1. Any publication using these data should acknowledge the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) and the Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC at Chapel Hill as the source of data. Such an acknowledgment should make it clear that these agencies are responsible for the original data only, and not for any content of the publication.
2. Users of the data files should notify the State Center for Health Statistics at the beginning of each new major project or s tudy that will use the data. By sharing with us a brief overview of each new use of the data, the user will be able to benefit from our knowledge of similar efforts completed.
3. The State Center for Health Statistics requests a copy of any material based on the data. This includes position papers, scientific reports, and graduate papers in addition to publications.
4. All users of the data files should use SCHS publications as a baseline for their analysis whenever possible. Doing so will be an added safeguard against misinterpretation of the data. Supporting publications are mentioned in the Introduction.
5. Any and all discrepancies between the documentation and the data files or any problems encountered in accessing the data sets should be reported to the State Center for Health Statistics as soon as possible.
6. Requests for publications or problems encountered with the data sets should be addressed to:
Vital Statistics Branch
State Center for Health Statistics
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 29538
Raleigh, North Carolina 2762
6-0538
Telephone: (919) 733-4728