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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Occupational prestige score, Siegel (US1850A_PRESGL)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 303

End: 306

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: character

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the Siegel prestige score of the person based on their occupation as is recoded into the 1950 Census Bureau occupational classification system.

Universe

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

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 4-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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