Who is responsible for gathering and filing many of the vital statistics collected by the states and the federal government?
A. school administrators
B. financial executives
C. county commissioners
D. health care practitioners
E. religious leaders
D. health care practitioners
Vital events for which statistics are collected include live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that occurs during an individual's lifetime. Health care practitioners help in gathering this information and in filling out forms for filing with the appropriate state and federal agencies.
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