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PLACE OF OCCURRENCE

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Definition:
The place of occurrence refers to the civil subdivision of a country (district, county, municipality and province, department, state) in which a live birth or death, foetal death, marriage or divorce takes place.

Source Publication:
Handbook of Vital Statistics Systems and Methods, Volume 1: Legal, Organisational and Technical Aspects, United Nations Studies in Methods, Glossary, Series F, No. 35, United Nations, New York 1991.

Statistical Theme: Demographic and population statistics

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2006