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Survey Information

Survey Name:

Live Births Registration

Business Area:

Vital Statistics

Survey Purpose:

To provide information on live births in Ireland. Used in calculating natural increase which contributes to the population estimates. Used in fertility analysis.

Legislative Basis:

The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004.

Periodicity:

Not applicable

Target Population:

All live births in Ireland.

Sampling Frame:

n/a

Survey Size:

Approximately 60,000 births occur in Ireland each year.

Principal Variables Collected:

Birth weight, Gestational Age, Date of birth of infant, Date of birth of parents, Marital status of mother, Number of previous children, County of residence of mother, Multiplicity, Occupation of parents, Baby's forename.

Principal External Users:

Census of Population, Dept of Health and Children, Health Boards, Dept of Education, Public.

Contact Points

Business Area Specialists:

Sandra Tobin

Maria Crowley

Paula Scully

The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@cso.ie

Methodology Documents

• › Background Notes Irish Babies Names
• › Background Notes Irish Life Tables 1995 - 1997 (PDF 74KB)

Quality Reports

› Births Registration 2007 (PDF 96KB - 11pgs)

› Irish Life Tables 2007 (PDF 94KB - 10pgs)

› Irish Babies Names 2007 (PDF 112KB - 9pgs)

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