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- 1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
- 3. Read README.md for full context
Data Files
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| Field | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| year | integer | default |
| month | integer | default |
| date_of_month | integer | default |
| day_of_week | integer | default |
| births | integer | default |
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- Last updated
- 12 March 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 64.5 kB
- Source
- FiveThirtyEight - Births
US_births_2000-2014_SSA
| Field | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| year | integer | default |
| month | integer | default |
| date_of_month | integer | default |
| day_of_week | integer | default |
| births | integer | default |
Download
Download CSVAbout
- Last updated
- 12 March 2026
- Total rows
- ...
- Format
- CSV
- File size
- 96.8 kB
- Source
- FiveThirtyEight - Births
About this dataset
U.S. Births
This folder contains data behind the story Some People Are Too Superstitious To Have A Baby On Friday The 13th.
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 |
This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - births