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United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1850
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USA_1850_PHC-1PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of the Interior, IPUMS
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Data file: USA1850_PHC-1PCT-P-H

Person records

Cases: 197796
Variables: 110

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
NUMGEN
Number of generations in family unit
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
RELATEH
Relationship to household head, historical
IMPREL
Imputed relationship to household head
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
AGEMONTH
Age in months
MARRINYR
Married within the past year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLUS
State of birth, United States
RACE
Race or color
RACEUS
Race, United States
HISPAN
Hispanic origin, U.S. and Puerto Rico
SPANNAME
Spanish surname, historical
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC95US
Occupation 1950 basis, U.S.
IND95US
Industry 1950 basis, U.S.
SEIUS
Duncan Socioeconomic Index, United States
OCSCORUS
Occupational income score, United States
OCCSTRNG
Occupation as transcribed
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
REALPROP
Real estate value
SURSIM
Surname similarity
NAMELAST
Last name
NAMEFRST
First name
US1850B_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
US1850B_PERNUMP
Person number in sample unit
US1850B_PERWT
Person weight
US1850B_SLWT
Sample-line weight
US1850B_MOMLOC
Mother's location in the household
US1850B_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1850B_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1850B_IMPMOM
Imputed location of mother
US1850B_POPLOC
Father's location in the household
US1850B_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1850B_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1850B_IMPPOP
Imputed location of father
US1850B_SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
US1850B_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1850B_IMPSP
Imputed location of spouse
US1850B_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1850B_NCHILD
Number of own children in the household
US1850B_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1850B_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1850B_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1850B_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1850B_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1850B_RELATE
Relationship to household head
US1850B_RELATED
Relationship to household head (detailed codes)
US1850B_IMPREL
Imputed relationship to household head
US1850B_AGE
Age
US1850B_SEX
Sex
US1850B_AGEMONTH
Age in months
US1850B_MARRINYR
Married within the past year
US1850B_RACE
Race
US1850B_RACED
Race (detailed)
US1850B_BPL
Birthplace
US1850B_BPLD
Birthplace (detailed codes)
US1850B_HISPAN
Hispanic origin
US1850B_HISPAND
Hispanic origin (detailed codes)
US1850B_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1850B_HISPRULE
Hispanic origin rule
US1850B_RACESING
Race: Single race identification
US1850B_RACESINGD
Race: Single race identification (detailed codes)
US1850B_SCHOOL
School attendance
US1850B_LIT
Literacy
US1850B_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1850B_OCC
Occupation
US1850B_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1850B_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1850B_REALPROP
Real estate value
US1850B_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1850B_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1850B_PRESGL
Occupational prestige score, Siegel
US1850B_ERSCOR50
Occupational earnings score, 1950 basis
US1850B_EDSCOR50
Occupational education score, 1950 basis
US1850B_NPBOSS50
Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score, 1950 basis
US1850B_BLIND
Blind
US1850B_DEAF
Deaf and dumb
US1850B_IDIOTIC
Idiotic
US1850B_INSANE
Insane
US1850B_PERWTDET
Detailed person weight, based on low-level geography
US1850B_NAMELAST
Last name
US1850B_NAMEFRST
First name
US1850B_SURSIM
Surname similarity
US1850B_OCCSTR
Occupation, original alphabetic string
US1850B_PAUPER
Pauper
US1850B_CRIME
Crime
Total: 110
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