.365.457.563.552.3

64.3

40.742.337.739,837.734.642.536.547.7

35..7-

*****

46.;46.347.0

54.5

**“<:<

39.256.448.359.0


25-44 years----------------------------45-54 years----------------------------55-64 years----------------------------65 years and over ----------------------65-74 years--------------------------75 years and over--------------------

Living with nonrelatives

All ages-------------------------

*;’:

9C

*

**

::;

1.4

13.0

**>t**

53.;53.753.0

45.5

****

60.;43.651.741.0

Under 25 years -------------------------Under 1 year-------------------------1-24 years---------------------------

25-44 years----------------------------45-54 years----------------------------55-64 years----------------------------65 years and over----------------------65-74 years--------------------------75 years and over--------------------

****J<

4;1627

289

**>k

*

*

2;

1:

131

Living in institution

All ages-------------------------

*****

1:::3.17.7


25-44 years----------------------------45-54 years----------------------------55-64 years ----------------------------65 years and over----------------------65-74 years --------------------------75 years and over --------------------

15

Table 8. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents age 25 years and over, byeducation according to living arrangements and sex: United States, 1962-63

Education


II Elementary I High school ILiving arrangement and sex

Total College

7 years 8 years :rY~: 4plus

or less years

Percent distributionNumber inthousands

1,623

All living arrangements

Both sexes----------------

Male----------------------------

Female--------------------------

Living alone

Both sexes----------------

Male----------------------------

Female--------------------------


Both sexes----------------

Male----------------------------

Female--------------------------

Living with nonrelative

Both sexes----------------

Male----------------------------

Female--------------------------


Both sexes----------------

Male----------------------------

Female--------------------------

T15.6 10.2

13.1 10.2

18.8 10.1

100.0 36.1—

37.3

34.6

33.3

28.0 10.2

11.3

8.7

8.1

914

709

199

101

98

1,072

100.0

100.0

100,0

28.2

27.8

32.3

T15.7 10.6

10.7 9.4

20.7 11.9

100.0

100.0

100.0

36.7

29.8

36.0

32.9

31.7

26.5

10.2

5.8

11.3 16.01 10.2

114.2 10.8

18.6 9.4

18.6 8.7

642

430

64

43

24

287

131

156

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

36.4

35.4

35.1

34.2

36.7

38.7

26.7

26.3

29.0

29.5

28.o

30.4

12.0

10.3

8.6

12.0

2.8

7.6

16.9 7.4

21.6 10.9

13.41 9.9

43.3

34.9

31.4

29.6

8.3

7.0

8.4 8.6

17.5 11.0

16

Table 9. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by age according to mritalstatus and sex: United States, 1962-63

Marital status and age Bothsexes

Male Fernsle Percentmale

Percentfemale

All statuses I Number in thousands Percent distribution

All ages------------------- 1,789

Under 25 years------------------- 166Under 1 year------------------- 1051-24 years---------------------

25-44 years---------------------- 1::45-54 years----------------------’ 15955-64 years---------------------- 27865 years and over---------------- 1,;;;

65-74 years--------------------75 years and over-------------- 643

Mar;ied

All ages------------------- 807

Under 25 years------------------- *Under 1 year------------------- ...1-24 years--------------------- *

25-44 years----------------------45-54 years---------------------- 1;!55-64 years---------------------- 18865 years and over---------------- 430

65-74 years-------------------- 23775 years and over---c----------- 193

1,013—

:;

:;102180566260306

569

100.0—

9.35.8

:::

1?::60.324.436.0

45.1

100.0—

9.86.0”3.8

1::;17.755.925.730.3

56.2

100.0—

8.65.7

::;

1::;66.122.743.4

30.7

56.6

59.957.763.561.364.364.652.559.647.6

70.5

43.4—

40.142.336.538.735.735.447.540.452.4

29.5

*. . .

4.;

1;::31.517.514.5

18.4

*.,.

4:

1;:319174145

186

*. . .

3.;

1:::24.013.310.8

31.3

*. . .

3.:5.27.4

14.38.26.2

48.2

*. . .

38.;35.830.625.926.724.8

66.7

*. . .

62.;64.269.474.173.375.2

33.3

Widowed

All ages-------------------

L

560

Under 25 yeara-------------------Under 1 year-------------------1-24 years---------------------

25-44 years----------------------45-54 years----------------------55-64 years----------------------65 years snd over----------------

65-74 years--------------------75 years and over--------------

Other

All agea-------------------—

Under 25 years-------------------Under 1 year-------------------L-24 years---------------------

25-44 years-----------------------45-54 years----------------------55-64 yeara----------------------65 years and over----------------

65-74 yeara-------’-------------75 yeara and over--------------

* *. . .

9<

*

*

2:::

2::;

23.6

*. . .

***

1::;

12:0

‘25.4

*. . .

9<

*

*

4$::11.332.1

21.1

*. . .

**

33.;33.234.532.8

61.1

*. . .

**

66.;66.865.567.2

38.9

. . .***

5:$134370

421

1601045534

:::3.11.91.9

::!3.64.5

::;3.52.12.53.5

:::4.0

8.35.72.61.6

;:;8.3

;::

59.857.863.663.4”73.772.055.361.850.0

40.242.236.436.626.328.044.738.250.0

35

1:;6480

17

Table 10. Average ~~d-O;e~umberof decedents and age-specificdeath rates for persons 14 years> by marital status and sex: United States, 1962-63

[Population is the estimated “civilian” uomdationfor March 1962:decedents are the eetimatedaverageannualnumberof deathsoccurringim. .1962and1963]

Marital status

Sex and ageAll

statuses Married Widowed OtherAllstatusesIIMarried Widowed Other

Rate per 1,000 populationBoth sexes

14 years and over-

yeara,-------------

years-------------

years-------------

years-------------

years-------------

Number in thousands

1,653 286 12.8 53.2 9.0807 560 9.3

24

34

35

49

64

80

179

*

1.7

6.4

15.5

33.7

86.4

13.2

1.2

5,9

15”0

29.4

67.9

169.2

10.6

14-24

25-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75 years and over -------

30

106

159

278

436

643

935

*

70

113

188

237

193

569

*

*

12

41

134

370

186

1.1

2.3

7.6

17.4

38.8

107.2

15.0

1.5

2.9

9.9

23.3

50.4

119.9

10.7

*

*

10.2

18,3

41.4

112.4

87,6

Male

14 years and over-

years-------------

years-------------

years-------------

years-------------

years-------------

14-24

25-.44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75 years and over-------

1,6

6..7

21.7

42.6

96.7

190.6

7.1

21

65

102

180

260

306

718

*

44

72

131

174

145

238

*

*

*

14

46

121

374

17

21

25

36

40

40

106

*

2.3

8.1

20.0

42,3

95.6

5.4

*

*

*

38.1

72.5

146.5

44.5

Female

14 years and over-

14-24 years-------------

25-44 years -------------

45-54 years -------------

55-64 years-------------

65-74 years-------------

75 years and over -------

*

41

57

98

176

337

*

27

4C

58

62

48

*

%

*

27

88

249

*

12

9

14

25

40

*

1.7

5.3

11.9

29.0

97.8

*

1.3

4.7

10.3

21.6

66.8

*

*

*

14.5

33.7

100.9

*

4.9

8,0

16.4

45.9

152,1

18

Table 11. Average annual number and percent distributionof decedents,by educationaccordingtomarital status and age: United States, 1962-63

Education

Alldecedents

Number inthousands

1,789

166106159278

1,079436643

807

Elementary High schoolDecedentsunder

College

14 years 3 years 4 yearsplus

;ry~: 8 years Or less

Marital statusand age

Total

Percent distributionAll statuses

9.8 I 9.4All ages------- 100.0

10000100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

7.6

81.7● .....● .......0...

*

32.9

2.018.423.731.440.940.641.0

31.4

2.5.7 14.6

;:::

27:930.529.131.4

6.622.419.412.1

::;6.3

13.0

22,:21.113.29.09.88.0

6.6

5.031.021.417.212.813.312.4

17.3

35.;23.518.212.313.011.6

13.3

1.815.713.511.48.88.69.0

Under 25 years-------25-44 years----------45-54 years----------55-64 years----------65 years and over----65-74 years--------75 years and over--

Married

26.5 11.7All ages-------

25 years-------years----------years----------years----------

7:113188430237193

560

**

4;505134370

421

Under25-4445-5455-6465 yea>s and over----65=74 years--------75 years and over--

100.:100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

14.;19.528.138.938.639.3

42.3

**

39.:42.743.942.3

23.4

**● ☛✎

..0

● . .

. . .

.00

. . .

*

16.115.212.09;99.99.9

Widowed

All ages------- 30.3 7.5

**

6.;6.27.85.6

8.1

**

18.;12.814.012.4

11.0


**

100.:100.0100.0100.0

100.0

*. . .. . .. . .. . ..*.. . .

32.2

***

26.730.928.531.8

Other

All ages----- 17.8 7.5


16034

:;1446480

84.8....0.

..0

. . .

. . .

. . .

2:::32.637.740.141.339.1

2;:;17.512.813.913.314.3

1;:!10.010.510.7

19

Table 12. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education according tomarital status and sex: United States, 1962-63

e

Education

Alldecedents

Marital status andsex Decedents

under14 years

Total

Number inthousands

1,789


Both sexes----- 100.0 32.9 14.6 9.47.6 25.7 I 9.8

25.8 10.9

25.6 8.5

12.4

17.5

17.3

15.0

23.0

13.3

9.4

9.3

11.7

11.8

11.2

7.5

Male -----------------

Female ---------------

1,013

776

807

100.0

100.0

100.0

7.7

7.4

...

33.8

31.8

31.4

33.4

26.7

42.3

--1--26.5 13.0

Married

Both sexes-----

Male -----------------

Female---------------

26.5 13.3

26.7 12.3

569

238

560

186

374

421

258

164

100.0

100.0

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

Widowed

Both sexes-----

Male -----------------

Female ---------------

100.0

100.0

100.0

46.2

40.3

23.4

31.7 6.3 8.9

15.5

11.0

6.9

7.8

7.5

. . .

. . .

32.2 -L29.7 6.7

17.8 8.1

Other

Both sexes-----

Male-----------------

Female---------------

100.0

100.0

30.3

35.0

25.9

19.4

19.9] 8.8 9.2

14.0

5.9

10.014.5I 7.0

20

Table 13. Average annual number of decedents, by family1962-63

Sex and age

Both sexes

All ages------,-----------

Under 25 years-----------------

Under 1 year-----------------

1-24 years-------------------

25-44 years--------------------

4.5-54yea~s--------------------

55-64 years --------------------

65 years and over--------------

65-74 years ------------------

75 years and over------------

Male

All’ages----------------

Under 25 years----------------

Under 1 year----------------

1-24 years------i -----------

25-44 years-------------------

45-54 years-------------------

55-64 years-------------------

65 years and over-------------

65-74 years -----------------


Female

All ages----------------

Under 25 years----------------

Under 1 year----------------

1-24 years------------------

25-44 years-------------------

45-54 years-------------------

55-64 years-------------------

65 years and over-------------

65-74 years -----------------


income, sex, and age: United States,

...

Family income

I I I I I

Under $2,000- $4,000- $6,000- ~8,000+ In:;:u-$2,000 $3,999 $5,999 $7,999

All~ecedents

Number in thousands

1,789

166

105

61

106

159

278

1,079

436

643

1,013

99

60

39

65

102

180

566

260

306

776

67

44

22

41

57

98

513

176

337

604

41

25

16

26

37

86

414

173

241

331

23

14

9

15

22

48

224

97

127

273

18

11

8

11

15

38

190

76

114

333 ‘ 243—

35

22

13

23

30

58

187

98

90

212

21

12

9

16

21

38

117

68

49

121

15

11

4

7

9

20

70

29

41

42

30

12

21

34

47

99

47

52

145

25

17

8

13

21

32

55

29

26,

98

17

13

4

8

13

15

44

18

26

143

24

15

9

14

19

29

57

26

30

88

16

10

6

9

13

22

28

16

12

55

8*

*

5

6

7

29

10

19

177

22

13

9

18

30

38

70

30

40

+

105

14

8

611 ~

20

27

33

17

15

72

7*

*

7

9

11

38

<

289

*****

21252

62

190

131

******

11032

78

158

*

*

*

*

*

*

142

30

112

21

Table 14. Average amual number and percent distributionof decedents,by family income accordingand age: United States, 1962-63to sex

Family income

All Under‘2’000- $4’000- $6’000- $8,00W In;;p

incOmes $2,000 $3,999 $5,999 $7,999

Alldecedents

Number inthousands

1,789

Sex and age

Percent distributionBoth sexes

All ages-------- 100.0 33.8 18.6 13.6

25.4

28.6

20.0

19.6

21.3

16.8

9.2

10.8

8.1

14.3

8.0 9.9 16.2

Under 25 yeara--------

Under 1 year--------

l-2d”years----------

25-44 years-----------

45-54 years-----------

55-64 years-----------

65 y~ars and over-----

65-74 yesrs---------

75 years and over---

166

105

61

106

159

27’8

1,079

436

643

1,013

99

60

39

65

102

180

566

260

306

776

67

44

22

41

57

98

513

176

337

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100..0100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0,

24.8

23.5

26.9

24.3

23.4

30.8

38.3

39’.7

37.4

32.6

22.8

22.8

22.9

22.6

21.3

26.7

39.5

37.4

41.3

35.2

21.1

21.1

21.1

21.7

18.8

20.7

17.4

22.4

14.0

21.0

14.4

14.3

14.6

13.3

12.2

10.3

5.2

6.o

4.7

8.7

13.0

12.0

14.6

16.6

18.6

13.7

6.5

6.9

6.2

10.4

*****

7.723.3

14.1

29.6

13.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

19.4

12.325.4

20.3

Male

All ages--------

Under 25 years--------


1-24 years----------

25-44 years-----------

45-54 years-----------

55-64 years-----------

65 years and over-----

65-74 years---------


20.6

19.1

23.1

24.1

20.1

21.2

20.7

26.3

16.0

15.6

25.2

27.6

21.5

19.4

20.1

17.6

9.7

11.2

8.5

12.6

25.8

30.0

17.4

19.9

23.6

15.2

8.6

10.2

7.8

16.2

16.9

15.1

13.8

13.0

12.2

4.9

6.2

3.8

7.0

14.2

13.2

15.8

16.4

20.0

15.2

5.8

6.7

5.0

9.3

Fernsle

All ages--------

Under 25 years--------


1-24 years----------

25-44 years--------’---

45-54 years-----------

55-64 years-----------

65 years and over-----

65-74 years---------


27.7

24.6

33.8

27.1

27.0

38.5

37.2

43.3

34.0

21.8

23.8

17.8

18.0

16.5

19.9

13.6

16.6

12.1

11.8*

*

12.4

10.6

6.9

5.6

5.8

5.5

11.1*

*

16.9

16.0

11.1

7.3

7.2

7.4

******

27.7

16.9

33.3

22

Table 15. Average annual-numberand percent distributionof decedents,by family income accordingto age and sex: United States,1962-63

ENumber in thousands

E‘ercentdistribution

‘ercent?emale

Family income and agemale

All incomes

All ages------------------- 1,789 1,013 !00.0 100.0 56.6 43.4776 100.0

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 yeara----------------------

45-54 yeara ----------------------55-64 years----------------------

65 years and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

166

105

61

106

159

278

1,079

436

643

604

99

60

39

65

102

180

566

260

306

331

67

44

22

41

57

98

513

176

337

273

9.3

5.8

3.4

5.9

8.9

15.6

60.3

24.4

36.0

33.8

9.8

6.0

3.8

6.4

10.1

17.7

55.9

25.7

30.3

32.7

8.6

5.7

2.9

5.3

7.3

12.7

66.1

22.7

43.4

35.2

59.9

57.7

63.5

61.3

64.3

64.6

52.5

59.6

47.6

54.8

40.1

42.3

36.5

38.7

35.7

35.4

47.5

40.4

52.4

45.2

Under $2,000

All ages-------------------

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 yeara----------------------

45-54 years----------------------

55-64 years----------------------

65 years and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

41

25

16

26

37

86

414

173

241

333

23

14

8

15

22

48

224

97

127

212

18

11

8

11*

38

190

76

114

121

2.3

1.4

1.0

1.4

2.1

4.8

23.2

9.7

13.5

18.6

2.2

1.4

1.6

1.5

2.2

4.7

22.1

9.6

12.5

11.9

2.4

1.4

1.0

1.4*

4.9

24.5

9.8

14.7

6.7

55.1

55.8

54.1

57.0

58.7

55.9

54.0

56.1

52.6

63.7

44.9

44.2

45.9

43.0

*

44.1

46.0

43.9

47.4

36.3

$2,000-$3,999

All ages-------------------

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 years----------------------

45-54 yea~s----------------------

55-64 years----------------------65 years and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

35

22

13

23

30

58

187

98

90

21

12

9

16

21

38117

68

49

*****

20

70

22

41

2.0

1.2

0.7

1.3

1.7

3.2

10.5

5.5

5.0

1.1

0.6

0.5

0.9

1.1

2.1

6.6

3.8

2.7,

*****

1.1

3.9

1.6

2.3

58.5

52.2

69.3

68.0’

68.6

66.1

62.7

70.0

54.8

*****

33.9

37.3’

30.0

45.2

23

Table 15. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by family income accordingto age and sex:’United States, 1962-63-Con.

Family income and age

$4,000-$5,999

All ages-------------------

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 years----------------------

45-54 years----------------------

55-64 years----------------------

65 years and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

$6,000 and over

All ages-------------------

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 years----------------------

45-54 yeara----------------------

55-64 years----------------------

65 ye>rs and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

Institution

All ages-------------------

Under 25 years-------------------

Under 1 year-------------------

1-24 years---------------------

25-44 years----------------------

45-54 years----------------------

55-64 years----------------------

65 yeara and over----------------

65-74 years--------------------

75 years and over--------------

Number in thousands

243

42

30

12

21

34

47

99

47

52

320

45

‘28

18

32

49

67

127

57

70

289

*****

21

252

62

190

145

25

17

8

13

21

32

55

29

26

193

30

18

12

20

34

49

60

34

27

131

****

*

13

110

32

78

98—

*

*

*

*

*

*

44

18

26

127

15

9

6

12

15

18

66

23

43

158

****

**

142

30

112

rBothsexes Male Female


13.6

2.4

1.7

0.7

1.2

1.9

2.6

5.5

2.6

2.9

17.9

‘2.5

1.5

1.0

1.,8

2.7

3.7

7.1

3.2

3.9

16.2

*

*

*

*

*

1.2

14.1

3.4

10.6

8.1—

1.4

0.9

0.5

0.7

1.1

1.8

3.1

1.6

1.4

10.8

1.7

1.0

0.7

1.1

1.9

2.7

3.4

1.9

1.5

7.4

*

*

*

*

*

0.7

6.1

1.8

4.4

5.5

******

2.5

1.0

1.5

7.1

0.9

0.5

0.3

0.7

0.8

1.0

3.7

1.3

2.4

0.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

7.9

1.7

6.3

Percent!male

59.7

59.4

55.7

68.3

60.7

60.6

67.9

55.4

6L.8

49.7

60.4

66.4

66.0

67.0

62.1

69.1

73.5

47.6

59.4

38,2

45.5

**

*

*

*

60.5

43.6

51.7

41.0

PercenCfemale

40.3

******

44.6

38.2

50.3

39.6

33.6

34.0

33.0

37;9

30.9

26.5

52.4

40.6

61.8

54.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

56.4

48.3

59.0

24

Table 16. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by family income according to livingarrangements and sex: United States, 1962-63

Alldecedents

Family income

II I 1 I 1 ILiving arrangement and eexAll Under $2,000- $4,000- j;,g;:- ~8,000+ Institu-

incomes $2,000 $3,999 $5,,999 , tionII I I I I I

Number inthousands

1.789

Percent distributionAll living arrangements

8.018.6 13.6 9.9

10.49.3

3.5

4.32.7

13.6

16.2—

13.020.3

...

Both sexes---------------------- 100.0 33.8 I

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

32.635.2

70.9

61.480.6

33.8

21.015.6

15.6

20.410.6

23.6

14.312.6

6.7

:::

18.2

8.77.0

Male ----------------------------------Female---------: ----------------------

Living alone

1,013776

3.3

4.71.9

Both sexes-----,--------------J-- 200

10199

Male ----------------------------------Female--------------------------------


. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

10.9. Both sexes---------------------- 1.232

13.513.8

3.9

Male ----------------------------------Female --------------------------------

737495

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

32.735.3

69.2

65.076.9

...

...

...

24.921.7

16.8

19.212.7

...

...

...

17.918.7

7.1

9.03.6

...

...

...

11,110.5

Living with nonrelatives

Both sexes---------------------- 68

4424

3.0

3.12.7 :::

. . .

.. . .. . .

Male ----------------------------------Female--------------------------------

. . .

. . .

100.0


Both sexes---------------------- 289

131158

. . .

. . .

. . .Male---------------------------L------Female --------------------------------

100.0100.0

Table 17. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by family income according to maritalstatus and sex: United States, 1962-63

Family income

II I I I I IAlldecedentsMarital status and sex

All Under1$ lE:8::-l i::~~:-] $8,000+ l”1n:s:-

2,000- ‘incomes $2,000 3,999

Number inthousands

1,789

1,013776

807

569238

560


Both sexes---------------------- 16.2

13.020.3

7.9

;:;

27.1

100.0—

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0

100.0

33.8 18.6

32.6 21.035.2 15.6

32.2 23.1

31.5 24.134.0 20.7

37.2 12.1

36.8 13.637.4 11.3

32.2 18.7

32.3 19.232.0 17.9

13.6 8.C 9.9

10.49.3

12.4

12.412.4

7.6

Male ----------------------------------Fernsle--------------------------------

Married

14.312.6

15.3

15.016.0

9.7

10.59.3

i5.4

15.515.3

8.77.0

9.1

9.38.5

6.4

6.56.3

8.1

:.;.

Both hexes----------------------

Male ----------------------------------Female-------------------------L------

Widowed

Both sexes----------------------

;::

8.2

8.38.1

25.527.9

17.4

15.620.2

25

Male ----------------------------------Female--------------------------------

186374

421

258164

Other

Both sexes----------------------

100.0100.0

Male ----------------------------------Female --------------------------------

Table 18. Average annual number and percent distributionof decedents,by educationaccordingtofamily income and age: United States, 1962-63

Education

Family incomeand age

AllIecedents

Tumberinzhousands

1,789

Decedentsunder

14 years

Elementary I High school

rotal7 years 8 yeara ~ry$~ 4or less years

II I I I I

Percenk distributionAll incomes

All ages------- 100.0 7.6 32.9 25.7 9.8 14.6 9.4

81.7

...

...

...

...

...

...

5.2

2.0

18.4

23.7

31.4

40.9

40.6

41.0

43.6

2.8

12.4

22.0

27.9

30.5

29.1

31.4

27.0

6.6

22.4

19.4

12.1

7.1

8.3

‘6.3

7.9

1.8

1.5.7

13.5

11.4

8.8

8.6

9.0

505


25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

166

106

159

278

1>079

436

643

604

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

5.0

31.0

21.4

17.2

12.8

13.3

12.4

10.7

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

Under $2,000

All ages-------

41

26

37

86

414

173

241

333

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

76.0

..*

...

...

..*

...

..0

8.4

4.0

35.4

37.5

47.9

47.8

48.7

47.1

31.7

0.4

22.5

32.1

31.8

38.6

37.2

40.0

4.7

11.8

25.5

29.1

29.9

27.8

31.5

27.2

3.9

17.1

23.8

31.7

31.9

33.4

30.2

7.3

26.7

16.4

8.3

6.0

6.4

5.5

11.4

6.8

18.3

14.5

11.3

10.2

10.6

9.9

14.7

5,3

30.2

16.3

16.2

13.8

13.1

14.4

1.2

7.9

6.2

3*5

6.1

6.5

5.9

6.8

0.9

5.7

11.4

5.7

,7.6

6.2

9.2


25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

$2,000-$3,999

All ages-------

Under 25 years------- 35

23

30

58

187

98

90

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

79.3

...

...

...

..*

...

...

10.3

24.5

16.4

14.6

8.1

10.0

6.2

25-44 years--------~-

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

26

Table 18. Average annual number and percent ’distribution of decedents, by education according tofamily income and age: United States, 1962-63—Con.

Family incomeand age

$4,000-$5,999

All ages-------


25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

$6,000 and over

All ages-------


25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

Institution

All ages-------


25-44 years----------

45-54 years----------

55-64 years----------


65-74 years--------

75 years and over--

All;cedents

mber inousands

243

42

21

34

47

99

47

52

320

45

32

49

67

127

57

70

289

*

*

*

21

252

62

190

Education


100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*

*

*

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

15.9

91.2

...

...

...

...

...

...

11.5

80.7

...

...

...

...

...

...

0.5

*

. . .

. . .

.*O

. . .

. . .

. . .

22;3

1.5

15.1

20.2

19.6

34.7

30.0

38.9

17.1

1.8

2.5

8.1

16.8

29.8

25.4

33.3

38.5

*

*

*

35.8

39.2

45.6

37.1

22.4

1.1

9.6

23.1

28.4

31.1

29.0

32.9

20.0

2.0

8.3

17.9

24.3

27.8

26.1

29.2

30.2

*

*

*

23.4

31.3

28.7

32.2

11.6

3.0

16.3

23.0

14.6

9.0

10.5

7*7

12.5

6.3

22.5

21.3

13.1

8.5

10.2

7.2

7.6

*

*

$<

12.6

6.7

7.5

6.4

17.8

2.5

44.8

27.4

21.1

13.7

17.9

10.0

20.5

5.0

36.0

27.3

23.7

1,7.9

19.1

16.9

13.4

*

*

*

14.9

13.4

12.7

13.6

10.1

0.7

14.1

6.3

16.4

11.5

12.6

10.6

18.5

4.2

30.7

25.4

22.1

16.0

19.2

13.4

9.8

*

*

*

13.3

9.4

5.6

10.7

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Table 19. Average annual number and percent distribution of decedents, by education according tO

family income and sex: United States, 1962-63

Family income and sex

All incomes

Both sexes------------------------

Male------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

Under $2,000

Both sexes------------------------

Male------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

$2,000-$3,999

Both sexes------------------------

Male ------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

$4,000-$5,99$

Both sexes------------------------

Male------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

$6,OOO and over

Both sexes------------------------

Male------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

Institution

Both sexes------------------------

Male------------------------------------

Female----------------------------------

Alldecedents

Number inthousands

1,789

1,013

776

604

331

273

333

212

121

243

145

98

320

193

127

289

131

158

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.O

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Education

Decedents Elemen-under tary High

14 years or none schooz


7.6

7.7

7.4

5.2

4.9

5.5

8.3

7.5

9.9

15.9

15.2

16.8

11.5

12.2

10.4

0.5

0.3

0.6

58.6

59.6

57.3

70.7

73.8

66.9

58.8

60.7

55.5

44.7

43.8

46.1

37.0

35.8

38.9

68.7

74.3

64.o

24.4

23.3

25.9

18.6

15.9

21.9

26.o

25.4

27.1

29.4

30.3

28.0

33.0

32.6

33.6

2100

16.8

24.5

Collegeplus

9.4

9*4

9.3

5.5

5.3

5.8

6.8

6.4

7.5

10.1

10.8

9.1

18.5

19.5

17.0

9.8

8.5

10.9

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Table 20. Population 25 years and over used in obtaining rates shown in this publication, by education, sex, andage: United States, March 1962

Sex and age

Both sexes

25 years and over--------------------------------------------

25-44 years--------------------------------------------------------45-54 years--------------------------------------------------------55-64 years--------------------------------------------------------65 years and over--------------------------------------------------

Male

25 years and over--------------------------------------------


Female

25 years and over--------------------------------------------


Education

Elemen-Total tary High College

or none school plus

100.664

46,37121,04616,01717,230

48,283

22,52610,3177,7307,710

52,381

23,84510,7298,2879,520

Population in thousands

36,264

9,0747,4358,23711,518

18,140

4,8403>8434,1155,342

18>124

:>;;;

4;1226,176

46,228

26,8369,9565,4513,985

20,331

11,7004,5692,4851,577

25,897

15,1365,3872,9662,408

18,172

10,4613,6552,3291,727

9,812

5,9861,9051,;;:

8,360

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, No. 121, table 1, p. 7

Table 21. Population 25 years and over used in obtaining rates shown in this publication,by education, color, andage: United States, March 1962

Color and age

All persons

25 years and over--------------------------------------------


Nhite

25 years and over--------------------------------------------


Nonwhite

25 years and over--------------------------------------------


Education

Total

100,664

46,37121,04616,01717,230

90,654

41,18318,98914,57715,905

10,010

5,1882,057;,;:;,

Population in thousands

36,264

9,0747,4358,237

11,518

30,761

7,0776,1577,139

10,388

5,503

1,9971,2781,0981,130

46,228 I 18,1721

+

26,836 10,4619,956 3,6555,451 2,3293,985 1,727

42,558 17,335

24,228 9,8789,326 3,5065,160 2,2783,844 1,673

A2,608 583

630 149291 51141 54

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series, P-20, No. 121, tables 1-3, pp. 7-9.

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Table 22. Population14 years and over used in obtainin rates shown in this publication, by~tates,March 1962marital sta~us, sex, and age: United

Sex and age

14-24

25-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Both sexes

14 years and over------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

yearS------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

75 years and over------------------------------------------

Male

14 years and over------------------------------------

14-24 years------------------------------------------------

25-44 years------------------------------------------------

45-54 years------------------------------------------------

55-64 years------------------------------------------------

65-74 years------------------------------------------------

75 years and over--------------’---------------------------

14-24

25-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Female

14 years and over------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

years------------------------------------------------

75 years and over------------------------------------------

Marital status

All Married Widowed Other]tatuses

Populationin thousands

129.295

28,631

46,371

21,046

16,017

11,230

6,000

62,129

13,846

22,526

10,317

7,730

5,154

2,556

67,166

14,785

23,845

10,729

8,287

6,076

3,444

86.865

7>736

40,184

17,562

12,112

7,039

2,232

43,019

2,646

19,277

8,936

6,539

p,104

1,517

=

5,090

20,907

8,626

5,573

2,935

715

10.527

22

556

1,181

2,229

3,244

3,295

2,128

96

207

357

639

829

8,399

22

46o

974

1,872

2,605

2,466

31,903

20,873

5,631

2,303

1,676

947

473

16,982

11,200

39153

1,174

834

411

210

14,921

9,673

2,478

1,129

842

536

263

Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census,Current PopulationReports,Series P-20,No.122,table1, p. 9,

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APPENDIX I

TECHNICAL NOTES ON METHODS

Statistical Design of the National Mortality Survey

BackWound of the National Mortality Suvvey. —Dur-ing the period 1850 to 1900, mortality statistics pub-lished by the Federal Government were derived prin-cipally from reports collected in the decennial censuses.Since 1900, however, when the collection of mortalitystatistics on an annual basis was started for selectedcities and States included in the death-registrationarea, the death certificate has been the only source ofdata for national mortality statistics. During the earlydecades of this century, a major goal of the vital sta-tistics system was to extend the death-registration areato the entire United States. This was achieved in 1933,and since that year national mortality statistics havebeen derived annually from data reported on the deathrecords.

It has become increasingly apparent in recentyears that the statistics derived from the death recordswere not meeting the expanding needs for mortalitydata in public health, medical research, epidemiology,demography, and other related fields. The periodicrevisions of the standard death record at intervals ofabout 10 years since 1900 have produced very littlenet change in its content of statistical items. On the

other hand, there have been phenomenal changes inAmerican society during the 65-year period, particu-larly in the areas of health and medicine which havegreatly expanded and altered the needs for mortalitystatistics.

Beginning about 1956, attention was focused on thepossibility of developing a survey methodology for col-lecting detailed information for relatively small sam-ples of dea~hs. Research studies were undertaken to testand develop methodology for deriving mortality stat is -tics by means of conducting surveys linked to the deathrecords. In 1961 this work culminated in the establish-ment of the National Mortality Survey on a continuingbasis. 3

Sample Selection

The procedure for conducting the National Mor-tality Survey takes advantage of the virtually completeregistration of deaths. When a death occurs, it is regis-tered with the registration area by the funeral director.Each month, all of the 54 registration areas select andforward a 10-percent systematic sample of all regis-tered deaths to the National Center for Health Statistics.The sample for the National Mortality Survey is sub-selected from this sample at a rate of one out of 33,Thus, the monthly sample cumulates over the year to aselection of one out of 330. This procedure produce?

a sample of 5,305 deaths in 1962 and 5,517 deaths in1963.

Data Collection

The mail survey was the principal method of datacollection. The primary source of information was theperson who provided tbe funeral director with the per-sonal information about the deceased for recording onthe death certificate. The mailing address of the deathrecord informant is usually reported on the death rec-ord. Each primary source was asked to identify otherpersons who might be able to complete the questionnaire.Therefore, information was also collected from asecondary source if the primary source could notprovide all of the requested information. There werealso provisions for collecting information by othermeans; these included telephone and personal interviewswhich were carried out by the Bureau of the Census.

Followup mailings were routinely sent to personsnot responding, and other mailings were made to ob-tain complete and consistent information on the formsrejected as inadequate in a concurrent editing proce-dure. Special efforts were made in each sample case toassure that complete and consistent information wasobtained.

Estimating Methods

The statistics shown in this report are estimatesprepared by use of a postratified ratio estimation pro-cedure. This procedure was used for each of the follow-ing 40 groups.

Gvoufi Sex, color, and age

Male, white:

1------------------Under 1 year2’------------------ 1-14 years3L---- ------------- 15-24 years4------------------ 25-34 years5------------------ 35-44 years6------------------ 45-54 years7------------------ 55-64 years8------------------ 65-74 years9------------------ 75-84 years

10------------------ 85 years and over

Male, nonwhite:

11-20 --------------- Same groups as formale, white

Female, white:

21-30 --------------- Same groups as for male, white

Female, nonwhite:

31-40 --------------- Same groups as formale, white

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For each of the 40 groups, the national count ofdeaths was obtained and the ratio of the sample countof deaths to the complete count was determined. Eachdeath in the group was then assigned a weight valuesuch that the sum of the values equaled the nationaltotal for the group. This poststratified ratio estimationprocedure tends to reduce the sampling error by mak-ing the sample more closely representative of the popu-lation of all decedents than would be expected by randommethods alone.

Reliability of Estimates

Since the estimates were based on a sample, theymay differ from the results that would have been ob-tained had a census covering all decedents been under-taken using the same questionnaires and procedures.As is true of all surveys, the results are also subjectto nonsampling errors such as those of response andrecording.

Nokampling -OT, genwal. —Failure to securecomplete questionnaire returns in the survey, errorsmade by respondents in interpreting survey questions,and errors in processing the returned questionnairesand their associated records represent the main sourcesof nonsampling error.

EYYOV associated with mnvesponse.-About 8.5percent of the forms mailed to informants were eithernot responded to or did not reach the informant. Theeffect of nonresponse on this report was to limit in-formation about the social and economic characteristicsof the deceased persons. However, imputations for allmissing information were carried out on the computerby substituting known values within the homogeneousgroups created by one of the 40 ratio estimate cellsmentioned earlier.

Sampli~ WOV. —The standard error is one meas-ure of the variations that occur by chance because onlya small portion rather than the whole population issurveyed. The chances are about 68 out of 100 that the

sample estimate would differ from the value that wouldbe obtained from a complete survey by less than thestandard error.

Rules to determine the approximate standard er-rors for estimates presented in this report are as fol-lows:

1. Estimates of ag~egates—Approximate stand-ard errors of estimates of numbers of dece-dents are given in table I.

2. Estimates of pwcentiges-Approximate sttind-ard errors for percentages are determinedin one of the two following ways, depending onthe source of the base of the percentage:

a.

b.

Where both numerator and denominator areestimates from the sample data, the approxi-mate standard errors are given in table 11.

Where the denominator is a value found inone or the 40 ratio-estimate cells shown onpage 31, the relative standard error of thepercent is equivalent to the relative stand-ard error of the numerator which can be ob-tained directly from table I. The relativestandard error of an estimate is obtained bydividing the standard error of the estimateby the estimate itself and is expressed as apercentage of the estimate.

Rounding of numbws. —fie tabulations on which thetables in this report were based show figures to thenearest unit. The tables published in this report showthe corresponding figures rounded to the nearest thou-sand. All percentages and rates were computed, how-ever, using unrounded data. Neither numbers nor per-centages are necessarily accurate in the detail shown,

Table 11. Approximate standard errors of esti-mated percentages shorn in thf.s report

Table 1. Approximate standard errors for esti-mated numbers shown in this report

Estimate

50,000 --------- ---------- --------- --100,000 ----------------------------250,000 ----------------------------500,000 ----------------------------

1,000,000 ----------------------------1,500,000 ----------------------------

Standarderr or

3>9507,500

16,75025,00031,00028,000

Base of percentage

50,000 ------------loo, boo------------250,000 ------------5oo, boo------------

1,000,000 ------------1,500,000 ------------

Estimated percen~

t

25or98 E

0.8 1.3006 0.90.4 0.60.3 0.40.2 0.30.l 0.2

I I

u1.7 2.5 2.91.2 1.8 2.00.8 1.1 1.30.5 0.80.4 0.6 :::0.3 0.4 0.5

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Terms Related to

Questionnaire

APPENDIX II

DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT

Dots Derived From the

Family income. —Family income refers to the total

of all “money income” received by members of thefamily of the deceased during the last full calendaryear before death. A family consists of all personsliving together and related to each other by eitherblood, marriage, or adoption.

Individuals who did not live in a family are thus

classified according to their individual income. Indi-viduals in institutions are excluded from the “moneyincomerl groups and are shown under the heading, “In-stitution. ”

Mavitil stitus.-Marital status is recorded onlyfor persons age 14 years and over. “Married” refersto all married persons not separated from theirspouses; persons with common law marriages areconsidered married. ~lWidowed” referS tO all Persons

who were reported as being” widowed at the time ofdeath. “Other” refers to those persons reported as be-ing either single, separated, or divorced at the timeof death.

Living awarsgements. —Living arrangements ‘e-fer to whether the decedent lived alone, lived withrelatives, lived with nonrelatives, or lived in an in-stitution at the time of death.

Education.— Education refers to the highest gradeof regular school completed. A “regular” school is onewhich advances a person toward an elementary or highschool diploma ,or a college, university, or professionalschool degree. Thus, education in vocational, trade, orbusiness schools outside the regular school system isnot counted in determining the highest grade of schoolcompleted. Because most persons under 14 years of

age have nut completed their education, these personsa;e excluded from the education status groups and areshown separately.

Terms Related to Doto Derived From the Death

Certificate!

Age. —Age is recorded or derived from entries on

the death certificate. Age used in this report is ‘age at

last birthday.Sex. —Sex is recorded or derived from entries on

the death certificate.Color. —Color is recorded or derived from entries

on the death certificate. Color or race has been classi-fied for this report as white or nonwhite. The nonwhitepopulation includes persons stated to be Negro, Ameri-

can Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Aleut, Eskimo, Hawaiian,and part-Hawaiian. Persons reported as Mexican andPuerto Rican are included with white.

Death vecovd infoymant. — This is the primarysource of information in the survey. The informant isusually the person whose name is recorded on the deathcertificate as having provided the information such asname and age which is shown on the death certificate.The informant is ‘commonly a close relative of thedecedent.

Metropolitan stat-. —Usual residence of decedentwas classified by location inside or outside countiesin standard metropolitan statistical areas (metropolitanState economic areas in New England) as delineated bythe Office of Statistical Standards, U.S. Bureau of theBudget for the 1960 Census.5 Standard metropolitanstatistical areas were divided into two groups for usein the tables shown in this report—those with a popu-lation at the time of the 1960 census of 1,000,000 ormore and those with less than 1,000,000 population.

Re@”on.— State of usual residence of decedents isclassified according to four regions which correspond

to the regions’ used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census;They are as follows:

Re@”on States Included

Northeast --------------- Connecticut, Maine, Massa-chusettss, New Hampshire,New Jersey, New York,Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,Vermont

North Central ----------- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan-sas, Michigan, Minnesota,Missouri, Nebraska, North

Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,Wisconsin

South ------------------- Alabama, Arkansas, Dela-

ware, District of Columbia,Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Louisana, Maryland, Mis-sissippi, North Carolina,Oklahoma, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,West Virginia

West ------------------- Alaska, Arizona, California,Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,

Oregon, Utah, Washington,Wyoming

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APPENDIX III

SOURCE FORMS

Death Certificate

CERTI1’XCATE OF DEATH r-m .Dom.d.BIRTH NO. 5TAE OF

Bud.., ,“,”” No. 65-Rmd.1.STATE FILE No.

f. :.1.AAc:.&, OUT” 2. :S&:LnRESIDCNCE (F?ti.d-.d:1~ I&i;...T”>”> R-d- W’...6.&.ti)

b. Cm. TOWN. OR UXATION t. ~NGTH OF =AY IN lb e. CITY. TOWN. OR LcuTION

! 1d. NAME OF (ffti h bpifd, #&t.trcti ddrm) d. 31RE~ AooRES3

H091TAL ORINSTITUTION

..,, PUCE ‘a, OEATII ,“s,., cm L,M ITS, I . . ,S S=,DE”Cg INS,U CITY I.,.,lS, I/. 6 RfsIDE8cC on A FARM7

~=z 13. FATHE3’S HAME

I I

3:14. MOTHeR’S MA1OEM NAME

~

z z: 15. WAS DECEASED EVER IN U. S. ARMED FORCES?

g!6. ~,AL SECUR8TY NO. 17. 1NF0nmAf4?

I

. ( rd. “.. ~ “*U.”1 ,,, ~,. .!” w - tit ./ ““k)Addrus

I1. CAusc OF PCATH [Em- dr OIU <owe wr litil”r (.), (b]. mnd N).] rmEnv4L smfEm

PART ,. DEATH W= CAUSED BY: OWW AMO OUTH

[MMEOIA?E CAUS (c)

I

g I I IZ3n. mu. -Alwn. a ME =. NAME OF CEMETERY OR CREMATORY =, ~TWN (CU., IM.. ., mud,)

%Umu [sFul/,)(sue)

z.f 24. FIJNERAI. DIRECTOR ADDRESS Z. DAX RECD. BY I.CUL REG. 2d. REGISTRAR’S SIGNATURE

: I

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Informant Questionnaire

@

*.* t%,+k \ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

: i

%* /$ PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE WASHINGTON .s,D. C.

u..

r

1-

~e U. S. PublicEeaLthSetice is conductinga surveyto obtaininformationaboutpeoplewhodiedduring1962. me surreyis beingconductedunderpmtisions of a lawpassedby ~ngressthatauthorizesppulation surveysto coLlecturgentlyneededfactson healthproblem of theNation. l’hisstudywi3.1.filla gap in knowledgeaboutthe healthof the herican people4what Is learnedmy helpto re~ucethe bazard8of disablingiLlnessand a~oitibledeaths.

For one out of eve~ 330 deathsoccurri~ throughoutthe count~, factsarebeingcollectedaboutthe deceasedperson,the householdin whichthiepersonlivedand the hospitalsandin6titution6in whichcarewas receivedduringthe lastyearof life. Tne sqle was scien-tificallyaesignedso thatevery,pereonayingduring1962has the samecknce of beingselected.

Thepersonnsmedbelowis in the sample,and our recotisindicatethatyou aremost ltielytohavethe informationwe need. If you do nothavethe exactanswerto 8 question,giveYOUbest esttite. Yourreplytillbe held strictlyconfidentitiatitillbe merlfor statisti-ctipurposesOQI.Y.me iaentityof inditidulswill notbe disclosedfor any purpose.

Sincethisstudyusesa vexysti ssmpleof deaths,a replyon everydeathis essential..EvenIf you hsvenot answeredsll the questions,pleasemsil the completedformwithinfive&ys in the enclosedenvelopewhichrequiresno postage. Youfcooperationana promptatten-tionto thisrequesttillbe appreciated.

‘ince;FY

O. K. 2agen,=.GNationalViW S tisticsDivision

Nation81&nter for EeslthStatistics

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1. SinceJmuary 1, lg61,m the &ceased a patientIn a hospit61at w tti?

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- of Easpital Mty or Plsce state

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2. Shce J=- 1, 1961,- the deceaseda wtle.ntin ~ Wttittcm tit wovidcd mdlcal or p?.rscmalcsre? (For-k: stitarim, nursingh-, - for * ag8d,~ schml, =ntal tistitutim)

Yes--❑ 310--O

tWfite* Snd -ss of em Instltuticm mlw:

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3. Ma tblspersondie in a hos@tal, .~ hab?, or * mdic~ lnstltiti~$

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PHS-T166-1 [page 21

PASTII. IW~M~ON

IwTEIs Pmmb PUE ~ SljRETO ~T—

● SVE.rYOIIe *O ~~a at the residence ● 5e deceasedof the deceffieiat the time orthis~rson’s death

● All Iuembersof the f~ly, fncludlnginfants,who liwd with

●All otherrelativeswho llvedwiththe deceased

● I.hrela&d persons“ho ~md ~~ the &ceasd~

~ter neme of the &ceased on Line 1. fiter the names of ~rsons litingvithg the deceasedat the tti of deathon Unes z-8. (Ifthereare morethan8 names,

u.5ethe spaceprovidedat the ena of the questionnaire)%.

21

4

5

6

‘11

8

me &ceWed.-.. ❑Z* Whichof”thep=rsonsn~ed aboveb’asthe headof thishousehola?

~O*fl~rson-- ❑ _ (spc.ify..,

Pm III. Pm OF =IDSNCE OF TSS DECEASND

.. Where ms w -t residenceof the d,?ceasea at the th of death? (Enter the lwation of t,hadcceasea’s hwsehol,at * tinieof aeath)

Sfiet Address..............................................................................................,.,,,,

city,tm or If cityor tmi—n—ruralplace.................................................... WU it~t~nci~~tS? Yes--a No--❑

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,, ,

. was this Ls5tresi&nce—

0s

OR

on a city lot (m inm a~t Mlaing)?..n

h a placeof mssthan10 acres ?--.........~-

QI a placeof10 m more &reB?--------r-J-

mst year (1962),ala salesof crops, Ilvestock,and otbr~ P@~ts fi~ WE pl=e -unt to *5O or more?

~s or more----•1 Ieeatti @50 or none---- cl,

rast year (1962),Ma sales of crops, Mvestock, =a other

fm prcducts from this place amount to $50 or non 7

$50 or more.-... •1 I.essthan $50 or none.-... •1

;.Dia the deceaaea Mve at thin Wt residence on Jauuq 1, 1957?

Yes--u - When dirl this prsm move herez ?fO.-n - When dia this peracm move ha=7

(bck date of 1.e.5tmove)...............(mmth) ,..,.....(year)

1950through195&-.,---j-J

lgkothrw 949--.-.--U Ma the &ceasea moveto thisplace

1930thrwgh 1939-------❑for healthor me~cal =asons?

EerUer u 1930------- Yes--a No.. ❑mmYS u-a w~------- :

If the decea8ed d.ianot alwys Mm at th16 last resi&nce—

Where m the next to Mt residence of the decee.ae.i? (En*r place where this ~raon lives &fore moving to laat

residence )

City,townor If city or tOw—n—

rur83.place.................................................... Was itwithin citylimits? Yea--a No--u

cm~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...,,.,,,

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. ..,HOUSEHOIDOF ~ DEC~EO

W N~ US*

● Collegestu&nts who livedawayat college

thedecensed ● Personswho livedawayin theAr!ne&Forces

● Personswho llvedawayin institutionssuchas a =anit=iu,nursinghome,homefor the qed, or mentilhospital

Whatwas the relationshipof whenwas tmsAt thetimeof thedeceased’s

eachFrson to the deceased? Maledeath,thispersonwas....

(Forexmple: son,mother-Frson born?

or Married Divorce&in-l~w,stipdawter, etc.) Pemale Widowed Separated

Month Year Single(neverwried)

~ DECDASED

.......................................................)

PASTIv. I~NTION ABOW1’~ DECEASED

1. What is the highestgrade(orye=) of regularschoolthatthe deceasedeverat~nded.?(Circlethehlgbestsrade)

None 12345678 1234 1234>Elemen& sighschool College

Did the deceasedfinishthe highestwade (oryear) attenbd?

Yes--n No--n

2. During1961,did the deceasedreceiveincomefromany source(wagesand salary,profits,rent,Social%ourity,pensions,etc.)?

Yes--a No--❑

1 .

What was the t~~ ticomeof the aeceaseafim all sourcesduring1961? (Ifexactfi~ not known,giveMst estlm8te)

maer $1,OM-----------❑ $6,0m - @,999--------❑$l,m - $1,999--------D &,m - $9,999--------0

@,mo - $3,999--------D $lo,m or Owr--------❑

!

&, Wo - $5,999--------D

Whatwerethe sourcesof incomeof thispersonduring1961? (Checkallboxesthatapply)

Wages=d salaryfor w 3ob----------------------------------------------------------------"-❑Profitor feesfromworkin ownbusiness,professionalpractice,or farm----------------------❑SocialSecwity pawnts ----------------------------------------------------------------------❑Othersourcesof Income(Fore=ple: pensions,veteran’s payments,rents,Interestoraiviaenas,unemploymentlnsur~ce,welfarepayments)----------------------------------------0

3. Weretheremy personsrelatedto and l.itingin the samehouseholdwiththe &ceased who recei=d incomefromany sourceawtig 1961?

Yea--a No--n

1Whatwas the -l incomeof the famlIY,incluaingthe deceasea,during19617 (Ifexactfisurenotkuoun,givebest estfmati)

Wnrler$1,000----------- $6,000- @,999--------

$1,000- $1,999--------E @,m - $9,999--------:

*,000 - $3,999--------❑ $10,WO or mr--------❑~, 000 - $5,999--------0

---.— . ......—

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Pm V. SO- OF =HON

Leme tive the foil-g Infomtion:

N8me and aaaress of ~rson who cqletid ma fm:

Na ............................................................................................................

S*et*ess ...............................................................................................d..

City, tmOrmlplme ............................................ g~~ ....................................

N- and addressof ~rson who mi@t be able b add to the Infomtion th3t you h3ve prtided:

Nine ...........................................................................................................

Street Address ..................................................................................................

City, tOmOrmal plme ............................................ s~~ ...........................,,,.,,.,,

Use the me below for your adtitimalc-ts:

000

* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1S69—342045/36

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Public Health Service

VITAL AND HEALTH S“

Publication No. 1000

P)og}-ams and collection pvocedu;>es.—i< eports which describe the general programs of the National

Center for Health Statistics and its offices and divisions, data collection methods used, definitions,and other material necessary for understanding the data.

Data evaluation a)zd methods ]eseavc/z.- Studies of new statistical methodology including: experi -mental tests of new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical

techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data, contributions to statistical theory.

iinalytical studies. — Reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and healthstatistics, carrying the analysis further than the expository types of reports in the other series.

Documents and conzmittee }epo;.ts.-Final reports of major committees concerned with vital and

health statistics, and documents such as recommended model vital registration laws and revised birthand death certificates.

Data ,f}’om t)ze Health Intev[:iezc SurL8ey. —Statistics on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of

hospital, medical, dental, and other services, and otberhealth-related topics, based on data collectedin a continuing national household interview survey.

Data ~“rom the Health Examination Su]’~ey.- I)ata from direct examination, testing, and measure-ment of national samples of the population provide the basis for two types of reports: (1) estimatesof the medically defined prevalence of specific diseases in the United States and the distributions ofthe population with re$pect to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics; and (2)

.tn.~lysls of relationships among the various measurements without reference to an explicit finiteunivc’rse of persons.

Data f)ot}z the I)~stitutiovzal Populatio~z Sa~L1eys. - Statistics relating to the health characteristics ofpersons in institutions, and on medical, nursing, and personal care received, based on nation~lsamples of establishments providing these services and samples of the residents or patients.

Data f)’om tile Hospital Disc/za~ge Su~vey. —Statistics relating to discharged patients in short-stayhospitals, based on a sample of patient records in a n~tional sample of hospitals.

Ddta on //ealtlz ?-C.SOUKCCS:marzpo~~,ev and~acilities.—S[atistics on the numkrs, geogi-aphic distri -

hucion, and chaf-acteristics of health resources including physicians, d~’n~ists, nu~-scs, othci- healthmanpo!ver occupations, hospitals, nursinv homes, and outpatient and oth~>r inpatient facilities.

Data OIZ tPlortality .T\Tarious statistics on mortality other than as included in annual or tllonthlyreports-special analyses by cause of death, age, and other deznographic variables, also geographicand time series analyses.

Data O)Z}?atality, )rza;.yiage, a}zddiz’o?-ce. —\Jarious statistics on natality, marriage, and divorce otherthan as included in annual or monthly reports—special analyses by demographic variables, also

geo~raphic and time series analyses. studies of fertility.

Data ~-)fo})l tile .Vational .\’atalit~, afzd :Llo~.talit~ SIL)-L,eJS.—Statistics on characteristics of births and

deaths not available from the vital records, based on sample surveys stemming from these records,includinx such topics as mot-tality by socioeconomic class, medical experience in the last year oflife, characteristics of pregnancy, t..

lTOI-a list of titles of reports puhlishc>d in these series, write to: Office, of lnform<~tion~LltiC1ll.tl (;elltt, r for Eie.llth St.~tlstics

U.S. I’u[>lic t+c:~lth Service\A/.~shington, L).(-. 20201”