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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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Spanish surname (US1850A_SPANNAME)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 271
End: 271
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v=" US50A432 US50A433 US50A434 US50A435 US50A456 US50A457">3. ____ The name of every person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850 was in this family.<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No, not Spanish surname
2 Yes, Spanish surname
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 persons with Spanish surnames, based on comparisons of surnames with lists of Spanish surnames.
Universe
United States 1850 (100%): All persons

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