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

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Sep 03, 2025

Last modified

Sep 03, 2025

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Activity status (UK1851A_INACTIVE)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-EAW-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 434

End: 435

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
00	Working
01	Retired
02	Late or formerly occupied
03	Unemployed, not currently working but with specified occupation
04	Pensioner, annuitant or superannuated
05	Pauper, in receipt of alms
06	Living on own means, independent
07	Others with description suggesting not currently working
09	Others without a specified occupation (including scholars)
99	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 is derived from the stated occupation to provide an adjunct code describing inactive, not working, retired, or out of work persons.

Universe

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

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