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There are two files:
US_births_1994-2003_CDC_NCHS.csv contains U.S. births data for the years 1994 to 2003, as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics
US_births_2000-2014_SSA.csv contains U.S. births data for the years 2000 to 2014, as provided by the Social Security Administration
Both files have the following structure:
| Header | DEfinition |
|---|---|
| year | Year |
| month | Month |
| date_of_month | Day number of the month |
| day_of_week | Day of week, where 1 is Monday and 7 is Sunday |
| births | Number of births |