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LS variable metadata

MLCAT1IM
TableIDMI Infant mortality - Infant death of a birth to sample mother
Short descriptionICD8/9 multiple cause code 1st type of death.
SourceDraft death entry (Form 310) Question 8
Code notes1971-1975, May 1981-1984 and 1987 onwards: Blank 1976-1978, April 1981 and 1985-1986: space= ICD code under 800 E= ICD 'E' cause code 800-999 N = ICD 'N' cause code 800-999 Note: Space, 'E' and 'N' may also relate to special OPCS Multiple Cause codes 1993 onwards: Blank See Events Appendix 2 For underlying cause in second decade, see UCA5DIM/UCDEXDIM/UCDE3DIM. From 1986-1992, 'original main condition' is available for child & mother: see ORCADXIM/ORCAD3IM/ ORCDC5IM (child) ORCDM5IM (mother) After 1/1/93: See ICD91IM/ICD91FIM/ICD9P1IM/ID9PF1IM/WIGW9IM/WIGW9FIM

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
783See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995), page 343 (death registration draft entry form), page 25 and page 96 (general details), pp. 99-104 (comparability), pp. 141-145 (data quality).
302Events Appendix 2

Additional information

ValueLabel
id2353
m204namePAABIDMI
fullname(IDMI)MLCAT1IM
description
codedas
sourceDraft death entry (Form 310) Question 8
derivedN
codelistN
formerlyMLCATYNDIM
restrictedN
formatText
length1
occurs4
enddate19810405
keywordMortality
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0IDMI

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS