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United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1850
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USA_1850_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: USA1850_PHC-H-H

Household records

Cases: 3
Variables: 68

Variables

RECTYPE
Record type
COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Year
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
SERIAL
Household serial number
PERSONS
Number of person records in the household
HHWT
Household weight
GQ
Group quarters (collective dwelling) status
GQTYPEH
Group quarters type, historical
UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
URBAN
Urban-rural status
REGIONW
Continent and region of country
REGIONH
North American region, historical
CITYH
City, historical US and Canada
CITYPOPH
City population, historical US and Canada
SIZEPLH
Size of place, historical US and Canada
GEO1_US
United States, State 1850 - 2020 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO1_US1850
United States, State 1850
COUNTYUS
United States, County
METROUS
United States, Metropolitan area
SEAUS
United States, State Economic Area
NHGISJOIN
United States, County GIS identifier
FARMIPUM
Farm status, IPUMS historical
FARM
Farm status, historical
REEL
Microfilm reel number
HHTYPE
Household classification
NFAMS
Number of families in household
NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
HEADLOC
Head's location in household
US1850A_YEAR
Census year
US1850A_SERIAL
Household serial number
US1850A_NUMPREC
Number of person records following
US1850A_SUBSAMP
Subsample number
US1850A_DWSIZE
Dwelling size
US1850A_REGION
Census region and division
US1850A_STATEICP
State (ICPSR code)
US1850A_STATEFIP
State (FIPS code)
US1850A_SEA
State Economic Area
US1850A_METRO
Metropolitan status
US1850A_METAREA
Metropolitan area
US1850A_METDIST
Metropolitan district
US1850A_CITY
City
US1850A_CITYPOP
City population (100s)
US1850A_SIZEPL
Size of place
US1850A_URBAN
Urban-rural status
US1850A_URBAREA
Urbanized area
US1850A_GQ
Group quarters status
US1850A_GQTYPE
Group quarters type
US1850A_GQFUNDS
Group quarters funding
US1850A_FARM
Farm status
US1850A_PAGENO
Microfilm page number
US1850A_NFAMS
Number of families in household
US1850A_NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
US1850A_NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
US1850A_NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
US1850A_NENGPOP
New England population in minor civil division
US1850A_URBPOP
Population of urban places (100s)
US1850A_APPAL
Appalachian region
US1850A_COUNTYICP
County
US1850A_STDCITY
Standardized city, alphabetic string
US1850A_GQSTR
Group quarters, alphabetic string
US1850A_DWELLING
Dwelling serial number
US1850A_MDSTATUS
Metropolitan district status
US1850A_WARD
Ward
US1850A_REEL
Microfilm reel number
US1850A_NUMPERHH
Number of persons in household
US1850A_LINE
Line number
US1850A_ENUMDIST
Enumeration district number
US1850A_SPLIT
Large group quarters that was split apart
US1850A_SPLITHID
Household serial number, before large group quarters were split up
US1850A_SPLITNUM
Number of person records in household, before large group quarters were split up
Total: 73
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