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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Duncan Socioeconomic Index (US1850A_SEI)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 280

End: 281

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
00	NIU (not in universe)
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31
32	32
33	33
34	34
36	36
37	37
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54
55	55
56	56
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65
66	66
67	67
68	68
72	72
73	73
76	76
77	77
78	78
79	79
80	80
81	81
82	82
83	83
84	84
85	85
86	86
87	87
90	90
92	92
93	93
96	96

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 Duncan Socioeconomic Index (SEI) score of the person. The SEI is a measure of occupational status based upon the income level and educational attainment associated with the person's occupation as is recoded into the 1950 Census bureau occupational classification system.

Universe

United States 1850 (100%): Persons with an occupation

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