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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Number of own children in the household (US1850A_NCHILD)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 242

End: 242

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	0 children present
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9+

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 identifies the number of own children (of any age or marital status) residing with the person (including step-children and adopted children as well as biological children).

Universe

United States 1850 (100%): All persons

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