Variable Names and Field Numbers For
California Birth Certificate (LCA)


BIRTH CERTIFICATE FIELD NAME FIELD No.
ABNORMAL CONDITIONS/CLINICAL PROCEDURES RELATING TO NEWBORN 31
ASSIGNED LOCAL FILE NUMBER LFN
ATTENDANT CODE TYPE
ATTENDANT LICENSE NUMBER 13B
BABY'S PATIENT FILE NUMBER BPF
BIRTH LAST (FAMILY) NAME OF MOTHER (MAIDEN SURNAME) 9C
BIRTHWEIGHT 26
CENSUS TRACT CT
CERTIFIER CODE D
CITY OR TOWN OF BIRTH 5C
COMMENT COM
COMPLICATION OF PREGNANCY AND CONCURRENT ILLNESSES 29
COMPLICATIONS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY 30
COUNTY OF BIRTH 5D
COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE CODE I5D
DATE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION 17
DATE ATTENDANT OR CERTIFIER SIGNED 13C
DATE INFORMANT SIGNED 12C
DATE LAST NORMAL MENSES BEGAN 25A
DATE OF BIRTH 4A
DATE OF DEATH 15A
DATE OF LAST LIVE BIRTH 27C
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER DATE SENT1
FATHER HISPANIC 19
FATHER'S AGE AT CHILD'S BIRTH FAGE
FATHER'S DATE OF BIRTH 8
FATHER'S RACE 18
FATHER'S RACE CODE I18
FATHER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER 32
FATHER'S SPANISH CODE I19
FATHER'S STATE OF BIRTH 7
FATHER'S USUAL KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY 20B
FATHER'S USUAL OCCUPATION 20A
FIRST (GIVEN) NAME OF CHILD 1A
FIRST (GIVEN) NAME OF FATHER 6A
FIRST (GIVEN) NAME OF MOTHER 9A
GESTATIONAL AGE GAGE
GESTATIONAL AGE IN WEEKS GAWK
HOSPITAL CODE I5A
HOUR OF BIRTH (24 HOUR CLOCK) 4B
INFORMANT'S RELATIONSHIP TO CHILD 12B
INTERNAL STATE OF FATHER'S BIRTH CODE I7
INTERNAL STATE OF MOTHER'S BIRTH CODE I10
INTERNAL STATE OF RESIDENCE CODE I24D
ISSUE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER? SSA1
LAST (FAMILY) NAME OF CHILD (SURNAME) 1C
LAST (FAMILY) NAME OF FATHER (SURNAME) 6C
LOCAL REGISTRAR SIGNATURE 16)
MARITAL STATUS MSTAT
METHOD OF DELIVERY 28A
MIDDLE NAME OF CHILD 1B
MIDDLE NAME OF FATHER 6B
MIDDLE NAME OF MOTHER 9B
MONTH AND YEAR OF LAST TERMINATION 27F
MONTH OF PREGNANCY OR DATE PRENATAL CARE BEGAN 25B
MOTHER HISPANIC 22
MOTHER'S AGE AT CHILD'S BIRTH MAGE
MOTHER'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 24B
MOTHER'S CURRENT LAST NAME MLN
MOTHER'S DATE OF BIRTH 11
MOTHER'S RACE 21
MOTHER'S RACE CODE I21
MOTHER'S RESIDENCE (STREET, NUMBER OR LOCATION) 24A
MOTHER'S RESIDENCE CITY OR TOWN 24C
MOTHER'S RESIDENCE ZIP CODE 24E
MOTHER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER 33
MOTHER'S SPANISH CODE I22
MOTHER'S STATE OF BIRTH 10
MOTHER'S STATE OF RESIDENCE 24D
MOTHER'S USUAL KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY 23B
MOTHER'S USUAL OCCUPATION 23A
NAME AND TITLE OF CERTIFIER IF NOT ATTENDANT 14
NAME, TITLE AND MAILING ADDRESS OF ATTENDANT 13D
NUMBER OF HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED OR COLLEGE (13-17) FOR FATHER 20C
NUMBER OF HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED OR COLLEGE (13-17) FOR MOTHER 23C
NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS NOW DEAD 27B
NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS NOW LIVING (EXCLUDING THIS CHILD) 27A
NUMBER OF MISCARRIAGES AFTER 20 WEEKS 27E
NUMBER OF MISCARRIAGES BEFORE 20 WEEKS 27D
NUMBER OF PRENATAL VISITS 25C
PARENT OR OTHER INFORMANT - SIGNATURE (SURNAME ONLY) 12A
PLACE OF BIRTH 5A
PLACE OF BIRTH CODE A
PLANNED PLACE OF BIRTH 5E
PLANNED PLACE OF BIRTH CODE E
PLURALITY CODE I3A
PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY 28B
PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR PRENATAL CARE 25D
RESIDENCE CODE B
RESIDENCE COUNTY CODE I24B
SENTSENT
SEX OF CHILD 2
SHARE SSA NUMBER WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENT? SSA2
SSAF
STREET ADDRESS OR LOCATION 5B
THIS BIRTH SINGLE, TWIN, ETC. 3A
THIS CHILD 1ST, 2ND, ETC. 3B

Updated September 25, 1996 by RL Williams

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