vital statistics

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And states employ a variety of mechanisms to verify voters’ identities against databases such as the Social Security Administration, state departments of motor vehicles, state bureaus of vital statistics or health departments, and the U.S.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

He repeatedly revisits his study sites, and, like a doctor taking vital statistics, records signs of both life and death, entering data into a field computer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

It also directs schools and other state agencies to use these definitions when collecting vital statistics.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Head of zoological operations, Matthew Webb, said it ensured vital statistics were accurate and up-to-date.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

The California data included not only each baby’s vital statistics but information about the mother’s level of education, in come, and, most significantly, her own date of birth.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt