U.S. City Vital Statistics, 1915 - 1938

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Pawel Janas, Caltech

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Version Title:  View help for Version Title July 2024 Version

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Project Citation: 

Janas, Pawel. U.S. City Vital Statistics, 1915 - 1938. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-07-01. https://doi.org/10.3886/E207222V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This project contains a city-level panel dataset of deaths-by-cause from the U.S. Census Bureau for the years 1915 to 1938, annually, as reported in the publication “Mortality Statistics.” For some cities, the data is available separately for white and non-white deaths. This data is based on transcripts of death certificates received by the Census Bureau from certain areas of the country called “registration areas.” In 1918, the data covers an estimated population of 82,091,523, or 77.8% total estimated population of the United States, and includes 30 states, the District of Columbia, and 27 cities in nonregistration states. States and cities are added over time, so the panel is not complete. When data is reported based on white and non-white deaths, the majority (95%+) are Blacks (1918, page 11).
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Economic History Association

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms vital statistics
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage city
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1915 – 1/1/1938


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