This gist explains how to interpret the DUSCMPUB-formatted mortality data found [here][1] in conjunction with the [reference PDF][2].
The [reference PDF][2] uses 3 components to describe the type of data, its location within the row, and its size:
- data item: A specific datapoint, for example, a value representing the highest completed level of education.
- tape location: The column within the line where a data item is located. Each character in a line represents a column, with each line having 472 columns.
- size: The number of columns used to represent a particular data item.