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National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Births Data

Description

All Registrations to the National Records of Scotland of live births

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Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

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  "required": {
    "gatewayId": "86",
    "gatewayPid": "ffa9afba-3b79-427a-b9cd-427ccfdb891d",
    "issued": "2024-10-08T11:28:22.222Z",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:28:22.222Z",
    "version": "8.0.0",
    "revisions": [
      {
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "url": "https://web.prod.hdruk.cloud//dataset/86?version=1.0.0"
      }
    ]
  },
  "summary": {
    "abstract": "All Registrations to the National Records of Scotland of live births",
    "contactPoint": "phs.edris@phs.scot",
    "keywords": "Births",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": -1,
    "description": "All Registrations to the National Records of Scotland of live births",
    "shortTitle": "National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Births Data",
    "title": "National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Births Data",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Public Health Scotland",
      "gatewayId": "07"
    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available"
  },
  "coverage": {
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-4"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "imageContrast": "Not stated"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "startDate": "1981-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "timeLag": "Other",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Monthly",
      "distributionReleaseDate": "2020-08-31T23:00:00Z"
    }
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "access": {
      "deliveryLeadTime": "Not applicable",
      "jurisdiction": "GB-GBN",
      "dataController": "National Records Scotland",
      "dataProcessor": "National Services Scotland",
      "accessRights": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/services-we-offer/",
      "accessService": "Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/",
      "accessRequestCost": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/cost-of-services/",
      "accessServiceCategory": "TRE/SDE"
    },
    "usage": {
      "resourceCreator": {
        "name": "National Records Scotland"
      }
    },
    "formatAndStandards": {
      "vocabularyEncodingSchemes": "OTHER",
      "languages": "en",
      "formats": "text/csv"
    }
  },
  "linkage": {
    "associatedMedia": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/overview/what-is-edris/ , https://www.researchdata.scot/media/qdmjpvum/national-records-of-scotland-nrs-births-data-variables.pdf"
  },
  "observations": [
    {
      "observedNode": "Events",
      "measuredValue": 2355051,
      "observationDate": "2021-01-17T00:00:00Z",
      "measuredProperty": "count",
      "disambiguatingDescription": "Births"
    }
  ],
  "tissuesSampleCollection": [
    {
      "materialType": "None/not available"
    }
  ]
}

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Additional information

  • Documentation
    Documentation
  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

Related resources

Available resource files can be downloaded below.

File name

National Records Of Scotland Nrs Births Data Variables

Type

.PDF

Requesting access to this data

This is a secure dataset that can only be accessed by researchers from approved organisations.

  • Publisher
    Public Health Scotland
  • Contact
    phs.edris@phs.scot

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Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    31/08/2020
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/01/1981
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    No information available
  • Documentation
    All Registrations to the National Records of Scotland of live births
  • Geographic Area
    United Kingdom,Scotland
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    monthly