Prenatal Record - National Archives and Records Administration

Tables of Data Items:
Column Headings
For each form, two sets of computer generated pages list all data items in
either the master, variable or work files derived from this form. These lists
enable a user to track form items to computerized data items listed in other
volumes of the User's Guide and vice versa. The computer listings have the
following information.
Column Heading
DATA ITEM ID
Description
A unique identifier for this data item.
See Data Item Identification and Naming
above for details.
ITEM ON FORM An identifier used on the NCPP study form to
identify the question or group of questions
which was used to generate this data item.
CARD NUM
FROM
TO
DATA ITEM NAME
ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS
Identifies the master file card on which
this data item is located. See Master File
Card Number and NINDB Case Number Rationale
above for a description of card number.
Beginning card column for this data item.
Ending card column for this data item.
Terse stylized name for this data item.
See Data Item Identification. and Naming
above for details.
By examining the tables provided for each, investigators will be able to
determine which computer files contain data of interest. For data contained in
the variable file, see Volume III of this guide; for data contained in work
files, see Volume IV.
Reproduced at the National Archives
II.A.xii