Census of Sweden 1890 - IPUMS Subset
Sweden, 1890
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Reference ID
SWE_1890_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Sweden, IPUMS
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- Data files
- SWE1890_PHC-H-H.dat
- SWE1890_PHC-P-H.dat
Religion, first stated (SE1890A_RELIGION)
Data file: SWE1890_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
652
End:
655
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="SE90A445">____ Religious faith (mention if foreign)<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="SE90A441 SE90A445">____ Foreign nationality or faith (mention if foreign)<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="SE90A441 SE90A445">____ Foreign nationality or faith (mention if foreign)<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1100 | Roman Catholic |
| 2100 | Anglican Church |
| 2300 | Episcopal |
| 2400 | Reformed Episcopal |
| 3100 | Lutheran |
| 3400 | Evangelical Lutheran |
| 4100 | Presbyterian |
| 4500 | Free Kirk |
| 4700 | Reformed Church |
| 4895 | Calvinist |
| 4950 | Congregationalist |
| 6100 | Methodist |
| 7100 | Baptist |
| 8150 | Salvation Army |
| 8200 | Evangelical Family |
| 8320 | Catholic Apostolic |
| 8485 | Mennonite |
| 8510 | Plymouth Brethren |
| 8610 | Seventh Day Adventists |
| 8700 | Latter Day Saints |
| 8865 | New Jersusalem |
| 8900 | Eastern Orthodox |
| 9100 | Judaism |
| 9710 | Free Thinker |
| 9880 | Atheist |
| 9895 | None/no religion |
| 9999 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">f</span>. The enumeration form is divided into 14 columns with the following content:</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="SE90A445 SE90A464 SE90A465">That for those persons living in the parish and have a foreign religious belief, and not belong to a denomination that independently report population statistics to Statistics Sweden, the foreign faith should be recorded in column 4. If a person legally has exited the Swedish church a note "exited" should be made, abbreviations may be used. In the same column "not baptized" should be noted for those children that, for confessional reasons, haven't been baptized within the Swedish church. For persons having a foreign faith it should be observed that according to 8 in the government decree of the 31st of October 1873 these people should be recorded in the catechetical register. The list of them should be included at the end of the extracts, but before the final summation so they won't be excluded from the summation of population for the parish and the country.<br /><br />That for those persons who are recorded in the catechetical register but are known to be living outside the parish a notification using the word "absent" should be made in column 4.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="SE90A445 SE90A464 SE90A465">That for those persons living in the parish and have a foreign religious belief, and not belong to a denomination that independently report population statistics to Statistics Sweden, the foreign faith should be recorded in column 4. If a person legally has exited the Swedish church a note "exited" should be made, abbreviations may be used. In the same column "not baptized" should be noted for those children that, for confessional reasons, haven't been baptized within the Swedish church. For persons having a foreign faith it should be observed that according to 8 in the government decree of the 31st of October 1873 these people should be recorded in the catechetical register. The list of them should be included at the end of the extracts, but before the final summation so they won't be excluded from the summation of population for the parish and the country.<br /><br />That for those persons who are recorded in the catechetical register but are known to be living outside the parish a notification using the word "absent" should be made in column 4.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the religion of the person.
Universe
Sweden 1890: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |