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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NamPowersBoyd occupational status score, 1950 basis (US1850A_NPBOSS50)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 317

End: 321

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: character

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score of the person. The Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score is a measure of occupational status based upon the median earnings and median educational attainment associated with each category in the 1950 occupational scheme.

Universe

United States 1850 (100%): Free males age 15+ with an occupation not in the armed forces

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 5-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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