Public Records of Vital Statistics: Which description matches?

• A. A record of a birth, death, or marriage, if reported to a public office in accordance with a legal duty.
• B. A private family letter.
• C. A private property deed.
• D. A local newspaper.

Answer: (A)

Public Records of Vital Statistics are official government records kept by a public office when the law requires reporting life events such as births, deaths, and marriages. These records are created in the normal course of public duty and capture vital events as mandated by law. The description that matches is a record of a birth, death, or marriage reported to a public office under a legal duty. Private family letters, private property deeds, and local newspapers are not official vital statistics records kept by government offices, so they don’t fit this category.