Acknowledgment -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Uses of Vital Statistics Data -- 3 The Federal-State Cooperative Relationship -- 4 Methodological Issues and the 2003 Revision of Standard Instruments -- 5 Options for a 21st Century Vital Statistics Program -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: The U.S. Vital Statistics System: The Role of State and Local Health Departments -- Appendix B: The U.S. Vital Statistics System: A National Perspective -- Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participant List -- Appendix D: 2003 Revisions, Standard Certificates of Death and Live Birth -- References -- Committee on National Statistics.