Exercise 2.Health Outcome Data
--Finding Natality Information

Natality database has counts of births occurring within the United States to U.S. residents and non-residents. Counts can be obtained by state, county, child's gender and weight, maternal race, maternal age, maternal education, gestation period, prenatal care, and birth plurality. The data is derived from birth certificates.

Question 1.
How many twins were born in Harttord, CT in 1998?

1. Go to CDC WONDER, at http://wonder.cdc.gov/, select Anonymous User > Get Info > Natality
2. Select Connecticut > Hartford > Twin and click Send

Question 2:
In New York city, how many triplets were born in 1998?
Answer is in the lecture >>
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