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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Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Group quarters funding (US1850A_GQFUNDS)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 164

End: 165

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
11	Federal support
13	State support
14	Local support
16	Government, not specified
21	Private, nonprofit
22	Private, commercial
23	Religious
25	Private, unknown
98	Fragment or Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the funding source of the group quarter household inferred from the title recorded on the manuscript and from the occupants' personal characteristics (e.g., occupation, relationship).

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United States 1850 (100%): Group quarters

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