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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Imputed relationship to household head (US1850A_IMPREL)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 291

End: 292

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
01	Head or householder
02	Spouse
03	Child
04	Child-in-law
05	Parent
06	Parent-in-law
07	Sibling
08	Sibling-in-law
09	Grandchild
10	Other relatives
12	Other non-relatives
13	Institutional inmates

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 person's imputed relationship to the head of the household.
The variable was created using logical inference and statistical imputation, since the 1850 census did not collect explicit family interrelationship information. The most important determinants for the imputed relationship to the head of the household are the order in which names appeared on the census form, surnames similarity, age, sex, occupation, and birthplace. For most of the cases, the NAPP assigns the imputed relationship according to logical rules based upon these determinants. For the remaining cases, the NAPP uses a hot deck allocation procedure that examines a wider set of determinants that probabilistically assign the imputed relationship.

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United States 1850 (100%): All persons

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