Census of Sweden 1910 - IPUMS Subset
Sweden, 1910
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Reference ID
SWE_1910_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sweden, IPUMS
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- Data files
- SWE1910_PHC-H-H.dat
- SWE1910_PHC-P-H.dat
Religion, first stated (SE1910A_RELIGION)
Data file: SWE1910_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
657
End:
660
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Enumeration form for the 1910 census (all counties except the city of Stockholm)</span></p>
<p><span class="em"> Column 14 </span>
<br />____ Religious faith (mention if foreign)
<br />____ Nationality (mention if foreign nationality)
<br />____ Absence (from the parish)
<p><span class="em"> Column 14 </span>
<br />____ Religious faith (mention if foreign)
<br />____ Nationality (mention if foreign nationality)
<br />____ Absence (from the parish)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1100 | Roman Catholic |
| 2100 | Anglican Church |
| 2300 | Episcopal |
| 3100 | Lutheran |
| 3400 | Evangelical Lutheran |
| 4100 | Presbyterian |
| 4500 | Free Kirk |
| 4600 | Church of Scotland |
| 4700 | Reformed Church |
| 4800 | Calvinist |
| 4950 | Congregationalist |
| 6100 | Methodist |
| 7100 | Baptist |
| 8150 | Salvation Army |
| 8200 | Evangelical |
| 8320 | Catholic Apostolic |
| 8475 | Quaker |
| 8495 | Swedenborgian |
| 8610 | Seventh Day Adventists |
| 8700 | Latter Day Saints |
| 8875 | Christian Science |
| 8900 | Eastern Orthodox |
| 9100 | Judaism |
| 9610 | Hinduism |
| 9710 | Free Thinker |
| 9880 | Atheist |
| 9895 | None or No Religion |
| 9896 | Other nec |
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">Instructions for filling out the enumeration forms</span>
<br />(Compare the following instructions with the attached example form)
<br />On filling out the form for extracts from the parish book the following rules should be followed.</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 14</span>
<br />Of the information that should be recorded in this column in the parish book the only information that should be included in the extract (with the exception of some cases of place of residence as stated in paragraph c) for column 1) are information about foreign religious belief, foreign nationality and absence. The following should be observed:
<br />a. If information about foreign faith is recorded in a special part of the parish book, or in the property register, all information should be gathered and recorded in this column in the extracts, not only from column 14 in the parish book, but also from the other columns. As a member of a foreign faith should only be recorded a person who legally belongs to a foreign religious body, and for such a person it should be recorded the faith he or she confesses to.
<br />(Compare the following instructions with the attached example form)
<br />On filling out the form for extracts from the parish book the following rules should be followed.</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 14</span>
<br />Of the information that should be recorded in this column in the parish book the only information that should be included in the extract (with the exception of some cases of place of residence as stated in paragraph c) for column 1) are information about foreign religious belief, foreign nationality and absence. The following should be observed:
<br />a. If information about foreign faith is recorded in a special part of the parish book, or in the property register, all information should be gathered and recorded in this column in the extracts, not only from column 14 in the parish book, but also from the other columns. As a member of a foreign faith should only be recorded a person who legally belongs to a foreign religious body, and for such a person it should be recorded the faith he or she confesses to.
Description
Definition
This variable records the religion of the person.
Universe
Sweden 1910: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |