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CODING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENETICS FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRES
1. Genetics number ..............
(As item 1, columns 1 to 6, of Ge-
netics Short-Form Code, i.e., first
digit indicates location, subsequent
five, the case number.)
Parental radiation history........
(Asitems5,6, 9, loandl2'col-
umns 23, 24-27, 30, 31, and 33 of
the Genetics Short-Form Code.)
(a) Location:
(In Hiroshima or Nagasaki at
time of bombing. Yes or no
for husband and wife.)
1 Neither
2 Husband only in Hiro-
shima
3 Wife only in Hiroshima
4 Both in Hiroshima
5 Husband only in Naga-
saki
6 Wife only in Nagasaki
7 Both in Nagasaki
8 Husband in Hiroshima
wife in Nagasaki
9 Wife in Hiroshima;
husband in Nagasaki
(b) Distance:
(Distance from hypocenter in
hundreds of meters, with
maximum coded 98 and final
entry being 99 or greater, two
columns for husband, two for
wife.)
(c) Petechiae:
(Coded as both if only one
exposed.)
Husband Wife
1 yes yes
2 yes no
3 no yes
4 no no
(d) Gingivitis:
(Coded as both if only one
exposed.)
Husband Wife
1 yes yes
2 yes no
3 no yes
4 no no
(e) Ep~lation:
(Coded as both if only one
exposed.)
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Column
1-6
7-14 3.
Wife
yes
no
yes
no
Wife
yes
no
yes
no
Husband
1 yes
2 yes
3 no
4 no
Wife
yes
no
yes
no
Column
Date of child's birth 15-16
(As item 29, columns 59-60 of
Genetics Short-Form Code. Coded
as:)
Montl'
January 1
February 2
March 3
April 4
May 5
June 6
July 7
August 8
September 9
October 0
November X
December ~
4 O2~ra~io'2 of pregnancy ire weeks.
Year
1948 1
1949 2
1950 3
1951 4
1952 5
1953 6
1954 7
, ~v , .. 17 - 18
(As item 30, columns 6-1-62 of
Genetics Short-Form Code. Coded
as 00 to 99; 99 is unknown.)
5. Onset of labor.................
(As item 31, column 63 of Genetics
Short-Form Code. Coded as:)
1 Spontaneous less than 24
hours
2 Spontaneous more than 24
hours
3 Induced less than 24 hours
4 Induced more than 24 hours
5 Operative
6. Termir'~tion..................
(As item 33, column 65 of Genetics
Short-Form Code. Coded as:)
1 Livebirth after 38th week
2 Premature birth under or in-
cluding 38th week
3 Stillbirth 20 weeks or under
4 Stillbirth 21-29 weeks
5 Stillbirth 30-38 weeks
6 Stillbirth after 38th week
7 Unknown livebirth
8 Unknown stillbirth
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Column
7. Sex 21
(As item 35, column 67 of Genetics
Short-Form Code. Coded as:)
1 Male
2 Female
3 Unknown
S. Weight 22-24
(As item 36, column 68 to 70, of
Genetics Short-Form Code. Weight
of newborn coded in tens of grams.
999 for unknown.)
(NOTE: Items 1 to 8 were
punched on the Long Form IBM
card by machine transfer from the
Short-Form IBM card.)
9. Multiple binh 25
(Coded as:)
1 Single birth
2 First twin
3 Second twin
4 First triplet
Second triplet
6 Third triplet
3
10. Abnormality 26 C
(Coded as:)
A Normal to clinical examina
tion and autopsy
1 Normal to clinical examina
tion
Congenital disease (includ
ing autopsy data)
3 Birth injury (clinical diag
nosis only)
4 Major malformation clini
cal or autopsy diagnosis
5 Minor malformation clini
cal or autopsy diagnosis
6 Congenital disease, birth in
~ury
7 Congenital disease,
malformation
Congenital disease,
malformation
9 Birth injury, major
mation
O Birth injury, minor
mation
X Congenital disease, birth in
jury, major malformation
V Congenital disease, birth in
jury, minor malformation
major
minor
malfor
malfor
Col~mn
11. Clinical and Autopsy diagnosis.... 27-44
(Maximum of three diagnoses of 6
digits; first digit of each diagnosis
coded as:)
1 Clinical diagnosis of defect
limited to one region or sys-
tem
Clinical diagnosis of multiple
defects, with most important
defect coded first, and succes-
sive diagnoses introduced by
a 1. . .
Clinical diagnosis of a com-
plex and ill-defined defect
Clinical diagnosis of a double
monster
A Autopsy confirmation of 1. .,
coded as A followed by five
diagnostic digits
Autopsy confirmation of 2. .,
coded as B followed by five
diagnostic digits; successive
diagnoses as A. ..
Autopsy confirmation of 3. .,
coded as C followed by five
diagnostic digits
D Autopsy confirmation of 4. .,
coded as D followed by five
diagnostic digits
Autopsy diagnosis alone of a
1.., coded as .J followed by
five diagnostic digits
: Autopsy diagnosis alone of a
2. ., coded as K followed by
five diagnostic digits; succes-
sive diagnoses as J...
L Autopsy diagnosis alone of a
3.., coded as L followed by
five diagnostic digits
M Autopsy diagnosis alone of a
4. ., coded as M followed by
five diagnostic digits
Autopsy fails to confirm a
clinical diagnosis of a 1..,
coded as S followed by five
diagnostic digits
T Autopsy fails to confirm a
clinical diagnosis of a 2..,
coded as T followed by five
diagnostic digits; successive
diagnoses as S. ..
S
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Column
U Autopsy fails to confirm a
clinical diagnosis of a 3..,
coded as U followed by Eve
diagnostic digits
V Autopsy fails to confirm a
clinical diagnosis of a 4..,
coded as V followed by five
diagnostic digits
12. Neonatal and infant death 45~6
(Coded as age at death; 99 is un
known.)
00 Under 1 day
01 1 day
02 2 days
03 3-6 days
04 7-13 days
05 14-20 days
06 21-27 days
07 1 month
08 2 months
09 3 months
etc. to 11 months
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Column
3 One and one-half cousins
4 Second cousins
5 Other
6 Unknown
16. Consanguinity of grar~dlparents 51
(Coded as:)
1 Both negative
2 Paternal positive, maternal
negative
Paternal negative, maternal
positive
4 Paternal and maternal posi
tive
Paternal unknown, maternal
positive
6 Paternal
negative
7 Paternal positive, maternal
unknown
8 Paternal negative,
unknown
9 Paternal unknown,
13. Age of father at termination; of unknown
pregnancy 47-48 17. Economic status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
(Coded as 00 to 99. Unknown (Coded as:)
coded as 99.) 1 Very poor
2 Poor
3 Average
4 Well-to-do
5 Rich
6 Not indicated
18. Age of mother at termination of
pregnancy 53-54
(Coded as 00 to 99. Unknown
coded as 99.)
19. Family history of mother
(Coded as:)
1 Negative family history
2 Mother alone with same de
fect
3 Mother alone with other de
fect
4 Other maternal relatives with
same defect
5 Other maternal relatives with
other defect
6 Mother and other maternal
relatives with same defect
, Mother with same defect,
maternal relatives with other
defect
Mother with other defect,
maternal relatives with same
defe*
5
unknown, maternal
14. Family history of father 49
(Coded as:)
1 ~ T . · ~ ·1 1 · . _ .
2
3
Negative family nlsrory
Father alone with same defect
Father alone with other de-
fect
4 Other paternal relatives with
same defect
5 Other paternal relatives with
other defect
6 Father and other paternal
relatives with same defect
7 Father same defect, paternal
relatives with other defect
8 Father with other defect, pa-
ternal relatives with same de-
fect
9 Father and paternal relatives
with other defect
0 Unknown
(NOTE: Same or other defect refers
to the same or a different defect
from that present in the infant.)
~5. Consanguinity of parents......
(Coded as:)
1 None
2 First cousins
.. 50
maternal
maternal
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Column
9 Mother and maternal rela- 25.
fives with other defect
0 Unknown
(NOTE: Same or other defect refers
to the same or a different defect
from that present in the infant.)
20. Menstrual history
1 Age of onset in years to near
est year, coded as 00 to 99;
99 is unknown 56-57 26.
2 Duration in days, coded as 0
to 9 (no entry is unknown;
greater than 9 coded as 9) . . 58
3 Internal in days between peri
ods coded as 00 to 39 (coded
as 00 if entry is "irregular,"
99 if unknown) 59-60
21. Irregularity of menstruation 61
(Coded as:)
1 None
2 Periods of amenorrhea ex
ceeding 90 days
3 Periods of amenorrhea of less
than 90 days
4 Cycles of 3 weeks or less
5 Ill-defined or nature not
stated
22. Pelvic operations, treatment, or dis
eases 62
(Coded as:)
1 None
2 Pelvic operations, abdominal
approach
Pelvic operations, D and C
Radium or X-ray therapy
Other
Pelvic operations, D and C,
and abdominal
7 Unknown
Illness daring pregnancy
(Coded as:)
1 None
2 Febrile disease, clearly de- 29.
fined
3 Other illness, may be febrile
but no clear indication
4 Unknown
24. Uterine bleeding during first six 30.
months of pregr~ancy 64
(Coded as:)
1 None
2 Present
3 Unknown
3
5
6
63
Column
Presentation 65
(Coded as:)
1 Occiput
2 Face
3 Breech
4 Footling
5 Arm
6 Cesarean section
7 Unknown
M~rterrzal and infant serology
(NoTE: For Nagasaki, the pre
partum lIokensho serological tests
are coded as the alphabetical equiva
lents of 1 to 8. The prepartum
serology is to be coded if post
partum testing by ABCC did not
occur.)
1 Mother negative, child un
tested
2 Mother negative, child nega
tive
3 Mother negative, child posi
tive
Mother
tested
5 Mother positive, child nega
tive
6 Mother
live
7 Mother and child untested
8 Mother doubtful, child un
tested
Total number
marriage
(Coded ~s
27.
positive, child un
positive, child posi
of pregnancies this
................. 67-68
`_ _ ~ 00 to 99. Multiples
scored as one pregnancy; 99 is un
-known.)
28. Number of liveborn infants 69-70
(Coded as 00 to 99. Multiples
scored as 2, 3, etc., or in combina
tion.
Number of premature infants 7
(Liveborn or stillborn exclusive of
abortions, coded as 0 to 9. Multi
ples scored as 2, 3, etc., or in com
bination.)
Number of stillborn infarcts
(Coded as 0 to 9. Multiples scored
as 2, 3, etc., or in combination;
artificial interruption after 20 weeks
ending in stillborn fetus is scored as
stillborn infant.)
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Representative terms from entire chapter:
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