Danish Census 1885 - IPUMS Subset

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Reference ID

DNK_1885_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables, IPUMS

Metadata

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Sep 03, 2025

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Sep 03, 2025

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Town or parish of birth (string) (DK1885A_BIRTHPLACE)

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 237

End: 307

Width: 71

Range: -

Format: character

Literal question

Copenhagen</p>
<div class="i1">____ Name of quarter<br />____ Name of street, alley or square<br />____ Title<br />____ Number of house</div>

Interviewer instructions

Birthplace:</p>
<div class="i1">Name of town or parish where the person was born.</div>

Definition

This variable indicates the person's town or parish of birth.

Universe

Denmark 1885: All persons

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

Derivation

This is a 71-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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