Census of the Population 1851 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [England and Wales], 1851

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Reference ID

GBR_1851_PHC-EAW_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Secretary of State, IPUMS

Metadata

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Disability as transcribed (UK1851A_DISAB)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-EAW-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 436

End: 474

Width: 39

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">____ If deaf-and-dumb or blind</span>
<br />Write "deaf-and-dumb" or "blind" opposite the name of the person.

Description

Definition

This variable is a 24 column alpha-numeric string. The variable is the transcription of the response recorded in the column "If (1) Deaf-and-Dumb; (2) Blind; (3) Imbecile or Idiot; (4) Lunatic" in the census enumerators' books.

Universe

United Kingdom 1851 (100%) [England and Wales]: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 39-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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