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

For LaVelle, 65, the benefits of fencing off critical tortoise habitat surrounded by desert boomtowns, freeways and solar energy facilities were obvious as she ticked off the vital statistics of the young tortoise she discovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

In many states, vital statistics agencies send them monthly lists of people who have died, which officials use to update voter registration files.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022

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