United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1850
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Reference ID
USA_1850_PHC-1PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of the Interior, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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- USA1850_PHC-1PCT-H-H
- USA1850_PHC-1PCT-P-H
Family unit membership (US1850B_FAMUNIT)
Data file: USA1850_PHC-1PCT-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
259
End:
260
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1st family in household or group quarters |
| 02 | 2nd family in household or group quarters |
| 03 | 3 |
| 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 |
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
Family unit membership.
Universe
United States 1850 (1%): All persons
concept
Concept