: Data-Field 40010

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Data

22,982 items of data are available, covering 22,982 participants.
Variable-instance indices run from 0 to 0, with related items linked using Instancing 9000001.

Average compound dataset is 63b, largest is 464b.

Notes

Underlying/primary cause of death reported for participant - text description. This is the cause of death (entered as free-text) from the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). The data-field reveals the sequence leading to death, underlying cause and contributory causes that led to subsequent death. It is composed of the following sections:

I(a) is free-text description stored in the I(a) section on the death certificate;
I(b) is free-text description stored in the I(b) section on the death certificate;
I(c) is free-text description stored in the I(c) section on the death certificate;
I(d) is free-text description stored in the I(d) section on the death certificate (populated for Scottish deaths only);
II is free-text description stored in the II section on the death certificate;
Verdict given (where present) - information from post mortem investigation and/or results of investigations initiated ante mortem.

Note that this may not match the coded values in Field 40001 and Field 40002 due to transcription errors at source. The content has also been manually cleaned to remove any information which might be used towards identifying the subject.

1 Related Data-Field

Field ID	Description	Relationship
40001	Underlying (primary) cause of death: ...	Field 40001 is an alternative interpretation of Current Field

1 Resource

Preview	Name	Res ID
	Linkage from National Death Registries	115559

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