āDue to significant staff reduction, please anticipate increased application processing times and delays in email responses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Effective February 1, 2023, the hourly fee charged for data file creation will increase from $75 per hour to $87 per hour, to conformā with production staff salaries. In the future, this rate will be re-evaluated each fiscal year and notification will be sent out by Listserv in the event of any change.ā
CDPH VSAā allows requesters to submit online vital statistics applications for Anti-Fraud, Public Use, Continuing Anti-Fraud or Public Use, California Department of Health Care Access and Ināformation (HCAI)ā, Business Use Case Proposal (BUCP), Tabularā, āNew Research, Continuing Resāāearch, Local Health Department (LHD), and California Cancāer Registry (CCR) data.
CDPH VSA provides requesters access to all previously submitted applications. This allows requesters to review all associated forms and documents, and determine the status of submitted applications and studies. Personnel listed on the application will have access to the associated study within CDPH VSA.
Once registered within CDPH VSA, requestors are encouraged to review the VSA FAQ and Data Product Guidance Tool to determine the most suitable application and data products for their research purposes.
Anti-Fraud (Birth) - Contains the following variables:First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, and Motherās Maiden NameAnti-Fraud (Death) - Contains the following variables:First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Place of Death, Date of Death, Motherās Maiden Name, Social Security Number, and Fatherās Last NameApply via CDPH VSAāāā
Anti-Fraud (Birth) - Contains the following variables:
First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, and Motherās Maiden Name
Anti-Fraud (Death) - Contains the following variables:
First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Place of Death, Date of Death, Motherās Maiden Name, Social Security Number, and Fatherās Last Name
Public Use (Birth) - Contains the following variables: First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, and Place of Birth Public Use (Death) - Contains the following variables:ā First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Place of Death, Date of Death, and Fatherās Last Name Apply viaā CDPH VSAāāāāāāāā
Public Use (Birth) - Contains the following variables:
First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, and Place of Birth
Public Use (Death) - Contains the following variables:ā
First, Middle, and Last Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Place of Death, Date of Death, and Fatherās Last Name
This application is only to be used by external, non-CDPH applicants. CDPH programs are not permitted to submit for HCAI (formerly OSHPD) data via this application. Please use the BUCP applicationā if you are a CDPH program requesting HCAI data.Apply via CDPH VSAāāāāāā
This application is only to be used by external, non-CDPH applicants. CDPH programs are not permitted to submit for HCAI (formerly OSHPD) data via this application. Please use the BUCP applicationā if you are a CDPH program requesting HCAI data.
For California State governmental agenciesāBUCP Template: please complete this template to the ābest of āyour ability, as there are may be fields that may not be finalized at the beginning of the process. āāāAccess CDPH VSA to attach and proceed.āāāāāāā
For California State governmental agencies
For custom tabular reportsāāāApply via CDPH VSAāāāāāā
For custom tabular reportsāāā
Forā use by California Local Health Departments āApply via CDPH VSAāāāā
Forā use by California Local Health Departments
For use by scientific researchersApply via CDPH VSAāāāāCPHS IRB Managerāāāāāā
For use by scientific researchers
For changes to any existināg application āāAāpply via CDPH VSAāāāāāāāāāāā
For changes to any existināg application
āāResearchers may apply to receive death record data linked to the CCR.
āāāFor information related to the CCR contact: hs-āccrresearch@ou.ad3.ucdavis.eduāOnce CCR has supplied project authorizations, access CDPH VSA to submit your application for VSAC āapproval.āāā
Note: Please refer to the data source comparison charts posted on Data and Limitations for updated year availability and detailed data source descriptions.āā
āCCBF/CCMBF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
1960-2017 BSMF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
Birth Cohort Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
CCDF/CCMDF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
1970-2013 DSMF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
FDSMF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)
CCFDF Data Dictionary (EXCEL)ā
āMCOD Layouts are provided by CDC and can be accessed through the CDC website.
Please contact Health Information and Research Section (HIRS) for assistance if the requested Data Dictionary is not available. HIRS is currently working on updating all of the Data Dictionaries and appreciates your patience during this transition. āāā
āPlease contact the Health Information and Research Section (HIRSā) at HIRS@cdph.ca.gov for more information related to data.
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