SCHS: Citation of Online SCHS Information

The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS), also known as the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics, requests that individuals who publish or present information derived from SCHS data acknowledge our agency as the original source. Doing so will not only credit SCHS, it can help others return to those SCHS resources, if needed.

Consumers who wish to publish a technical description of the data should make an effort to ensure that their description is consistent with the one published by SCHS.

Guidelines on Information to Include in a Citation

For a Table

• Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (year published by SCHS)

For a Bibliography, include the following information, as appropriate:

• Author's name (if known)
• Title of publication
• Year of publication
• Publisher as the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

Electronic Citations

An official standard for citing Internet sources has not yet been formally developed. Be aware that journals, professors and others may have their own citation standard.

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Last Modified: September 2, 2025