Live Birth Suppression Table
How to read this table:
The first
table shows how the suppression rules are used to
identify the data elements that are at the same level
or at a lower level than a test value. The second
table lists the meanings of the abbreviations used.
If the
element in the left column is a suppressed value (-999)
then all the cells containing an X that are in the
same row will be suppressed. The cells containing
an X are at the same level or at a lower level as
the test value (the left hand data element).
Table 1: Data Elements at Equivalent Levels
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Gender |
Race |
Birth Weight |
Gender
Race |
Gender
Birth Weight |
Race
Birth Weight |
Gender
Race
Birth Weight |
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T |
F |
M |
B |
O |
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F
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F
W |
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B |
M
O |
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W |
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L |
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d |
F
V |
M
L |
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M
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O
L |
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O
V |
W
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B
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X |
X |
| MOV |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
| MWL |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| MWMod |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
| MWV |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Table 2: Explanation of Abbreviations
| Section |
Abbreviation |
Short Name |
Complete Label |
| |
T |
Total Births |
Total Live Births |
| Gender |
F |
Female |
Total Live Births Female |
| Gender |
M |
Male |
Total Live Births Male |
| Race |
B |
Black |
Total Live Births Black |
| Race |
O |
Other |
Total Live Births Other |
| Race |
W |
White |
Total Live Births White |
| Birth Weight |
L |
Low |
Total Low Weight Births |
| Birth Weight |
Mod |
Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births |
| Birth Weight |
V |
Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births |
| Gender, Race |
FB |
Female, Black |
Total Live Births Black Female |
| Gender, Race |
FO |
Female, Other |
Total Live Births Other Female |
| Gender, Race |
FW |
Female, White |
Total Live Births White Female |
| Gender, Race |
MB |
Male, Black |
Total Live Births Black Male |
| Gender, Race |
MO |
Male, Other |
Total Live Births Other Male |
| Gender, Race |
MW |
Male, White |
Total Live Births White Male |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
FL |
Female, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Female |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
FMod |
Female, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Female |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
FV |
Female, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Female |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
ML |
Male, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Male |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
MMod |
Male, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Male |
| Gender, Birth Weight |
MV |
Male, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Male |
| Race, Birth Weight |
BL |
Black, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight Black |
| Race, Birth Weight |
BMod |
Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Black |
| Race, Birth Weight |
BV |
Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Black |
| Race, Birth Weight |
OL |
Other, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight Other |
| Race, Birth Weight |
OMod |
Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Other |
| Race, Birth Weight |
OV |
Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Other |
| Race, Birth Weight |
WL |
White, Low |
Total Low Birth Weight White |
| Race, Birth Weight |
WMod |
White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Birth Weight Other |
| Race, Birth Weight |
WV |
White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Birth Weight Other |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBL |
Female, Black, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Black Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBMod |
Female, Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Black Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FBV |
Female, Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Black Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOL |
Female, Other, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Other Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOMod |
Female, Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Other Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FOV |
Female, Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Other Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWL |
Female, White, Low |
Total Low Weight Births White Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWMod |
Female, White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births White Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
FWV |
Female, White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births White Female |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBL |
Male, Black, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Black Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBMod |
Male, Black, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Black Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MBV |
Male, Black, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Black Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOL |
Male, Other, Low |
Total Low Weight Births Other Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOMod |
Male, Other, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births Other Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MOV |
Male, Other, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births Other Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWL |
Male, White, Low |
Total Low Weight Births White Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWMod |
Male, White, Moderately Low |
Total Moderately Low Weight Births White Male |
| Gender, Race, Birth Weight |
MWV |
Male, White, Very Low |
Total Very Low Weight Births White Male |
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