This CD-ROM contains the 1987 Natality Detail file and documentation. The former is in ASCII format and has the filename Natl1987.zip. The number of records in the file is 3,813,216. The data may be tabulated using SAS or similar software. The documentation file is named DT87DNAT and is in PDF format. If the user has Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or greater currently installed, the files may be viewed by starting the reader and choosing File, Open from the menu. If a version of Acrobat Reader is not installed, a Windows version of Acroread.exe can be installed from this CD-ROM. Users with Windows should install rs405eng.exe. They do this by selecting Run from the Start menu and typing X:\acrobat\rs405eng.exe (replace the X:\ with your CD-ROM drive letter.) The installation software will create an icon which will start the Adobe Acrobat Reader.