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Title: NC Medical Examiner Database
GeneralDescription: Records for all North Carolina deaths investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The OCME produces information on the cause of death, demographic information on decedents, and toxicology results. Data is stored in PC SAS format.

http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/medexam/

OtherVariables: Only from examined deaths.

Data on accidental drug overdose and suicide only.

StrengthsWeaknesses: Delays in data reporting impact timeliness of this data.
Often this file is delayed by 3 years+.

YearsAvailable: CY1994-present
Updates: Data usually available 2 years after close of calendar year. SCHS receives one update from ME’s office a year.
ContactInfo: Patricia Barnes,
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7580
Phone: 919-966-2253
Fax: 919-962-6263
E-Mail: pbarnes@imaphost.ocme.unc.edu

Special requests
Yuan Fan, Statistician State Center for Health Statistics
(919) 715-4493
yuan.fan@dhhs.net
r2 - 2009-10-03 - 01:40:59 - BrandonHall
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