nevada vital statistics 2001-2003 - Nevada State Health Division ...

TECHNICAL NOTES
POPULATION DATA:
The Nevada population data used in this report are based on the database established by the Nevada State
Demographer’s Office and the Nevada Department of Taxation, as well as 2000 Census data from the US
Bureau of the Census. Due to these changes in methodology, rates for subgroups published in this edition may
not match or be directly comparable to past years, and should be used with caution when compared to other
published rates.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE DATA:
Marriage and Divorce data for the year 2001 were not available for this report due to incomplete reporting.
ABORTION DATA:
This report contains a special section on year 2000 abortion data, which were not available for the 2000 edition
of the Nevada Vital Statistics Report.
RACE AND ETHNICITY:
In conjunction with the US Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Health Statistics definition,
Hispanics are an ethnic group, not a race, and may include all races within their ethnic classification. In this
report, Asian-Pacific Islander, Black, Native-American, and White exclude Hispanics; therefore, no duplicate
counting exists. However, when National data are used for comparison, methodologies may differ by including
Hispanic and Non-Hispanic populations within separate racial groups, as well as including different racial groups
within the Hispanic ethnic group.
COUNTY COMPARISONS:
The population size of the counties in Nevada is widely varied, from one thousand to over one million. Because
of these differences, caution should be used when interpreting rate comparisons for counties in Nevada.
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