Danish Census 1880 - IPUMS Subset

Denmark, 1880

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DNK_1880_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Fourth occupation (5-digit OCCHISCO) (DK1880A_OCC4)

Data file: DNK1880_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 550

End: 554

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Position in family ____</p>
<div class="i1">Head of family, mother of family, children, relatives, servants, lodgers etc. -- and also title, office, business, trade or by which occupation they live as a master or assistant (manager, journey or boy etc.) or whether they are supported by poor relief.</div>

Categories

Value	Category
12900	Jurists (except lawyer, judge or solicitor)
13210	Teachers (unspecified)
39310	Office clerks, specialisation unknown
41010	Dealer, merchant etc. (wholesale and retail trade)
45190	Other sales personnel men, shop assistants and demonstrators
51040	Boarding and lodging house keepers and managers
55200	Charworkers
56000	Washing and laundry services
58420	Military officers
61110	General farmers and farmers, not further specified
61115	Husbandmen or cottars
61400	Farm managers, foremen and supervisors, not further specified
62410	Livestock workers, general or not further specified
75200	Spinners, doublers, twisters and winders
75400	Weavers
79590	Others hand sewers
99140	Day labourers (e.g., journalier)
99999	No fourth occupation or unknown

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 fourth occupation of the person using 5-digit NAPP HISCO codes.

Universe

Denmark 1880: All persons

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Concept

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